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Alarm as Healey is set to spend more on loan repayments than borrowing in latest Budget blow

Today

The news will make grim reading for the Chancellor, John Healey, as he tries to make the sums add up in his maiden Budget later this month.

Author Jacqueline Wilson backs bookshops in their plea to be spared crippling tax bills

Today

The best-selling writer of The Story of Tracy Beaker has urged Andy Burnham to offer bookshops support on business rates in the way he has for pubs and bars.

'I want to thump Saba', says defiant Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust chief

Today

Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust faces an 'existential' threat if Saba succeeds in sacking the board and appointing three of its own directors, chair Tom Burnet told the Mail on Sunday.

Bond vigilantes do savers a favour, says HAMISH MCRAE

Today

Gilt yields shot up last Thursday, with 30-year debt pushing above 6 per cent, the highest since 1998 and the 10-year rising above 5.5 per cent, a level last seen in 2007.

TV chef Matt Tebbutt: I bought a £6,000 coffee machine for my restaurant 24 years ago - it's tripled in value and I can't part with it

Today

Matt is a chef and television food presenter best known for fronting BBC weekend staple Saturday Kitchen for the past decade.

Tesco determined to recapture 30% grocery market share for first time in more than a decade

Today

Britain's largest supermarket has struggled to maintain progress amid competition from discount rivals Lidl and Aldi, plus higher employment costs.

Meet the med school drop-out behind healthy snacks brand Olly's

Today

Olly Hiscocks started marinating his own olives in 2016, a few months before he hoped to start a postgraduate medical degree.

Small is beautiful for food giants as fat jabs boom

Today

Shoppers are willing to pay more than three times as much for their favourite snack if it comes in a reduced size, according to research from trading platform eToro reveals.

Bots won't replace brickies yet, but productivity gap in construction poses 'threat to national growth', boss of Mace Construct warns

Today

You might not have heard of Mark Reynolds, but his company, Mace Construct, has helped create some of the most famous buildings on the planet, like the Shard.

Please don't call us SMEs - we are mid-sized firms

Today

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.

Could the state really seize your home? As Labour introduce new rules, read our definitive guide of everything you need to know, from the properties at risk to exemptions

Today

An Englishman's home is his castle - except if it has been left empty, it seems.

How to invest for free... and the hidden costs to watch out for that eat into your profits

Yesterday

Keeping costs as low as possible is key to investing. Overpaying by even a fraction of a percentage point can erode the value of your nest egg by thousands over time.

There are tough times ahead - and the first surge in household bills is weeks away. Here's what I'm doing to prepare as best I can: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Yesterday

Although Labour delegates left Liverpool last week in a mood of euphoria, their joy wasn't shared by those outside the conference bubble.

Our neighbour's broken wall is pushing over our garden fence, but she refuses to repair it. What can we do?

Yesterday

We had to install new fencing because the wall pushed the panels out of alignment - but the neighbour won't address the problem.

We drive the Peugeot e-208 GTi: Can an electric hot hatch live up to the legendary French performance badge?

Yesterday

At a touch under £34,000 on the road, the e-208 GTi rivals Alpine's A290 - the sportier version of the Renault 5 - which has a similar 230-mile range. Can Peugeot's first proper electric hot hatch deliver?

Our five-year fixed mortgage ends in May and looks set to rise by £671 a month - what can we do? DAVID HOLLINGWORTH replies

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Although we have paid off a large chunk of the total amount over the last five years, our monthly costs look set to rise from £1,784 a month to £2,455 a month next year.

The seaside business boom: How Britain's coastal towns have become hotspots for entrepreneurs

Yesterday

Britain's seaside towns are enjoying an unexpected business boom, with a new generation of entrepreneurs setting up shop on the coast to cash in on growing demand.

The lipstick effect: How investors can capitalise on the beauty industry's growth

Yesterday

The value of the global market in cosmetics, moisturisers and perfumes is forecast to rise by 5 % a year to reach $590bn by 2030.

New questions for Manchester City auditors BDO

Yesterday

Accountancy firm BDO is facing fresh questions about its audit of Manchester City as the club lodged an appeal.

Britain's economic crapshoot in full swing, says ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

Those of us of a certain vintage will recall the phrase about buying on the 'never, never'.

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