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Britons dream of retiring at 62 but think they will be forced to work five years longer: How to close the gap

Today

It comes as the Prime Minister took the bold step to reveal plans to ditch the triple lock at the Labour Party conference last week.

Best cash Isa rates: Our pick of the five top deals

Today

We pick our five favourite cash Isas for savers. This is essential reading to help you choose a top savings account for your money that can also protect you from tax.

Britain has blown past last year's £1.5bn bill for switching off wind farms with three months of the year still to go

Today

The cost of paying Britain's wind farms to turn off has soared past £1.5 billion so far this year - according to new figures that will infuriate households squeezed by soaring energy bills.

Five under-the-radar investment trusts that can deliver growth and income

Today

Growth and income can work together and provide the key to handsome long-term returns, you just need to know where to look.

I'm 27 and want to open my first Isa - where do I start and should I save or invest?

Today

In your twenties and considering opening your first Isa? We put the question to the experts.

We gifted our house to our daughters - will they still face IHT bill and should I take ownership back?

Today

My husband and I transferred ownership of our house to our daughters in 2012. My husband died but I still live in the house.

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: My NEW list of 11 dirt cheap British stocks tipped to soar by leading experts (and you'd be up 28% if you'd snapped up my last picks)

Today

Interest rates may be heading higher and the Artificial Intelligence bubble is in danger of deflating any time now. But the UK stock market seems unconcerned.

Sainsbury's held blockbuster merger talks with rival Morrisons

Yesterday

A merger between the two would be one of the biggest supermarket deals in more than five years and create a giant with a market share of 23.6 per cent.

Broadband finds a saviour: BT's rescue of TalkTalk is far from perfect - but it could be a whole lot worse, says ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

There is no disguising the reality that BT chief executive Allison Kirkby's swoop on ailing TalkTalk is a fast-track deal.

Billionaires worth £120bn quit Britain as Labour tax hikes spark exodus of the super rich

Yesterday

Billionaires with £120billion to their names have fled high-tax Britain since Labour came to power and there could be worse to come, analysis revealed yesterday.

'Reminiscent of sovereign debt crisis': France in eye of the storm as euro drops to 17-month low and bond markets turn on Paris

Yesterday

The euro has tumbled to a 17-month low as a mounting budget crisis in France stirs fears of a new debt crisis in the single currency zone.

British oil giant ploughs £650m into Canada as it looks beyond high tax North Sea

Yesterday

British oil and gas company Ithaca Energy is investing £650million in Canadian waters as it diversifies away from the heavily taxed UK North Sea.

Sainsbury's and Argos to hire 17,500 Christmas temps... and you get up to 15% staff discount

Yesterday

The positions, which pay up to £16 per hour, will be scattered across supermarkets, stores and warehouses, as well as delivery driver roles.

My state pension will be reduced because I didn't claim child benefit, can I still fix this?

Yesterday

I did not claim child benefit initially for my three children when I returned to the UK, believing it to be means tested. Can I do anything about it now?

Frasers to convert Harvey Nichols Bristol and Leeds sites to Flannels

Yesterday

Frasers cief executive Michael Murray, son-in-law of Mike Ashley, said he hopes to 'invest significant sums of money' in the famous Harvey Nichols store in Knightsbridge.

Lidl's UK boss calls for planning reform as discounter eyes 50 new stores this year

Yesterday

The British arm of the German discount giant has been opening new shops as it seeks to grow an even greater slice of the market. It has been using price cuts and loyalty offers to win share.

Five-year fixed mortgages break 6% barrier as lenders keep pushing rates higher

Yesterday

Average five-year mortgage rates have topped 6% for the first time in three years, as lenders continue to hike prices on inflation concerns.

BT swoops for TalkTalk in rescue deal after fears collapse could pose national security risk

Yesterday

BT has bought troubled broadband provider TalkTalk out of administration as fears that its collapse could raise national security concerns.

Please don't call us SMEs... we are mid-sized firms: Britain's engine room wants a new name

Yesterday

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have fewer than 250 staff and annual turnover of less than or equal to £44m, accounting for 99.9% of UK businesses.

We generate £1M for the economy from every 10,000 fans: O2 and Wembley Arena call for business rates cut

Yesterday

Representatives for venues including Wembley Arena, the O2 and Alexandra Palace have made the case to the Treasury to extend a reduction on business rates to bigger sites.

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