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Diageo sheds 2,000 jobs as it seeks to revive fortunes under 'Drastic' Dave Lewis

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Diageo slashed nearly 2,000 jobs in the year to June as the struggling drinks giant launches a drastic restructuring to revive its fortunes.

State pension set to rise £500 and top £13,000 a year from next spring - but with an income tax sting

Today

Unless the headline state pension is your sole income, you are likely to see at least some of it clawed back in income tax as it will bust the basic rate threshold of £12,570.

Best cash Isa savings rates: Easy access and fixed deals in our tables

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This is Money's best cash Isa tables are updated as new deals arrive and highlight the top easy access and fixed rate Isas from banks and building societies.

Home building falling well short of Labour's 1.5m target - as property giant warns completion rate is set to worsen

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Savills has warned that the rate of homes being finished is set to slow between now and 2029, when the Government hopes to meet its 1.5million target.

How to tell if your home is at risk of subsidence: As experts warn of 'super-event' that could knock a quarter of the value off your house, this is how to fix it before it's too late... and the signs you can't ignore

Today

Homeowners could see tens of thousands of pounds wiped from the value of their home this year in a so-called subsidence 'super-event', Money Mail can reveal.

Owner of Poundland exploring sale just a year after buying it for €1

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Gordon Brothers, which also owns Laura Ashley and LK Bennett, closed 200 shops after it bought the retailer last year. Poundland now runs around 600 shops and employs 12,000 staff.

Mike Ashley's Frasers increases stake in Hugo Boss to 48% after takeover bid

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Frasers has upped its stake in Hugo Boss as Mike Ashley vies for full control of the German fashion brand to accelerate his push into the luxury sector.

Fuel retailers accused of holding back petrol price cuts as wholesale costs fall by competition watchdog

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Some fuel forecourts are still not passing on wholesale fuel price changes to drivers quickly enough, the UK competition watchdog warns.

HM Land Registry have taken two years to register our new house: It made our home unmortgageable and will leave us £6,105 out of pocket

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When Anthony Hockham, 47, and his family moved into their four bed house in Reading in March 2024, he never imagined two years later his property would be unmortgageable.

Study reveals which supermarket has shortest use-by dates on online food orders

Today

A study has revealed which supermarkets have the shortest and longest use-by dates on food ordered online.

Best fixed energy deals: How to beat the new price cap

Today

Fixed energy deals have been gradually returning to the market, so are there any that beat the current cap?

NS&I boosts Premium Bonds rate again to 4.35% meaning 95 monthly £100,000 prizes

Today

National Savings and Investments has boosted the underlying rate on Premium Bonds to 4.35% from the next draw. The previous rate was 3.8%.

My husband has inherited half a house but his stepbrother is ignoring him - what can we do next?

Today

My husband's stepdad died at the beginning of this this year and the stepbrother is refusing to have any contact with us or let us know about the house.

Mining giant BHP raises dividend as copper becomes 'engine' of growth amid data centre boom

Today

The world's largest mining company will pay out its highest dividend in four years after soaring copper prices helped to deliver record earnings.

Eight of Britain's most popular cars with electric alternatives to cater for all budgets

Today

We've chosen some of the most popular new petrol and hybrid cars on sale in Britain that have a very close electric equivalent.

Confidence plunges in blow to Burnham: Households most gloomy since 2023 amid fears for jobs

Yesterday

Workers are growing anxious about job security, the findings from S&P Global's UK consumer sentiment index suggested.

Rayner's flawed housing plot: Market slump means builders are unlikely to rush to help Whitehall, says ALEX BRUMMER

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It was a decade ago, over lunch with then Conservative Housing Secretary Sajid Javid that I first heard of a scheme to build new homes in places most needed.

Debt-laden grocer Morrisons takes axe to 5,000 jobs as it struggles to shore up its finances

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The Bradford-based retailer's average monthly workforce fell from 101,144 people to 96,232 for the year to October 2025, according to accounts.

Heatwaves threaten to push up the cost of food in pubs and restaurants over the rest of the year

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Extreme weather is causing uncertainty over the future availability and cost of vegetables such as broccoli, carrots and potatoes.

Monzo chairman Gary Hoffman to step down after seven years at the digital bank

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Hoffman, pictured, best known for being put in charge of Northern Rock after its government rescue during the financial crisis, will quit in early September.

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