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I'm separated from my husband - but not divorced. Now I've received an inheritance and he wants half - what can I do? VANESSA STOYKOV

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During an 18 month separation, my father sadly passed away, and I inherited some money from his estate. Now my ex wants half...

Close Brothers claims car customers got good value in finance rip-off

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Mike Morgan's comments came as the City watchdog prepares to reveal details of a multi-billion-pound compensation scheme.

Steel furnaces could be exposed to surging cost of natural gas

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The Government wants to switch to electric arc furnaces, but these only recycle scrap steel. To keep producing virgin steel would involve gas-fired plants.

'Build nuclear reactors with British-made steel'

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Ministers are under mounting pressure after a Czech firm pushed for the parts to be made in Europe.

Pauline Fowler and Phil Mitchell were my financial advisers - they 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.

Lush boss: Travel prices killing High Street

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Shops rely on customers and sales but 'just getting into our towns and cities is becoming a barrier in itself', said Swithenbank, who oversees 105 shops and 2,000 staff.

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.

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.

FORESIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE cuts down on risks when going green

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Foresight Environmental is built to be less exposed to these risks compared with other renewable energy trusts.

Rothschild boss seeks new home for old money

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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.

Chancellor under siege as Middle East turmoil torches her spending rules

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Uniquely among major economies, Reeves has left Britain's public finances exposed to external shocks such as the surge in the price of oil and gas caused by the Iran war.

Tell-tale signs it's time to ditch an investment fund

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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.

RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Pension timebomb will hit under-40s

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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.

Elon Musk misled investors in £33bn battle for Twitter

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The action centred around a series of posts Elon Musk made on Twitter in April 2022. The tirade prompted Twitter's share price at the time to dive.

The Works closes its online shopping website with immediate effect

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The Works said it had switched to a 'non-transactional' website, stating more than 90% of its sales were completed at its physical stores. It has ambitions to open 100 new stores.

How to profit from the beauty boom: Shares to give your investments a glow up

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If your portfolio could also use a makeover in these uncertain times, here are the names to consider.

Rapidly rising gilt yields send Labour a warning and an energy bailout is not an option: ALEX BRUMMER

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Most worrying is government complacency as war in the Gulf, which has exposed the frailty of the nation's defences, blows up its economic and fiscal strategy.

FTSE 100 loses all its 2026 gains on fears over Middle East war

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Stocks fell across the globe as oil climbed again, with a barrel of Brent crude trading as high as $113 (£85).

Financial Conduct Authority probes collapsed lender MFS

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Market Financial Solutions, a lender that specialised in complex property-related loans, was placed into administration following allegations of financial irregularities and mismanagement.

New book 'All the Ferraris' gives an insight into the legendary carmaker

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For the first time in a single volume, the book chronicles every model Ferrari has produced over 75 years.

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