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Final sub-4% mortgage rates are about to vanish as Nationwide hikes home loan prices AGAIN

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Nationwide Building Society looks to be withdrawing the final sub-4% fixed rate mortgage on the market.

The energy company everyone should avoid… Despite a £10,000 bill, I stayed loyal - a decision as insane as forgiving a cheating husband who gives you herpes, by LIZ JONES

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Since the momentous day I gave Octopus my bank details, I have had 186 emails and counting from the firm. Way more than when I was being love-bombed by a new man...

Changan Deepal S05: Can this Europe-centric £38k electric SUV entice buyers?

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Changan is the Chinese car maker with a strong base already in Europe. But you've probably never heard of it. Can its Deepal S05 crack the increasingly competitive UK market?

Everything we know about the new Lifetime Isa: Should you open one?

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The savings account, which is popular with first-time buyers, is set for a big revamp - and the Treasury is rewriting the rules.

Tractors descend on High Court as it hears Labour's inheritance tax raid on family farms and businesses is 'unlawful'

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A Judicial Review hears Rachel Reeves broke a government promise 'by deciding not to consult in the manner required' over her plans to hit family enterprises with death duties.

Isa bestsellers of 2026: Investors shun Trump's America... plus we reveal a distressed stock in high demand

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Global funds with low exposure to the US, plus European, Asian and emerging market funds are on people's shopping lists.

The Dividend Hero investment trusts that have hit 59 not out

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Three investment trusts have now been increasing dividends for 59 years in a row, dating back to when Geoffrey Boycott starred for the England cricket team.

Troubled Close Brothers axes 600 jobs as it grapples with car finance scandal and attack by notorious short-seller

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Troubled lender Close Brothers has announced 600 job cuts as it grapples with the fall-out from Britain's car finance scandal and an attack by a notorious short-seller.

Warner Bros boss set for £750m payday from Paramount deal

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The chief executive is set for a huge payday after Paramount reigned supreme in a battle against streaming giant Netflix for the maker of beloved films including Casablanca and Barbie.

Sadiq Khan ramps up war on motorists with new hi-tech speed cameras that don't flash or need white lines on roads alerting to their whereabouts

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TfL will trial a new type of radar-based speed camera across ten sites in London, before deploying them more widely across the city, it said on Tuesday.

What next for mortgage rates?

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Banks and building societies are continuing to reprice mortgage deals higher amid the market fallout from the conflict in the Middle East.

Wickes boss reveals more on its plans to create 2,000 jobs and open 70 new stores

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Wickes intends to step up its new sites over the next few years, we spoke to chief executive David Wood to find out more.

France's new posh SUV: The DS No7 may sound like a beauty product but it's a plush family car costing £50,000

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France's premium car-maker DS Automobiles has unveiled its new top of the range compact SUV - just don't mistake it for Boots' best-selling beauty range.

Online selling sites such as Ebay and Airbnb reported 4MILLION users' earnings to HMRC last year

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Since 1 January 2024, online selling platforms have been obliged to report some users' income to HMRC.

Major shopping centre to become Britain's largest electric car charging hub

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Raw charging will deliver a total of 1,000 new charging bays across 28 Landsec locations, including the Kent retail hotspot.

Watch out Volkswagen! China's latest electric hatchback will arrive this year and cost £5k less than a VW ID.3

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With the Chinese car maker already having a strong footprint of undercutting European competition, its new A05 looks set to follow in these tyre tracks.

Bentley to axe 275 jobs as profits tumble: Luxury carmaker faces a 'challenging' global market

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Bentley sold 10,131 cars last year - down by 512 or nearly 5% on 2024. It said this was driven 'largely by continued market contraction particularly in China'.

'A blow to British investors': US hedge fund raider claims second victim after attack on London-listed trust Impax

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US raider Saba Capital has forced a second investment trust to propose drastic measures to avoid shareholders being trapped in the company if it succeeds in taking over the business.

How to make your pension bulletproof (even when there's a war on): Where to invest for peace of mind

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If you are trying to build or protect a retirement nest egg, it can feel like your savings are endlessly under siege.

Lab-grown diamonds are a girl's best friend, says Astrea boss Nathalie Morrison

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Entrepreneur Nathalie Morrison's Astrea London is backed by the Sex And The City star and City grandee Lord Stanley Fink.