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I juggled a responsible job at a GP's surgery with raising three children alone. Sniffing cocaine when they went to bed was like my glass of wine in the evening. Then my youngest son said something that shamed me

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Abby House spent up to £700 a month on cocaine and codeine and racked up close to £30,000 in debt.

Leapmotor T03: It now costs just £12,995 but is it worth it?

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The Leapmotor T03 - a tiny four-seater Chinese EV - has seen its price tag reduced by £3,000, making it the most affordable EV on sale in the UK.

Could capital gains tax match income tax under an Andy Burnham government?

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I read reports that capital gains tax rates could be raised substantially to become level with income tax rates.

Sky owner Comcast to spin off the UK broadcaster with NBCUniversal into separate media business

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Sky's owner Comcast wants the broadcaster, whose hit shows include House Of The Dragon (pictured), to form part of a publicly listed company.

Foreign bidders in record £150bn raid on UK firms so far this year

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Offers for UK companies totalled £175bn in the first half of 2026, according to figures from the London Stock Exchange Group.

Demand for holidays and cruises is still booming despite global conflict, says Saga boss

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The boss of over-50s group Saga hailed the 'resilience' of its customers as they continue to set sail on luxury cruises despite global unrest.

Learner drivers spend almost £1,000 to pass their tests

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Learners are spending nearly £1000 to get on the road, once the cost of lessons, taking two tests and a theory test has been taken into account.

MOT fee cap needs to be increased after sticking at £54.85 since 2010, independent garages say

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The Government is being pushed to increase the MOT fee cap as independent garages struggle against rising costs.

Sainsbury's boss tells Andy Burnham to cut energy costs for food firms

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Simon Roberts, the chief executive of Britain's second largest supermarket, called on Andy Burnham to engage with food businesses on reducing energy taxes as sales rose 3.1 per cent.

Revealed: The towns where you can get the biggest home for your money

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The average asking price for a home in Britain is about £378,000 - but the type of home that buys you in different places around the country can be very different.

Bought a new-build home? You could be in line for £6,200 as legal claim launched against big 7 housebuilders

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Seven of Britain's largest housebuilders are facing the £4.5billion action because lawyers claim their 'anti-competitive' practices led to higher house prices for buyers.

Three in five homes listed since January are yet to sell, says property website Zoopla

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Buyers have vanished amid higher mortgage rates and political turmoil, with homes sitting on the market and enquiries falling.

Tom Kerridge says 'hospitality isn't employing right now' and urges next PM to slash VAT

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Tom Kerridge is leading calls from small business owners for the tax to be cut from 20pc to 10pc to help businesses avoid closures, job losses and price cuts. Ireland is cutting its rate to 9pc.

Renting can swallow your pension so you're better off scrimping to buy a home, warn experts

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People should be allowed to spend up to half their pension or borrow against it to buy a home and avoid a retirement rent trap, urges a report from Hymans Robertson.

Burnham's wishful thinking: Hitting home-owners with higher taxes won't boost housebuilding, says ALEX BRUMMER

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The most refreshing aspect of the Andy Burnham economic prescription for Britain was his avoidance of ad nauseum attacks on Tory chaos.

North sea chief in call for energy 'policy reset' to boost domestic production

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The boss of the Offshore Energies UK warned that the UK has suffered 50 years of industrial decline amid a growing dependence on imported energy.

Property market grinds to a standstill as higher borrowing costs and fears of a Burnham tax raid put off buyers

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Figures from the Bank of England show just 56,205 mortgages were approved last month, which is down from 66,034 in April and the lowest number since December 2023.

Four-fifths of student loans are growing faster than graduates repay them

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More than seven million student loan balances had increased as of May while around 1.5 million had decreased, according to the FOI request.

Housebuilding held back by high taxes and red tape, industry bosses warn

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The Home Builders Federation said 'huge increases in taxes' and increased regulation have pushed up the cost of building a new home by, on average, £76,000.

BT and US mobile phone giant Verizon to merge international businesses in £3bn joint venture

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BT has been aiming to spin off its struggling international business for some time as it looks to refocus on the group's domestic UK market.

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