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Chinese car giant puts SUV wheels on backwards: BYD apologises for delivering new models with rear wheels on the front and vice-versa

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The wider rims and tyres designed to be installed on the back axle of its £26,000 Great Tang family car to provide better traction for the rear-wheel-drive electric SUV were instead fitted to the front.

Poundland staves off immediate collapse as emergency talks continue

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A notice to appoint administrators for Poundland expired at midnight, with 600 stores and 10,500 jobs at stake, plus thousands more in the supply chain.

Government should promote all pensioner benefits at the same time to improve woeful take-up

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Age UK and Independent Age say 280,000 older people could be lifted out of poverty if there was 100% take-up of pension credit, housing benefit and council tax reduction.

My three daughters have a combined £205,000 in student loans - should I pay them off or invest the cash?

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My wife and I are in the fortunate position where we could cover all of their fees, if we choose to.

Metro Bank puts itself up for sale - who could buy the FTSE 250 lender?

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The bank, which has 78 branches across the UK, is looking at a possible sale after a three-year turnaround plan.

Hope for flat owners! Leaseholders to be handed stronger powers to challenge rip-off service charges

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There have long been complaints that the annual charges are too expensive and that the way they are calculated is not transparent.

Anthropic eyes higher value of $1.5trillion amid scramble for shares - but will crisis at Nvidia derail blockbuster float?

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Anthropic's value looks set to be boosted as investors scramble to apply for shares in the AI giant ahead of its blockbuster stock market listing.

House prices will keep falling, estate agents warn as they give bleakest outlook in three years

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House prices are expected to continue falling over the coming months, as higher interest rates put buyers off moving home.

Nvidia shares plunge 9% as board looks set to oust boss over affairs - taking losses this week to $640bn

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Nvidia shares plunged nearly 9 per cent amid reports the chipmaker's board is preparing to oust boss Jensen Huang over a string of affairs.

Car dealers have withdrawn discounts on new petrols since fuel prices rocketed - so is it now cheaper to choose electric?

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Average discounts on new petrol cars have slipped from 10.8% in February to 10.2% in November, while diesel discounts have fallen from 9.7% to 8.5%. Is this the tipping point to choose a new EV?

The place where Britons are most likely to use loyalty cards... and how much they earn each year

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Shoppers have been persuaded to join by 'member prices' - discounts that are only available to those who have signed up to their points scheme.

Rents surge in commuter towns as work-from-home flat sharers seek to escape cost of cities like Manchester and Bristol

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We reveal the towns that have seen the biggest surge in rents in the last year.

I'm 61, recently retired and took a £69,000 lump sum - a chunk needs to go on home improvements, where should I invest the rest?

Today

A This is Money reader wants to know how they should invest £69,000 now they've retired.

Watering down reporting rules with online-only AGMs is 'ill-advised' - and even bosses agree!

Today

Business leaders are overwhelmingly opposed to key parts of controversial Government plans to weaken reporting rules for shareholder-owned companies, a major survey has found.

BP's North Sea sell-off is a threat to energy security: Britain must not let its own geography fall into foreign hands, says ALEX BRUMMER

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There is scarcely a day which goes by when government, finance or the media are not advising households on the need for a survivalist approach.

EasyJet takeover cleared for take-off by shareholders - but could regulators block Unilever's £50bn food mega-merger?

Yesterday

EasyJet shareholders have given the green light to the airline's £5.7billion private equity takeover in a move paving the way for it to fall into US hands.

ITV to show more repeats this Christmas as it cuts content budget by £25m

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ITV looks set to show more repeats this Christmas after cutting £25million from its content budget.

First Budget under Burnham 'failed credibility test' and threatens £30billion black hole

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Labour's first Budget under Andy Burnham failed to meet a 'minimal test of credibility' and threatens to open up a £30billion black hole in the public finances, experts have warned.

Aldi to cut hundreds of UK jobs with plans to move more roles overseas

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Aldi will cut hundreds of jobs in the UK as part of efforts to reduce costs and move roles overseas as sales fail to keep pace with rivals.

Why Nvidia's stock market pain is hurting your pension but you don't have to worry if you follow this plan: RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS

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The pensions and Isas of millions of British savers have been dented this week by the revelation that a middle-aged man thousands of miles away had an affair.

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