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I juggled a responsible job at a GP's surgery with raising two children alone. Sniffing cocaine when they went to bed was like my glass of wine in the evening. Then my youngest son said something that shamed me

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Abby House spent up to £700 a month on cocaine and codeine and racked up close to £30,000 in debt.

Are YOU richer than your friends? Find out here, as we reveal EXACTLY how much it costs to live in different areas, whose bills are REALLY highest - and the surprising truth about who has the most cash for luxuries

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Households across the UK are feeling the pinch as rising interest rates, sky-high inflation and economic uncertainty have taken their toll on the country's finances.

Brave investors have beaten doom-mongers this year: HAMISH MCRAE

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If you had known there would be a war in the Middle East and the oil price going to well over $100 a barrel, what would you have expected to happen to shares?

As the US parties, should you back its superstar stock market or shake it off?

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The Dow Jones index of 30 stocks got into the party mood, closing above 52,000 for the first time thanks to its latest member, Alphabet.

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While you need to be careful not to spend money you can't afford, credit cards can be a powerful weapon in your financial armoury if used wisely.

The best buy-to-let mortgage rates for landlords: Should they fix or risk a tracker?

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We highlight some of the best deals available to buy-to-let landlords. Please note, these rates were the best deals sourced as of 2 July 2026.

Hargreaves Lansdown launches cash Isa paying table-topping 4.3% - should you sign up?

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Hargreaves Lansdown is best known as an investing platform, but it also offers a cash Isa. This new rate makes it a best-buy.

I went on a lads holiday to Kyrgyzstan - my unusual trip choice saved us money, says JAMIE BOYS

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While you may not have even heard of it, millions are now heading to the landlocked nation some dub the 'Switzerland of Central Asia'.

We're worried a neighbour will buy the paved council-owned land near the bottom of our garden and build on it - what are our options?

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Do you have any advice on any other action we can take and can we ask the council to impose any conditions, regarding use, should the sale go through?

How to squeeze the most out of your work pension

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Auto enrolment into work pensions takes the hassle out of saving for retirement, but you could be missing a trick or two by not looking any further than that.

Inside the 100-year-old Derby hangar behind Rolls-Royce's engine revival

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Derby's sprawling Rolls-Royce campus, employing 15,000 people, has been at the cutting edge of British industry for more than a century.

Author Sophie Hannah: I made millions on a start-up thanks to my daughter's singing teacher

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Sophie Hannah is an author best known for her psychological crime novels, such as Haven't They Grown.

City traders in £7bn bet against the pound in Andy Burnham's Britain

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In a blow to Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham, speculators are ramping up sell positions in the expectation that sterling will fall against the dollar.

Interview: Even I need lessons to master AI and I'm one of Google's bosses, says Kate Alessi

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Everyone in Britain seems to be struggling to find the time to keep up with AI - and that includes the boss of Google.

SpaceX eyes an an index fund boost as it lands in Nasdaq 100

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Millions of ordinary investors are set to become indirect owners of SpaceX shares next week.

FTSE giants drive to pay millionaire bosses more as pay revolts halve

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It comes as leading firms look to boost how much their chief executives can be paid as they compete in what they say is an increasingly international market for top executives.

Disney's £43m Shanghai surprise amid lucrative deal with the Chinese government

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Disney banked its biggest-ever profit payout from a non-US theme park last year as part of a lucrative deal with the Chinese government, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

Here's who Burnham will target for tax raids. I'm petrified, warns JEFF PRESTRIDGE

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It won't be long before Burnham is this country's Prime Minister. Like me, I imagine you're not as titillated as Labour MPs are about the prospect of Burnham at the helm - and rightly so. I'm petrified.

ALEX BRUMMER: There are healthy signs the Supreme Court is not totally capitulating to Trump

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Today, July 4, as America commemorates its 250th birthday, there are healthy signs that the Supreme Court is not totally capitulating to Trump.

Save our Saturday jobs! Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis urges Burnham to make it easier for firms to hire amid youth jobs crisis

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The retail entrepreneur, whose empire includes lingerie brand Boux Avenue, stationery firm Rymans and homewares chain Robert Dyas, is the latest big name to call for action on youth jobs.

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