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How to start investing: The best platforms to get started as a beginner

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Investing can seem daunting for beginners. But many investment platforms have removed barriers to entry, making it more straightforward to get started. Find out how.

Couple who lost £100,000 life savings in phishing scam get their 1960s Alfa Romeo restored in huge birthday surprise

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When Jane and Stephen Caldwell received a call from their 'bank', little did they know they were about to give away their life savings and all hope of rebuilding their classic car.

From vape shops to pricey parking: What do YOU want to see less of on Britain's ailing high streets?

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Vape shops and a lack of free parking are putting off shoppers considering visiting Britain's high streets, research shows.

'I drive 700 miles a year and pay £790 in tax!'... 'It's beyond stupidity': Fed-up motorists reveal how they are being forced to scrap their reliable older cars because of Labour's unrelenting tax grabs

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Motorists are being forced to scrap roadworthy cars because the cost to tax them has become astronomically expensive - and in some cases, the annual bill is more than their vehicles are worth.

Are house prices in your area rising or falling? Use our interactive tool to find out with values in one spot down 12.7% and another up 8.5%

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House prices in some of London's most expensive boroughs have suffered double-digit falls as a North-South divide opens up in the property market.

Asos boss hails signs of green shoots in turnaround efforts as it trims losses

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Chief executive José Antonio Ramos Calamonte said there was 'significant progress and momentum' in the group's mission to become the most 'inspirational' fashion source.

Sainsbury's boss joins calls for government energy relief as it warns war could weigh on profits

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Britain's second biggest grocer said it will have an 'absolute focus on keeping prices low' as the conflict adds pressure to the price of food. The war has made predicting the future 'very uncertain'.

Foxtons suffers 35% slump in house sale fees amid 'subdued' market

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Guy Gittins, chief executive of Foxtons, said the sales market remained 'subdued', adding that it had been further hit by war in the Middle East, which had 'tempered' buyer sentiment.

ALEX BRUMMER: What the Governor of the Bank of England has just told me about what's REALLY terrifying the world's economic leaders - and it's not the Iran war

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After bumping into Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey last week, I expected the conversation to turn to the Strait of Hormuz. But the Governor had something even more alarming on his mind...

Government's tax take reaches record high as Labour's tax hikes on business prop up public finances

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Labour also continued the freeze on income tax thresholds, which means more people are dragged into higher tax brackets even if their pay only goes up in line with inflation .

Not raising taxes on working people? Reeves' hikes on jobs largest in developed world, warns OECD

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Labour has inflicted a sharper hike in taxes on jobs in Britain than that experienced by any other major economy, new analysis shows.

HMRC to contact young people to reunite them with lost Child Trust Fund cash

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More than £1.5billion is sitting in as many as 750,000 forgotten accounts held by those aged 15 to 24, the latest official data shows.

Mortgage rates in biggest fall for over a year - but borrowers warned Iran war Trumpflation shock could trigger fresh misery

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In a boost for millions of borrowers, the average two-year fixed rate fell from 5.87 per cent to 5.83 per cent while a typical five-year deal dipped from 5.76 per cent to 5.73 per cent.

BP shareholders are having their say and its AGM promises to be a defining moment, says ALEX BRUMMER

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BP has rarely been out of the headlines over the last year with top-level boardroom reshuffles and merger speculation.

Two in three young people think they will be worse off than their parents

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Young people aged 18 to 29 say that the events of 2026 have left them feeling particularly pessimistic about the future.

Do you remember these cars from the 1980s? They all become 'classics' this year - are they collectable or forgettable?

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We take a look at 10 models that debuted in Britain four decades ago. Then we cast our verdict on whether they are bona fide collectable classics or forgettable motors.

It's Japanese knotweed season... and up to 1.6MILLION homes could be affected by notorious species

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In research conducted with Censuswide, Environet's analysis found that 7% of houses in Britain are affected by Japanese knotweed, equating to approximately 1.58m.

Future Isa millionaires: Number of children with Junior Isa pots worth more than £200,000 doubles

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The number of children sitting on Junior Isa pots worth six figures has more than doubled over the course of a year, as they reap the benefits from saving and investing early.

I want to cash in my £40,000 investment with Canada Life but it's making me wait WEEKS - and markets are moving fast: CRANE ON THE CASE

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I was told it could take a minimum of 24 working days to get my money due to 'unprecedented withdrawal requests'.

Can you AFFORD to live to 100? How to make your pension stretch further if YOU defy the odds

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There are many people in their 60s now who will live very long lives, says AJ Bell's head of personal finance Sarah Coles. So how do you make your pension last?

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