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We sold our holiday park home for an £89k loss: Phil Spencer's 10 tips for NOT getting stung when buying a lodge or caravan

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Paul Tetley, 71, and his wife Anne bought a holiday park lodge on an idyllic site in North Yorkshire in 2015 - but the unexpected costs soon started to mount.

How likely are you to fall victim to car crime? Here's your chances of having your motor stolen, vandalised or cloned

Today

The study also identified just how much more vulnerable to crime people living or regularly driving and parking in urban areas are compared to those living in the suburbs or out in the country.

Gen Z would rather their bank gave them free coffee than a top interest rate

Today

Younger savers prefer to get lifestyle perks such as coffee, cinema tickets and cashback from their current account than top interest rates, research shows.

Buying a home with a 10% deposit now as affordable as it was five years ago

Today

Mortgage payments are set to return to about 40% of the average single person's salary, a level of affordability last seen in 2021.

Petrol prices fall to a four-year low - but drivers might want to fill up sooner rather than later after Trump's threat to attack Iran

Today

A litre of petrol at UK forecourts has fallen to an average of 131.91p in recent days, the RAC said. The last time the fuel was cheaper was in July 2021, when it averaged 131.81p per litre.

Warm Home Discount is extended beyond 2026: Here's who is eligible for £150 energy bill discount

Yesterday

The scheme pays a £150 credit into the energy accounts of low-income and vulnerable customers each year.

Lloyds boss blasts Nigel Farage's plan for a windfall tax on banks

Yesterday

Reform leader Nigel Farage last week vowed to stop banks getting 'free money' in interest, on deposits held risk-free at the Bank of England.

Soriot plays the China card: Astra boss should be careful what he wishes for when dealing with Beijing, says ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

Whether in China or the United States, AstraZeneca's chief exec Pascal Soriot (pictured) knows how to capture headlines.

Easyjet blasts 'lunatic' EU plan to allow free baggage on board claiming it would cause delays and price hikes

Yesterday

The European parliament wants to allow a laptop bag and a piece of hand luggage on board but Easyjet boss Kenton Jarvis said it would cause chaos.

Microsoft leads Wall Street slide with more than £300bn wiped off the value of the US tech titan

Yesterday

Microsoft fell in early trading after its latest results stoked fears its hefty investment in AI was not translating into revenues and profits fast enough.

Boost for City as packaging giant DS Smith's owner announces it is to return to the London stock market

Yesterday

Tennessee-based IP, which took over DS Smith a year ago, will spin off its Europe, Middle East and Africa division in a deal expected to complete within 15 months.

Thousands of 'zombie' firms at risk of collapse as HMRC calls in overdue taxes

Yesterday

Tens of thousands of firms are on the verge of collapse as a £27billion tax crackdown threatens to tip struggling 'zombie' businesses over the edge, according to a bleak report.

Labour deny Waspi women pension payouts amid fury at 'betrayal'... and it all seems very boring to Chancellor's yawning righthand man

Yesterday

Campaigners and Labour MPs voiced fury after Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden announced that a review had confirmed payouts are not required.

Gold boom propels FTSE mining shares before pulling back - but 'metals madness' could signal hard times to come for investors

Yesterday

One analyst warned recent precious metals run 'has all the hallmarks of a speculative squeeze that is increasingly disorderly, volatile and dangerous'.

Booming demand for cruises sends Saga and Royal Caribbean shares flying

Yesterday

Shares in Saga rose after sales were buoyed by over 50s - while Royal Caribbean said 'momentum is further accelerating' into this year as holidaymakers snapped up new destinations

Oil price soars to six-month high after Trump threat to attack Iran

Yesterday

With tensions between Washington and Tehran mounting, Brent crude jumped 5 per cent to $71.89 a barrel.

Four new towns will get banking hubs as branches continue to shutter

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A Bedfordshire town is the 250th location to be recommended one of the hubs, as bank branches vanish from high streets up and down the country.

Young men head to online forums for investment advice: Can they trust it, and will finance firms fill the gap?

Yesterday

Internet communities have built serious power when it comes to swaying investment markets.

Car production crashes to a 73-year low as UK output falls to just half what it was a decade ago

Yesterday

Just 764,715 vehicles - 717,371 cars (-8%) and 47,344 vans (-62%) - rolled off assembly lines in 2025 - the lowest volume since post-war 1952.

Ocado shares tumble as Canadian partner shuts warehouse

Yesterday

Shares in Ocado fell by over 10 per cent after one of its partners announced the closure of one of its robotic warehouses.

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