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Shoplifters must face force of law, says retail chief as shop workers suffer 1,600 incidents of violence and abuse a day

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Helen Dickinson, chief exec of the British Retail Consortium, said the 'job is far from done' when it comes to tackling a crime epidemic on the High Street.

The best second careers for the over-50s: It's NOT too late to change for these lucrative jobs that require more life experience than training - and earn up to £96k a year

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By your 50s you're likely to have had the same career for years or even decades. But if you're sick of it, you don't need to coast along miserably until retirement.

HSBC takes £500m hit from private credit fraud and Middle East conflict

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HSBC took a £500m hit yesterday as it counted the cost of a 'fraud-related' exposure to private credit as well as gathering gloom over the impact of war in the Middle East.

FTSE 100 sinks as borrowing costs and oil prices rise on renewed Iran tensions

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The FTSE 100 opened lower this morning as tensions in the Middle East ratcheted up over the weekend, pushing oil prices higher.

How to make £150,000 selling a slice of your GARDEN: thousands of UK properties are suitable - and homeowners have now paid off their mortgages. Here's exactly what to do…

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A large garden can be a blessing if you have green fingers but a curse if you can no longer look after it. This was the case for Agnelo Fernandes.

I'm embroiled in a dispute with my neighbour over a tiny plot of land - can I claim adverse possession?

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I'm 81 and stuck in a nightmare dispute over a small area of land. The land, I believe, is mine by right of adverse possession.

AJ Bell shakes up fees by removing regular investing charge: How does it compare with other platforms?

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AJ Bell joins other platforms shaking up their fees this year by removing the fee for regular investing. We examine how it now compares with other providers.

How Korean brands like Hyundai and Kia took a bite out of the British car market before the Chinese influx of EVs

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Chinese cars are taking Britian by storm. But before this the UK experienced a Korean car boom. Now go-to middle-class buys, we look at the rise of Korean car brands like Hyundai and Kia.

Dystopian Tony Blair scheme to use your private HEALTH data to determine pension payout revealed

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Imagine you're coming up to retirement. All that's left for you to do is log into a state-run smartphone app that tells you when the Government thinks you're going to die.

World Cup sponsors look to outperform the market as IG data shows they could be worth a punt

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Ahead of kick-off next month, broker IG showed that a punt on the event's major sponsors during tournament periods tends to outperform the market.

Brands have given up on growth and are simply trying to survive amid soaring costs

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Brands across the world are watering down expansion plans in order to focus on the day-to-day as the Iran war threatens to hit sales and push up inflation.

King lifts a glass for British whisky as Diageo takes a big gamble on canned cocktails: ALEX BRUMMER

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When my family and I meet in restaurants for celebratory occasions, ordering cocktails by the younger generation has become part of the ritual.

Worried about your pension? Try our handy new pension hack that reveals if YOU have saved enough for a comfortable retirement

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We squirrel away what we can in our working years in the hope it will lead to a comfortable lifestyle in later ones. But it's hard to know how far our savings will really go.

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Everything I've learned about money post-divorce

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On Tuesday, provided the removal company honours its side of the deal, I will move into my new home. To say I'm excited is an understatement. More like over the moon.

Why millions of savers need to act NOW as interest rates on their cash Isas plunge: SYLVIA MORRIS

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Failing to switch to a better account could cost savers dearly as a slew of top-paying deals have been launched in recent days offering 4.25 pc or more.

The best leafy commuter towns to pick up a property bargain: House prices have crashed back down to earth since pandemic race for space

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House prices have faced dramatic double-digit drops in a stretch of well-to-do places that are in easy reach of the capital.

The truth about Rob Moore and his promise to make you rich: He boasts supercars and 2m followers... now we reveal how he really made his money, what happened to missing £1m and how he's 'gaslighting' fans

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Rob Moore draws in devotees with a rags to riches story, describing how in a few years he transformed himself from a debt-ridden graduate to a multimillionaire.

The six undiscovered UK firms you could make serious money from - including one that's doubled since I first tipped it, by shares guru JOANNE HART

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To households across the country, Britain seems to be in a mess. Our Government is farcical, our finances are dismal and the cost of living remains stubbornly high.

Garden and neighbourhood rows, solved: From hedges to ball games and pets, DEAN DUNHAM reveals WHO is in the right in frustrating disputes

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Your neighbour's hedges, trees, ball games, fruit, animals and even, as you will see, sunbathing habits, can turn your dream home into a daily source of tension.

Why are my pension contributions ignored when Universal Credit is calculated? STEVE WEBB wins £9,000 for reader over DWP blunder

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Shouldn't my personal pension payments have been deducted from my earnings when my UC was assessed all the way back to the start of my claim?

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