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Has the Kia EV2 finally cracked the formula for a stellar small family SUV?

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Kia has built a reputation for producing reliable, stylish and practical electric cars. Now it hopes to repeat the trick with its smallest and cheapest EV yet: the EV2.

The must-have funds fizzing with potential... if you're willing to take the risk: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Today

Although stock market turbulence may be a feature in the coming weeks and months, it's key you keep funding your pension and Isa on a regular basis.

Will the 'bond vigilantes' claim their second British PM? Inside Andy Burnham's high-stakes battle

Today

The bond market sank Liz Truss and now our new Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces sky-high yields ahead of his first crunch Budget.

How to navigate later-life care and choose the right home without draining your savings

Today

If anyone should have been able to find a place in a care home for a loved one urgently, it was Will Flint.

My neighbour is turning their garage into a music studio and claims they don't need planning permission: Is this true?

Today

They regularly teach music lessons, the husband drums and the wife sings. I'm worried about the noise.

French drinks giant Pernod cashes in on Britain's summer of spritz

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Volumes of Pernod's pink Lillet, made using Bordeaux rosé wine, are up a third in the three months to mid-July on the same period last year, said research firm NielsenIQ.

Bosses eye bid to take control of Poundland

Today

It comes just over a year after Gordon Brothers bought Poundland for the symbolic sum of £1 in a deal that saw the chain close about 200 stores and shed more than 2,000 jobs.

Labour must stop taxing stores to oblivion if it wants to save the High Street

Today

It is profoundly depressing to walk down a once-thriving town centre, only to see a string of boarded-up storefronts.

Interview: We've knocked billions off Britain's bills, says MoneySupermarket boss Peter Duffy

Yesterday

Peter Duffy says that he has saved consumers in Britain nearly £3billion in a year on household bills, which is not a sum to be sniffed at in a cost-of-living crisis. Or, to be precise, his company has.

Tony Jacklin: I escaped Scunthorpe's steelworks to hit the jackpot at golf then fled Labour's taxes

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In 1970, Tony Jacklin CBE became the first European golfer in 45 years to win the US Open, a year after clinching The Open at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary faces shareholder revolt over £130M bonus

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In June, the budget carrier announced that O'Leary, who has run Ryanair since 1994, had agreed to stay on until 2032 in a deal that could see him handed a bonus payout worth more than £130m.

Why I believe the end of the triple lock is coming: Jeff Prestridge

Yesterday

Readers, the end is nigh. No, I'm not talking about Putin's threat to launch military strikes on our country's defence facilities. No, I'm talking about the triple lock on pensions.

Pensioners face 'retirement stealth tax' trap next year: Here's how to tell how much YOU may lose

Yesterday

The full-rate state pension is on course to top £13,000 a year, busting the basic-rate income tax threshold of £12,570 a year.

To middle-class women hunting for an elegant event dress, Norbury of London and Avery Lane seem like the perfect choice but as our investigation finds, the reality is VERY different

Yesterday

Silky. Champagne-coloured. A satin ribbon waistband and flattering three-quarter length sleeves. The dress ticked all the boxes for Suzanne Wingrove.

Are YOU rich? Our calculator reveals how your salary stacks up against the rest of the UK - and your town and job

Yesterday

Do you earn more or less than the average person who does your job, or the typical worker where you live? Use our special calculator to see how your salary stacks up

The most lucrative locations for student lets... including two where landlords make over a 9% return

Yesterday

Renting to students isn't for the faint-hearted, but landlords could be tempted by the fact student lets offer some of the best returns on the market,

The cheap UK shares to buy before they get snapped up in takeovers

Yesterday

Such is overseas predators' insatiable appetite for FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 businesses that they have swallowed up $110bn (£81bn) worth of firms over the past year.

Healey is inclined to hold fire before rushing to hike taxes, says ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

There is no escaping the reality that it has been a gruelling week for John Healey. As he sat down with fellow finance ministers in Asheville, bond yields across the globe popped.

Rockhopper rocked by Argentine threats over Falklands oil

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Warning Argentina would reclaim the British territory, president Javier Milei said the Sea Lion oilfield owned by Rockhopper and Israeli partner Navitas Petroleum represented a 'clear and present danger'.

Federal Reserve chief set for rate clash with Donald Trump

Yesterday

Surging US job numbers ramped up chances of the Fed raising interest rates and sparked fresh ructions on the bond markets.

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