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Why isn't there an age-related personal allowance for pensioners on a low income? STEVE WEBB replies

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I'm confused over what is going on with the state pension and tax once it goes through the tax-free personal allowance.

Seeing red... why elderly need more time to safely use pedestrian crossings

Today

It sounds like the start of a bad joke: why didn't the senior citizen cross the road?

Buyers can get the BIGGEST discounts on new homes for a decade: Seven steps to negotiate a good deal

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Property experts say buyers are in a strong bargaining position and can knock prices down by 13% - if they can spot the signs of a development struggling to sell.

'AI bodyguard' wins backing of Silicon Valley

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Founded by three students from University College London, eNOugh has received funding from A* - a venture capital firm set up by Kevin Hartz - in a £2 million fundraising.

House prices will rise 2.5% next year as East Midlands overtakes London in growth stakes

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A change is underway in the property market as property price growth in the Midlands far outpaces sluggish London, data shows.

RUTH SUNDERLAND: 'Advice gap' for pensioners is a ticking timebomb

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The notion that millions of people can manage without access to proper financial advice is, frankly, for the birds.

Travel giant Tui cruising to record £1.3bn profits

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Tui operates voyages in the Caribbean and Mediterranean as well as around the Canary Islands and is popular among British holidaymakers.

Recruitment market 'on ice' in wake of Budget nerves

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The number of candidates looking for jobs increased at the second-fastest rate since November 2020, when the economy was still in the grip of Covid.

Central banks poised to cut interest rates before Christmas

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The Fed is set to cut rates by 0.25 percentage points, while Andrew Bailey's Bank is tipped to lower rates from 4 per cent to 3.75 per cent.

The 80s nostalgia that's driving a boom in music sales - and how you can make a small fortune from the long-forgotten treasure trove in your attic

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The cassette tape is making a comeback with prices of recent albums sold in the retro format as much as quadrupling in value within weeks of release.

Sick of sky-high taxes and dreaming of retirement abroad? The expert guide to the countries desperate to attract Brits with cheap cost of living and taxes as low as SEVEN per cent - and the pitfalls to avoid

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The ultra wealthy are fed up of Britain's high taxes and have started leaving the country - and who can blame them.

Ad guru exodus deals blow to wounded WPP

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The growing sense of gloom comes after the departure of several senior executives this year, including boss Mark Read.

HAMISH MCRAE: Be afraid... the R-word is back, and stagflation is around too

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They are both ugly words, but if we don't get one, I fear we will get the other.

Rachel Reeves warned by OBR that UK's 'frightening' borrowing binge will be unaffordable

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The comments from the OBR are the latest broadside following its revelation Reeves knew months ago that there was no black hole in this year's public finances.

Pro-Labour ice cream man Ben Govier shuts up shop

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It was a far cry from the tone struck last year when Govier joined 120 other business chiefs in signing a letter backing Keir Starmer's agenda ahead of the General Election.

Plans to snub British steel for nuclear reactors sparks conflict in Whitehall

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There are fears the cut-price steel could come from state-supported producers in China.

Bosses taking Reform seriously, says industry titan John Neill

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Reform, he says, has 'a reasonable prospect of getting elected' if it can attract significant funding and experienced defectors from the Conservatives.

Victims of failed banks to get cash back faster

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The scheme has introduced fast-track digital payments that will reimburse people directly into their bank accounts.

London PR firm Pathos pitches listing for December

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The firm markets itself as a 'pay-on-results' agency, saying it will only charge clients if their content is published by media outlets.

Want to boost annual retirement income by £10,000? The job that can do it in just 12 years - most lucrative public sector pensions revealed

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There's one particular job in which you can bag an extra £10,000 a year of income in retirement in just 12 years of work, analysis for The Mail on Sunday has found.

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