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The student's guide to choosing the right bank account for university

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Choosing a bank account is an important part of preparing for student life. This is what you need to know about their features and how they can help you.

The Chinese rival to the Porsche 911: Denza Z is an £150,000 electric supercar with ridiculous power

Today

The Denza Z is described as an 'everyday supercar'. But one that's got enough power to rearrange your internal organs.

Metro Bank offers 100% mortgage to first-time buyers - but they will need their parents' help

Today

Metro Bank is offering first-time buyers a 100% mortgage, meaning they can get on the property ladder without needing to save a deposit.

More middle-class families could be clobbered by nasty 'Mansion Tax' warns LEE BOYCE - is a £93,750 stamp duty bill not enough?

Today

Experts have warned middle-class families, who live in relatively modest homes and not 'mansions' as the term would suggest, would be dragged into the tax.

Computacenter expects to double its half-year profits - how has this UK firm cashed in on the AI boom?

Today

Computacenter shares jumped 11% and reached an all-time high on Thursday after the business said it expected to double its profits this year compared to a year ago.

Sole traders hold off on HMRC's Making Tax Digital scheme as fewer than half have registered ahead of August deadline

Today

His Majesty's Revenue and Customs is facing an uphill battle to convince sole traders to sign up to its Making Tax Digital scheme, despite years of warnings that the rules would change.

Bigger new cars causing a 'parking crisis' with residents squeezed out of their own streets

Today

The average new car today takes up one square metre more space than it did 20 years ago.

Workspace urges investors to vote against Saba's 'short-sighted' plans

Today

Workspace has hit back at Saba's attempts to stage a boardroom coup, urging shareholders to vote down proposals to force a sell-off of its properties and appoint new directors.

Capita flags profit hit of up to £40m after civil service pension scheme failures

Today

Capita expects to take a profit hit of up to £40million this year following failures in administering its civil service pension scheme contract.

Nationwide tops list of ten best companies for customer service

Today

It is the first time a building society has topped the charts in a long-running customer satisfaction index.

How I made more than £3,000 of FREE money in 6 months - without spending a penny of my own cash. Anyone can do it in just 15 minutes a day

Today

On January 1 I resolved that this was the year I would use the knowledge I'd accumulated over years of writing about personal finance to make some free cash.

Britain is failing on financial education: I'm 15 and my generation isn't being set up to succeed

Today

Despite plenty of well-meaning campaigns to get financial education on the school curriculum, the reality is that we get very little of it, says Aoibhe Lawton.

I was knocked off my motorbike last year: Why am I still waiting for £10,000 insurance payout? CRANE ON THE CASE

Today

Seven months have now passed and, thanks to a string of delays on behalf of all the firms involved, I still haven't received a penny.

Sizewell B nuclear plant granted 20-year lifetime extension as Government agrees deal with EDF and Centrica

Yesterday

Ministers said the extension will help to protect customers from volatilities in fossil fuel markets, as well as retaining 900 jobs.

Tesco eyes sale of European arm as dreams of building a global empire fade

Yesterday

Britain's biggest supermarket is reportedly working with bankers on what to do with its operations in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Segro hits back at US predator Prologis branding £12.6bn bid 'opportunistic, one-sided and inadequate'

Yesterday

Segro believes the 925p a share bid fails to recognise the value of its growth outlook, with the potential for rental income to rise by more than £1bn over coming years.

A warning from South Korea where fears of the great AI bubble have sent shares crashing: RUTH SUNDERLAND

Yesterday

South Korea is a faraway land but private investors in the UK would do well to pay attention to the country's main share index, the Kospi.

Landlord of Grade II listed London 22-bed HMO property on a fancy road fined £50,000 by council for no licence and mushroom infested rooms

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A landlord in central London has been fined £50,000 for letting a damp infested property without a license, Kensington and Chelsea Council has revealed.

'The whole place went crazy!': Pubs celebrate England win as World Cup boosts footfall and spend

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Venues that chose to open to host England fans for the 2am kick off cashed in as transactions on Monday morning rose to typical Saturday night levels, data experts said.

UK growth to slow this year in blow to Starmer's economic legacy, says IMF

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UK growth will slow this year according to latest forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that deal a blow to Sir Keir Starmer's economic legacy.

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