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Insider tricks to help you make £100,000 as a tradesman whatever your age: High-earning. In demand. And easier than you think. The expert guide for ANYONE who needs a change

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Unemployment rates are rising. Salaries are stagnating. The economy is flatlining - and businesses are turning to AI to cut costs. But there is one sector where work is booming.

Are you earning nothing from your savings? The simple trick to TRIPLE your interest... without having to leave your High St bank, by SYLVIA MORRIS

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Do you keep your savings with your High Street bank? Millions do even though other smaller banks and building societies offer just as much protection.

Best cash Isa rates 2025: Our pick of the five top deals

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We pick our five favourite cash Isas for savers. This is essential reading to help you choose a top savings account for your money that can also protect you from tax.

Why economists think interest rates WON'T rise this year - despite markets forecasting four hikes after Iran chaos

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Traders are now betting on as many as four interest hikes by the Bank of England this year. Three respected economists tell us why they disagree.

Fixed rate mortgages go above 5.5% - but borrowers could get a deal below 4% if they are willing to risk a tracker

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Barclays and TSB have announced they will hike rates tomorrow, following on from Nationwide Building Society and Halifax which upped rates today.

Truth about Samuel Leeds and his £20m fortune: He's lured thousands into his 'financial freedom cult' and now we reveal the real story, his secret humiliation... and sick threat to family of man who killed himself after losing everything

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Posing on a specially chartered £150,000 private jet, self-proclaimed 'property expert' Samuel Leeds had a message for his fellow Britons scrambling to flee drone-battered Dubai.

'Creepy old man' Crispin Odey insists 'delicious' receptionist was 'willing participant' in flirting

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Disgraced financier Crispin Odey has admitted that he risked being seen as a 'creepy old man' over his behaviour towards a receptionist at the firm he owned.

Bank backed by disgraced Labour grandee Peter Mandelson fined £2million for 'failing to act with integrity'

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Bank of London and its parent group Oplyse Holdings were hit with the penalty after misleading regulators over its finances.

ALL new homes must have solar panels and heat pumps under Government's eco plan: What you need to know

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All new homes built in England must generate their own green energy from 2028, under new rules implemented by the Labour Government today.

Solar panels at Lidl? Plug-in versions set to appear in shops within MONTHS

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Households will be able to buy plug-in solar panels from supermarkets, the Government has today revealed.

Retail sales fall at sharpest rate since Covid lockdown as High Street crisis deepens

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Britain's struggling retailers are suffering their worst month since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic as war in the Middle East takes its toll.

Britain on 'stagflation' alert as war in Middle East leaves manufacturers facing sharpest rise in costs since Black Wednesday in 1992

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'Input prices' paid by manufacturers for supplies have risen at the sharpest rate since October 1992 - month after Britain crashed out of the European exchange rate mechanism

FORESIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE: A fund built to withstand weather risks

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Unusually, just 38 per cent of its portfolio is invested in wind and solar - far less than other renewable energy infrastructure trusts.

The tell-tale signs that it's time to ditch your fund manager

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Investment fund managers are paid a lot for their expertise. Yet, you may be surprised to discover just how few of these experts deliver better returns than the cheaper alternative.

New recycling levy and US transition take the fizz out of Fevertree as profits plummet 16%

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The soft drinks maker said underlying earnings fell from £50.7m to £42.4m in 2025, after setting aside £2.8m for the UK's new packaging tax.

Amount of cash earning less than 1% in easy-access savings accounts balloons by £67bn in a year

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The amount of money being held in savings accounts offering a rate of 1% or less rocketed last year, comprehensive data shows.

The REAL pensions timebomb will hit millions of under-40s: RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS

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They'll have been so caught up with paying off their debts throughout most of their working lives that they won't have had the opportunity to build up their pensions.

B&Q owner Kingfisher defies high street gloom as UK sales push profits higher

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Chief executive Thierry Garnier said the DIY retailer was buoyed by the UK as sales at B&Q and Screwfix 'led the way'. Sales in the UK rose 3.3per cent to £6.72billion last year.

Revolut hails 'record' year as profits surge to £1.7bn and customers reach nearly 70m

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Retail customer numbers jumped by a record 16m, while total customers swelled to 68.3m, Revolut said.

Vets will have to cap prescription fees at £21 and publish price lists, says competition regulator

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The Competition and Markets Authority published the final reforms for the sector after opening an investigation in 2024. It found the 'current system is leaving pet owners in the dark'.

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