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Tens of thousands more families will have to pay back some child benefit by 2030 due to frozen tax thresholds

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Wages are growing, but the salary level at which parents start to lose child benefit remains frozen.

Top fixed rate cash Isas are disappearing in days so bag one of these while you can: SYLVIA MORRIS

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Rates on ordinary savings accounts are falling - but cash Isa deals are bucking the trend. Coventry Building Society launched a cash Isa paying 4.13%.

Interactive Investor review: How does it compare to rivals?

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In our Interactive Investor review, you can find out whether the investment platform is right for you - and we run the rule over its new pricing that cuts costs for some investors.

Civil service pensions in MELTDOWN: Rod, 70, could lose his dream home while he waits for £40,000 payout

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When Rod Peers retired in November, he was eager to start this new chapter in his life by purchasing a three-bedroom property with his partner.

Overpayment trick that can save you an astonishing £42,000 on your mortgage - and why NOW is the time you must do it

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Millions of homeowners could take advantage of a savvy trick to free themselves of their mortgage years early and slash the amount of interest they pay.

Councils need more funding to install public EV charge points

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A lack of council and central government funding for EV charge points is stalling EV charging network rollout, research shows.

Sellers ripped carpets and appliances out of my new home. Should I take legal action? DEAN DUNHAM replies

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I recently moved into a new house. The process was a bit acrimonious, as the initial buyer pulled out and the sellers of my new property were annoyed.

Beazley and Zurich agree takeover terms after Swiss insurance giant ups bid to £8bn

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Beazley has agreed to a takeover bid by Zurich in a landmark insurance industry merger.

Novo Nordisk shares plummet after fat jab maker warns over sales

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Novo, which makes Ozempic and Wegovy, said it expected sales to fall by between 5% and 13% this year compared with growth of 10% last year.

Chase current account customers can now get insurance in their banking app: Is it a good deal?

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The deal includes travel, mobile phone and AA breakdown cover.

THIS is the best month to put your house up for sale, Rightmove says - and it's not in the spring

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The property portal analysed millions of homes listed for sale over a ten-year period to find the month that houses were most likely to sell.

My son died eight months ago but his employer STILL hasn't paid out on his £36,000 life insurance: SALLY SORTS IT

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My son, an only child, died on May 31, 2025. His employer is refusing to discuss his estimated £36,000 death-in-service payout.

UK data champions under siege as the AI revolution gathers pace: ALEX BRUMMER

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Legal and medical data provider Relx has been on an extraordinary ride over the last several years with the share price more than doubling from 2022.

Jimmy Choo sales put spring in Capri's step as luxury shoe-maker reissues classic designs

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The footwear brand, fronted by actor Sydney Sweeney, pictured, won over nostalgic consumers after relaunching styles from the late 1990s and early 2000s.

US raider Boaz Weinstein blocks Herald investment trust deal in fresh power grab

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Saba Capital, which is run by New York hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein, pictured, controls more than 30% of the shares in Herald investment trust.

Shoppers spend £2m a day less at Asda as troubled supermarket suffers a 'profound identity crisis'

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The UK's third largest grocer took £4.32bn in sales over the 12 weeks to January 25 compared to £4.49bn over the same period the year before.

Disney names theme park boss Josh D'Amaro to succeed chief exec Bob Iger

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D'Amaro, pictured, will take over from Bob Iger, 74, next month, when the man credited with shaping the modern Disney finally steps down.

AI lawyer bots wipe £12bn off software companies - but silver and gold bounce back

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As gold and silver rebounded following their recent rout, heavy selling on the stock market saw data and analytics giant RELX shed nearly £7bn of its value.

Prepare for blast-off: Elon Musk's £900bn SpaceX deal paves the way for AI float bonanza

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Elon Musk (pictured) is set to take the newly merged company public later this year - with rivals OpenAI and Anthropic also racing to come to market.

Revealed: The sneaky tricks to find out if you've won a Premium Bond prize BEFORE the winners are announced (and how to join the secret club for those REALLY in the know)

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Each month thousands of Premium Bond holders rush to National Savings & Investment's website to discover whether they've won big.