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Monopoly celebrates its 90th anniversary: The 10 ways it can make us astute investors, by money manager JON CUNLIFFE

Today

Jon Cunliffe, head of JM Finn's investment office, looks at how the skills needed to win at Monopoly can also make you a better investor.

Will I get a lower state pension after 'contracting out' for 25 years? STEVE WEBB replies

Today

I contracted out of 'Serps' at age 18, not long after starting work in 1990. Will I see some kind of penalty when I take my state pension at age 67?

Ministers axe list that names and shames fat cats

Today

It follows pressure from corporate lobbyists who objected to leading companies and their directors being put on the 'naughty step' over issues such as ballooning executive pay.

Welsh political power struggle puts 200-mile pylon plan in peril

Today

Labour, understood to be the party most supportive of the scheme, faces losing control of the Welsh Senedd. Reform and Plaid Cymru have spoken out against the project.

Drinks giant Diageo gambles on Guinness Zero boom

Today

Diageo plans to roll out the alcohol-free variant in every pub in the UK that has the black stuff on draught.

Everything you MUST know before taking a pension tax-free lump sum: Our experts reveal if Rachel Reeves will dare to ruin your retirement plans

Today

Currently, those over the age of 55 can take 25 per cent of their pension pot tax-free up to a £268,275 cap. There are concerns this could be slashed in the Budget.

Two in five business owners say they'll leave Britain if Rachel Reeves delivers tax rises

Today

Businesses have warned it is increasingly difficult to operate following tax rises in the last Budget, alongside higher energy prices and stubborn inflation.

House prices will rise 22.2% in the next five years adding £80,000 onto typical value, says Savills

Today

This will vary across Britain, though, with two regions tipped for growth of nearly 29% while another is set for less than 14%.

Overly bright vehicle headlights ARE dazzling drivers, government-funded study finds

Today

A new TRL study funded by the DfT has found that glare can be objectively linked to bright lights.

Phone companies to block scam calls from abroad that impersonate banks under new Government plans

Today

The UK's biggest phone networks have pledged put an end to scammers being able to bombard Britons with cold calls from overseas call centres.

Sicknote Britain is costing more than £200bn a year as the country slides into an 'avoidable crisis'

Yesterday

A new report by former John Lewis boss Sir Charlie Mayfield lays bare the impact of the growing problem on taxpayers, the NHS and the wider economy.

Reeves to target middle earners in £60bn tax bombshell as she bids to avoid 'fiscal doom loop'

Yesterday

Analysis by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research suggested that the Chancellor (pictured) will face a £20-30bn black hole.

Avis charged us €340 for hire car insurance - even though we said we didn't want it: SALLY SORTS IT

Yesterday

My husband and I, both aged 78, booked an Avis hire car for our holiday. Two days before we travelled, I was asked to hand over my credit card number.

Jill and Angela spent decades working but retired into poverty: Please listen to their urgent advice

Yesterday

Here, three women who say they did everything 'right' share what went wrong that means they're facing financial insecurity in their older age.

The real grass vs fake turf war dividing Britain: We reveal what an artificial lawn really does to your house price

Yesterday

Battlelines are being drawn in gardens across Britain as the number of people using artificial lawn or paving over gardens rises.

Britain's worst speed cameras revealed - and the sneaky NEW tricks to catch more motorists

Yesterday

A new breed of speed camera that can spy on how fast you drive through traffic lights has become the most lucrative in Britain, we can reveal.

These are the six groups of people I believe the Chancellor is targeting: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Yesterday

The pre-Budget speech by Chancellor Rachel Reeves was a scary listen, not in terms of what was said but the whopping elephant in the room.

Novo and Pfizer sweeten offers in bidding war for fat jab minnow Metsera

Yesterday

Wegovy and Ozempic maker Novo raised its bid to £7.7bn just as Pfizer said it is willing to spend £6.2bn amid a war for supremacy in the fat-jab market.

Big Short investor Michael Burry in £845m bet against the artificial intelligence boom

Yesterday

Michael Burry (pictured), who was depicted in the 2015 film, is betting on falls in the shares of chipmaker Nvidia and data group Palantir.

Britain's bloated public sector is the real reason Reeves is coming for your wealth, says ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

The Chancellor's latest blame-game speech places much of the responsibility for Britain's dire public finances on others.

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