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Is axing the state pension triple lock the right move? This is Money Podcast

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has revealed bold plans to ditch the pension guarantee from 2030 and replace it with a 'double lock'. How will it affect our retirements?

Best cash Isa savings rates: Easy access and fixed deals in our tables

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This is Money's best cash Isa tables are updated as new deals arrive and highlight the top easy access and fixed rate Isas from banks and building societies.

Barclays will pay you a bumper £300 to switch current account - with double on offer for Premier accounts

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It's been a strong year for those willing to switch banks to pick up a bribe, and Barclays is paying the top amount currently available. Here's how you can get it.

Temu Range Rover takeover: Jaecoo 7 is Britain's best-selling new car in September as Chinese brands run riot

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It marks a pivotal moment for the UK's car market, with the Jaecoo 7 having also been the most popular new model in March.

As Help to Buy is reborn, will Labour's First Homes plan work - and could it revive the property market?

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Could Burnham's big idea be a winner for aspiring buyers and the property market? We answer your questions.

SMALL CAP MOVERS: A calmer week for Aim as bond rout piles pressure on blue-chips

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As the FTSE 100 heads for its worst week since mid-April, small-cap stocks have enjoyed a more serene time of it.

The most (and least) reliable cars revealed: Is your model on the list? Almost 40,000 drivers have their say...

Today

The What Car? survey provides insight into 225 models from 30 brands across 16 fault categories. Here's which models drivers said are reliable.

Capita faces fresh probe over its bungled handling of the civil service pension scheme

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Capita has been hit with a fresh government review over its failures in administering its civil service pension scheme contract.

Wetherspoons urges Budget 'common sense' as soaring costs send profits tumbling

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Sir Tim Martin warned that Labour's actions, notably in the last two budgets, were 'leading to job losses, closures and high street dereliction'.

House prices at their most affordable since 2015 compared to salaries

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The average home now costs the equivalent of 7.3 times average earnings, down from 7.6 a year ago, Lloyds said.

Triple lock bombshell should be a wake-up call for workers to take control of their retirement, says LEE BOYCE

Today

If you weren't taking your private pension and own retirement planning seriously before, this should be a huge wake-up call.

Buyers now shell out £17,500 to move home as stamp duty drives huge rise in bills in last decade

Today

The cost of moving in England is now 75% higher than it was a decade ago, even after adjusting for inflation.

UK becomes first major economy to pay 6% to borrow since eurozone crisis as bond market rout pushes yields to highest since 1998

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The surge in yields on UK 30-year bonds, known as gilts, meant investors were charging as much to lend to Britain as they did to beleaguered Italy in 2012.

Burnham's bond nightmare means bigger bills for already hard-pressed households, warns ALEX BRUMMER

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In 2022, the governments of Boris Johnson and successor Liz Truss came under intense pressure to mitigate fuel costs for British households.

Barclays hikes mortgage rates twice in a week as more than 1,000 sub-5% deals are pulled in a month

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Higher inflation related to the Middle East conflict has stoked fears the Bank of England will increase the base rate.

Ivy Collection customers face rush to spend points as restaurant cancels loyalty scheme

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Diners signed up to Ivy Premier Rewards received an email on Tuesday, 29 September saying that they could no longer earn points.

Shareholders in scandal-torn homelessness firm Home REIT launch High Court compensation bid over alleged misleading statements

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Eight hundred former shareholders in scandal-hit housing investment firm Home REIT have today lodged a compensation claim in the High Court.

Manchester City should face criminal probe over estimated £12m in unpaid tax, experts claim

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Manchester City should face a criminal investigation into an estimated £12 million of unpaid taxes, experts have concluded.

Britain battered in global bond market rout as borrowing costs rise to highest level since 1998

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Britain's 30-year government bond yields hit 6 per cent for the first time since early 1998 piling further pressure on the Chancellor ahead of the Budget.

Eon given the green light to buy Ovo - what does it mean for customers?

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Six energy businesses currently hold more than 90% of the UK's household energy market. This is going down to five.

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