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How to tell if you're one of half a MILLION people being UNDERPAID on your state pension: Bombshell figures reveal 1 in 20 aren't getting what they're owed. Here's the easy way to check yours

Today

We have almost reached the stage where people should start from the assumption that their pension may be wrong and make sure they check thoroughly that everything is in order.

Hacks put Flaks to the sword with 3-1 win in annual charity match

Today

Business journalists put one over their corporate PR counterparts on Friday night in the annual Hacks v Flaks charity football match against the communications industry.

So much for the 'jet fuel crisis'... there's never been a better time to grab a holiday bargain - with some almost 50pc CHEAPER than last year

Today

If you've been holding off booking a summer holiday over fears flight prices have soared due to the ongoing jet fuel crisis, now could be the time to act.

Flat prices plummet according to official figures - and not just in London

Today

Flats are dropping in value across the country, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.

'Completely preposterous': M&S boss slams Reeves over supermarket price cap plan as top City analyst bemoans 'orgy of neo-Soviet policy ideas'

Today

Marks & Spencer has said it is making progress with its transformation plan and expects profits to recover after taking a significant hit from the cyber-attack last year.

EDF launches cheapest fixed energy tariff of any major supplier but you'll need to be VERY quick if you want it

Today

The energy supplier has launched a new limited-time fixed tariff that undercuts the predicted July cap by £160.

What falling inflation means for you: CPI eases to 2.8% - what happens next?

Today

Inflation cooled to 2.8 per cent in March, a sharper fall than expected, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Fifteen million Britons aren't saving enough for retirement and risk income 'cliff edge' when they stop work, Government report warns

Today

More than four in 10 working adults are not putting aside anything at all for retirement, according to the Pensions Commission.

Nationwide Fairer Share: Members could get another £100 this week

Today

It will be the fourth year running that Nationwide has made the payment under its Fairer Share scheme.

Lord of the Rings 50p revealed by Royal Mint... its first coin with 'caustic technology'

Today

The Royal Mint have today unveiled a collectable 50p marking the anniversary of The Fellowship of the Ring.

Chinese cars are cheaper to buy than mainstream rivals - do they hold their value?

Today

Now that Chinese newcomers like BYD and Jaecoo have been on UK roads for over 12 months, we can examine if they depreciate faster than established rivals...

The 55-year-old mother of two who's raked in £10,000 on TikTok... with just 2,150 followers: Here's how to hustle the ultimate late-life career as a 'nano-influencer'

Today

If you told Andi Chalk a year ago that she'd be making money by posting social media videos, she would never have believed you. But so far, the 55-year-old mum of two has earned around £10,000...

My flight was diverted due to drunk passenger... but easyJet won't pay for five-hour delay: SALLY SORTS IT

Today

I flew with easyJet from Bristol to Hurghada, Egypt, last November, on a flight that should have taken four and a half hours.

Six costly inheritance tax mistakes: IAN DYALL reveals the worst blunders you can make

Today

It is often said that inheritance tax is hated by the many and paid by the few. But the few have been growing in number and facing bigger bills.

As the Premium Bond prize rate rises, here's the one savings prize draw worth entering... and the ones I'd definitely avoid: SYLVIA MORRIS

Today

Last Wednesday, I predicted National Savings & Investments (NS&I) would boost its Premium Bonds prize rate. A day later, it did

The hidden signs that 'luxury boutique' on Instagram is actually flogging cheap Chinese knock-offs - from the telltale names, sneaky tactics and giveaway 'family backstory'

Today

Swathes of supposedly luxury retailers have been popping up on adverts on social media platforms and enticing buyers with their excellent quality clothes.

What you can LEGALLY do to stop cars ruining the council-owned verge by your house: DEAN DUNHAM

Today

There is a grass verge to the side of my house, which is council-owned land. I live in a cul-de-sac and cars often use it to turn around, leaving it covered in tyre tracks.

Labour is accused of 'killing off' jobs as youth unemployment hits 12-year high

Yesterday

The Office for National Statistics said the jobless rate among 18 to 24-year-olds now stands at 14.7 per cent, a rate not seen since late 2014.

'Lipstick effect' puckers up sales at Superdrug as shoppers splash out on little luxuries

Yesterday

Superdrug is a division of AS Watson, the Hong Kong group which also owns the Perfume Shop and Savers, the discount beauty, health and household chain.

Bank set to replace 8,000 jobs with AI: £75m Standard Chartered boss to swap 'lower-value human capital' with machine

Yesterday

In an update that highlighted how the world of work is changing, the London-based bank said it will cut more than 15% of its back-office roles by 2030.

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