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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Trump tactics rip away financial safety nets

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With Donald Trump in the Oval Office, it would be foolish to assume global leaders will co-operate on a rescue, or that the Federal Reserve will again ride to the rescue.

Pauline Fowler and Phil Mitchell helped me set-up a pension and buy my first home, says NATALIE CASSIDY

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Natalie is best known for her role as Sonia Fowler in BBC soap Eastenders - here, she tells us all about her personal finances.

Retailers sound alarm over workers' rights after youth jobs slump

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Two of Britain's best-known high street retailers have sounded the alarm over Labour's new workers' rights laws as youth unemployment soars.

Pubs plea for tax relief as annual closures soar

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Among the notable failures was cricket-themed chain Sixes, backed by England captain Ben Stokes (pictured).

City firms quicker to report rule-breaking to FCA after scandals

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Financial Conduct Authority figures show 4,224 cases were logged in 2025, up 10 per cent in a year and double the level seen in 2021, with some involving sexual harassment.

The tell-tale signs that it's time to dutch 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.

Scheffau: The little-known Austrian ski resort with a huge area where you can enjoy spring and winter

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Under-the-radar Scheffau is part of the Ski Welt Wilder Kaiser, which can offer classic Austrian charm with more bang for your euro. Simon Lambert paid it a visit

HAMISH MCRAE: Oil shock will test our resilience

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Coping with difficult times requires you to have a Government with sound finances. It is easier to fend off higher energy costs if your inflation is low. Sadly, we have neither.

Bag yourself a bargain flat: As prices are slashed by up to 35%, how to tell a top deal from a money pit

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Britons have fallen out of love with leasehold flats. Many owners are selling at losses and countless horror stories are making would-be buyers steer well clear.

BMW i3 is the longest-range electric car on the planet: New £50k saloon can go 559 miles on a full charge

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It will blow existing electric rivals - like the Tesla Model 3 and Polestar 3 - out of the water and is expected to gazump the range of the forthcoming 435-mile C-Class EQ from biggest rival, Mercedes-Benz.

Best used electric cars for less than £10k to beat spiralling petrol and diesel prices

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Petrol prices are soaring and buying a used EV has never looked more tempting to keep costs down. So here are 10 second-hand EV buyers for less than £10k.

The student loan trick I used to boost my pension by THOUSANDS: 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.

Number of Isa millionaires trebles to 17,600 in past three years as Britons make full use of tax-free accounts

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The number of Isa millionaires has at least doubled every three years since 2016, and more than trebled during periods when MSCI World returns exceeded 15%.

I bought an olive grove estate in Corfu for £140,000... now it's valued at £750,000 AND I make £5,000 a month from holidaymakers

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Best friends Sarah Longley and Jo McEwan have been inseparable since the age of ten - when they bunked off school tennis lessons and went on a cycling adventure.

RAY MASSEY: Chic new flagship from DS Automobiles turns heads

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On sale now ahead of first deliveries from April, the smart DS No8 is a sophisticated new arrival. It exudes real character, standing out from the current crop of copycat EVs.

State pension age could soar to 75 thanks to low birth rates, study suggests - experts give their verdict

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There might only be two working age people to support every one pensioner if births continue to fall, compared with four to one in the population in 1970.

This two-bed house in Hartlepool is heading to auction with a £25,000 guide price

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Auction House said that while the property needed a 'scheme of refurbishment', it had been priced accordingly.

Aviva burned as more botched green energy gambles turn to ashes

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It comes after we revealed that a Jersey-regulated 'green' infrastructure fund run by Aviva since 2015 had lost £500 million when three of its other biomass plants went bust.

Could the triple lock be scrapped... and should it be? Industry veteran HENRY TAPPER gives his verdict

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If the Government is constrained financially and needs to choose, then I'm not hinting like the Pensions Minister - I am going to say it outright, says Henry Tapper.

Rothschild fund is delivering rich returns and now boss Maggie Fanari is eyeing new opportunities in tech and AI pioneers, says Alex Brummer

Yesterday

Fanari said that at a time when other investment trusts are under siege from Saba Capital, RIT Capital Partners recognised it had to lift its game.

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