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The speed awareness course lottery: How some drivers are being charged 20% more than others

Today

A record 1.85 million motorists took a National Speed Awareness Course last year - up 12% on 2024 and 70% over five years.

First-time buyers in London can save £23,491 in a year... by NOT getting on the property ladder

Today

In contrast, homeowners in northern cities could be almost £16,000 better off after just one year by opting to buy instead of renting.

Defence stocks boom on hopes of increased military spending under new Chancellor John Healey

Today

Healey, pictured, has been handed control of Britain's finances little over a month after quitting as defence secretary in a row over funding.

Range Rover GT is the luxury SUV maker's 'most car-like' model ever: Electric saloon could step on the toes of the controversial new Jaguar

Today

The saloon GT marks the first time in Range Rover's near-60-year history that it will sell a vehicle that isn't a jacked-up SUV.

RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: This is the one step Andy Burnham could take now to make us all richer and happier - and it wouldn't cost him a penny

Yesterday

I'm not going to turn my nose up at 5% off my electricity bill from October, announced by Andy Burnham yesterday. But for most families, it will barely touch the sides...

How you can net a top rate on your savings: As war breaks out among the banks, SYLVIA MORRIS reveals exactly how you can take advantage

Yesterday

Savers have reason to cheer - rates are rising. That means if you've not shopped around for a better deal for a while, you need to readjust your expectations

A Waitrose wrap left me with a £760 dental bill - but all it sent me was a £4 voucher: SALLY SORTS IT

Yesterday

A couple of months ago, while eating a Waitrose fried chicken wrap, I bit down on something hard and white, which felt like stone.

Thames Water's lenders offer Labour a 'golden share' in last ditch bid to stave off nationalisation

Yesterday

The consortium of lenders bidding for the UK's biggest water firm said it remains in talks with regulators over a possible deal.

Sizzling summer for Marks & Spencer as heatwave and World Cup boost food sales

Yesterday

M&S won new customers as its grocery sales rose 16% over the 12 weeks to July 12, according to data from market researchers Worldpanel.

Back us, or jobs go abroad: Rolls pushes Burnham to support narrow-body jet engine project

Yesterday

Rolls-Royce chief exec Tufan Erginbilgic said talks with the Government were progressing but urged ministers to get on with making a decision.

Mitie is latest London-listed firm to fall as deals frenzy hits £70bn: Outsourcer boss eyes £50m payday in takeover

Yesterday

Mitie backed a £3.1bn offer from private equity-owned rival outsourcer OCS Group. It was the eighth largest bid for a London-listed company so far this year.

Phil's £50m Mitie payday helps explain why the City has become a predator's paradise: RUTH SUNDERLAND

Yesterday

Phil Bentley, pictured, the assertive chief executive of Mitie, will receive £50m if the takeover by private-equity firm OCS goes ahead.

Trading 212 boosts cash Isa to 4.67% as rate battle kicks off

Yesterday

Easy-access cash Isa providers are duking it again to offer the most attractive headline rate. Trading 212 has hiked twice in a day to top the tables.

How to sell your home in this terrible market: Whether you're trying to shift a flat or country house, these tips can get you a buyer AND the best price

Yesterday

Up and down the country, the experience of home sellers is going from bad to worse.

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

Yesterday

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.

Could you have a lost pension worth £9,500? SIMON LAMBERT on how to find your old pots

Yesterday

The average lost pension is worth £9,500, so if you have old work pots that slipped the net then a little bit of admin could pay off handsomely.

My fund bought Rolls-Royce shares at 70p and they recently hit £14: Here's where you should invest next...

Yesterday

Mark Costar is the senior fund manager of JOHCM UK Growth Strategy having managed the fund since its inception in 2001.

Mitie agrees £3.1bn bid to create one of the UK's largest private sector employers

Yesterday

More than 130,000 British workers in buildings including hospitals and prisons, will be employed by an outsourcing giant owned by a US private equity firm.

London Stock Exchange to launch overnight trading next year - how will it work for investors?

Yesterday

This is Money scrutinises the upcoming launch of overnight trading via LSE 24, the brainchild of London Stock Exchange.

How to invest in the US stock market and avoid the AI bubble

Yesterday

The majority of experts will say you should invest in the US, but avoid having too much of your portfolio in the AI-driven stocks.

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