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Five-year fixed mortgages break 6% barrier as lenders keep pushing rates higher

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Average five-year mortgage rates have topped 6% for the first time in three years, as lenders continue to hike prices on inflation concerns.

BT swoops for TalkTalk in rescue deal after fears collapse could pose national security risk

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BT has bought troubled broadband provider TalkTalk out of administration as fears that its collapse could raise national security concerns.

Lidl's UK boss calls for planning reform as discounter eyes 50 new stores this year

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The British arm of the German discount giant has been opening new shops as it seeks to grow an even greater slice of the market. It has been using price cuts and loyalty offers to win share.

Please don't call us SMEs... we are mid-sized firms: Britain's engine room wants a new name

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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.

We generate £1M for the economy from every 10,000 fans: O2 and Wembley Arena call for business rates cut

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Representatives for venues including Wembley Arena, the O2 and Alexandra Palace have made the case to the Treasury to extend a reduction on business rates to bigger sites.

My state pension will be reduced because I didn't claim child benefit, can I still fix this?

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I did not claim child benefit initially for my three children when I returned to the UK, believing it to be means tested. Can I do anything about it now?

How freeholders and agents are using secret commissions and kickbacks to make money from leaseholders

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According to industry insiders, leaseholders could be paying hundreds more on their service charges as a result of the hidden financial arrangements.

I ditched medical school to sell olives and built a £3.8M a year business - meet the Olly's founder trying to make snacking healthier

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

Bond vigilantes are punishing the UK but doing savers a favour, says Hamish McRae

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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.

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

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Angela Rayner has given councils the power to seize properties if they've been empty for just six months. It marks the latest twist in Labour's crackdown on landlords and second home owners.

Shoppers can pay three times more for their favourite snacks in smaller packs as food giants cash in on fat jab boom

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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.

The junior Isa that comes with two hours of free childcare: Oaknorth launches 3.5% deal with a twist

Today

The digital challenger bank has launched its first account dedicated to saving for children. We take a look at the account and explore another option for building a nest egg.

Tough love isn't enough to get Britain's NEETs working, says RUTH SUNDERLAND

Today

Kemi Badenoch stole a phrase from Labour grandee Alan Milburn when she said 'tough love' is needed to tackle the crisis of nearly a million NEETs.

Tax rises loom as Hormuz crisis threatens to blow £7bn hole in Chancellor's plans

Today

John Healey has been warned he faces a £7bn financial black hole if energy supplies from the Middle East remain choked off by Donald Trump's Iran war.

Chancellor summons bank bosses to crunch talks as unions call for punishing windfall tax on industry

Today

The Chancellor will hold crunch talks with bank bosses this week amid fears he is preparing to hit the industry with higher taxes.

Royal Mail boss 'sorry' for poor performance and promises 'biggest transformation in generations' by Christmas

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Royal Mail's boss said he was 'sorry' for poor performance as he revealed the ailing postal service's 'biggest transformation in generations'

Jaguar to unveil its new £130,000 EV which will 'scare you on the motorway' after controversial rebrand

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The Type 01, first announced in May, will boast 23-inch wheels, 1,000 horsepower and 360 new patents.

Surging debt interest bill piles Budget pressure on Healey: Alarm as UK's bond payments near critical level

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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.

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

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

Bots won't replace brickies but UK construction has a productivity problem, warns Mace Construct boss

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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.

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