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'Christmas has come early for Britain's builders': Shares soar as Burnham revamps Help to Buy - but will rising interest rates snuff out recovery?

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Shares in Britain's beleaguered house builders soared after Andy Burnham announced a new government-backed scheme to help first-time buyers onto the property ladder.

Cricketer and artist Jack Russell: I swapped cricket for art and sold a painting to a Monty Python legend for thousands

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Jack Russell spent 23 years as a batsman and wicketkeeper for Gloucestershire, alongside earning almost 100 caps for England.

Widow of Only Fans tycoon scoops more than £500m in dividends

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The secretive woman who now controls the UK-based Only Fans empire is understood to have inherited more than £500million of dividends.

How Aberdeen got its vowels and mojo back to send shares soaring 60%... and may still be undervalued

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The £11bn merger and joint leadership cooked up by adventurous boss Martin Gilbert and Standard Life's technocratic leader Keith Skeoch was doomed from the outset.

We can't open our window due to a neighbour's overgrown tree, can we force them to cut it back?

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Our neighbour also has a large tree in his front garden which is covered in blackfly. The tree is now level with our landing window, so we are unable to open it.

My parents made DIY will changes but lawyers say it isn't valid - how do I avoid a family squabble over their inheritance?

Today

They changed their will to include a previously estranged step-granddaughter, but lawyers now tell me the document they signed is worthless. What should I do?

BYD Dolphin G DM-i review: Is Britain's first plug-in hybrid supermini worth its £24,000 price tag?

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Is Britain's first plug-in hybrid supermini a good buy? Freda Lewis-Stempel reviews the £24k BYD Dolphin G DM-i B-segment car to see if it good value for money.

My colleague earns £20k more for a similar job, can I demand a pay rise?

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My boss says it's because that's what it cost to get them to move from a rival company, and they are ten years' older with higher earnings built up over a longer career.

Costs piled on by Labour risk sending jobs and investment into reverse, warns high street chief

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Business is at a 'tipping point' as costs being piled on by Labour risk sending jobs and investment into reverse, the boss of high street chains Monsoon and Accessorize has warned.

I fled the Nazis as a child... I'm still working at 89: Meet the London glassblower who sells hand-crafted masterpieces for up to £20k

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Peter Layton, regarded as the founding father of British glass as an artform, often describes his industry as the 'Cinderella medium'.

Monzo in talks to be sold to Brazil's Nubank for £10bn as another British firm looks set to fall into foreign hands

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Monzo could soon fall into foreign hands as it reportedly considers selling to a Brazilian rival, turning its back on a London listing.

Ruth Sunderland: Labour needs to ditch the anti-rich attitude and tax raids that backfire

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Labour's war on the wealthy is driving tycoons to leave the country, including hedge fund manager Chris Rokos, one of the UK's biggest taxpayers.

Cash Isa battle sees Trading 212 push top rate to 5.01%, should you bag a best buy while you can?

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A week-long rates battle raging among easy-access cash Isa providers has culminated in the top deals climbing back to 5 per cent.

Chancellor faces £60bn Budget shock as cost of servicing Britain's ballooning national debt soars

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The Chancellor is set for a £60billion Budget shock as rising borrowing costs push up the cost of servicing the ballooning national debt.

Aldi vows to keep cutting prices as fresh inflation spikes loom

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UK food price inflation is expected to climb to nearly 4% by the end of the year and exceed 6% by the middle of 2027, an industry body has warned.

High-mileage EVs are more durable than petrol cars, major MOT study claims

Today

High-mileage electric cars are less likely to fail an MOT than petrol cars of the same age and mileage.

Business chiefs urge Healey to rule out fresh tax raid as private sector slump deepens

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John Healey has been urged to use the Budget to draw a 'clear red line' under rising business costs as new figures showed no sign of an end to the slump under Labour.

I am owed higher rate pension tax relief so why won't HMRC give me my payment? STEVE WEBB replies

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I've tried claiming higher rate pension tax relief but . I've monitored the process via the HMRC app and my claim went from 'received' to 'in progress' to 'done' but with no payment.

The NINE common money mistakes couples make that could cost you thousands - including the little-known 'marriage allowance'

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Ask anyone in a relationship for common mistakes that they and their partner make and they'll probably say it's to do with poor communication or perhaps not prioritising each other.

New Cluedo 50p: Will this coin be worth a fortune? DAN HATFIELD reveals what collectors need to know

Yesterday

The Royal Mint is marking 100 years since Cluedo's first fictional murder in 1926, and the new 50p brings together six of the game's best-known suspects

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