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Beach hut prices drop by a third: Is Britons' love affair with the seaside shacks over?

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Appetite for the beachside boltholes may be fading as prices have plummeted for the second year in a row, fresh data reveals.

I ordered €1000 holiday cash online from TravelFX but it never arrived: SALLY SORTS IT

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I ordered €1,000 from online bureau de change TravelFX for our summer holiday. The currency was despatched via Royal Mail Special Delivery.

Best new electric cars for every kind of driver: I've tried more than 80 - here are my top eight choices

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Electric car sales are revving up as petrol costs surge and new models launch each month. There are now more than 2.1 million EVs on Britain's roads.

How to haggle on the High Street: Most wouldn't dare ask for a discount at Boots, M&S or Tesco, but TOBY WALNE sweet-talked his way to 50% savings

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Haggling leaves most of us feeling uncomfortable and awkward. So it's little wonder that few of us would dream of trying it at the supermarket or on the High Street.

Barclays warns Burnham against windfall tax raid: Bank boss says new levy would curb lending and growth

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Barclays chief exec C.S. Venkatakrishnan, pictured, said: 'for every £1 of capital we have we lend £8 to £10' to businesses and households'.

Former boss of Britain's biggest estate agency wins unfair dismissal and age discrimination case against Skipton

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David Livesey, 67, sued Skipton for a reported £7m after claiming he was forced out amid allegations of bullying by Skipton's chief exec Stuart Haire.

America's inflation struggle: How long can new Fed boss stay in Trump's good books? asks ALEX BRUMMER

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Readers of this summer's political bestseller 'Regime Change,' will be aware of the visceral loathing between the President and former Fed chairman Jay Powell.

Burnham faces £24bn spending squeeze as inflation bites, top think-tank NIESR warns

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham, pictured, has been warned that he and Chancellor John Healey will face 'very difficult trade-offs' in the autumn Budget.

Frasers checks into Burberry with a 4% stake in Mike Ashley's latest foray into the luxury market

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The FTSE 250 firm, which owns Sports Direct and House of Fraser, disclosed last night that it owns 4.1% of the British trench-coat maker.

My landlord's arranged ten viewings of my flat before I move out. Can I refuse to let them in? DEAN DUNHAM KC replies

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We are moving out of our rented flat in six weeks because the landlord put the rent up. An agent has shown around at least 15 new tenants.

GSK set to slash billions in costs over next three years by embracing AI sparking fears of a jobs bloodbath

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GSK, led by boss Luke Miels, pictured, said it will be closing down its R&D site in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, and moving its staff to a new facility in Cambridge.

Ocado drops legal battle with M&S over disputed £190m performance payout

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M&S will not make a final payment after Ocado Retail - the 50:50 online grocery joint venture between Ocado and M&S - failed to meet targets.

How to avoid a midlife money meltdown: Women in their 50s are losing their jobs to AI and ending up on benefits at a frightening rate. Follow my 8 steps to build a financial buffer NOW - and come out stronger if your worst nightmare happens

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For middle-class women of a certain age, redundancy, divorce and illness are the triplet of financial torpedos that can blow up a previously comfortable existence.

National grid operator still uses fax machines and fails to file crucial risk reports to Ofgem, report claims

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Ofgem exempted Neso from submitting a risk report this year as it said there would be insufficient time for Neso to get its report for 2027 ready.

Boost your savings by up to £375 with my inflation-busting deals. I'm calling out the big banks offering terrible value... here's where to move your cash to instead: SYLVIA MORRIS

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Savers had more reason to cheer last week when official figures told us the continuous rise in the cost of living is finally slowing (at least for the time being).

Ofcom reveals customers' best and worst broadband and mobile firms: Is yours on the list?

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Regulator Ofcom has ranked broadband providers, mobile firms and landline services from worst to best for complaint numbers.

Johnson & Johnson to pay £4.1bn to settle lawsuits alleging talc products cause cancer

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The New-Jersey-based company - well-known for its baby powder - has proposed a settlement in an attempt to turn the page on the long-running legal battle.

Two more lenders hike mortgage rates ahead of Bank of England interest rate decision on Thursday

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The Bank of England will decide whether to increase the base rate on Thursday, in a move that could influence how banks price their mortgages.

Agatha Christie's relatives made £20m last year thanks to TV rights, book deals... and even jigsaws

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Agatha Christie Limited continues to make the best-selling author's descendants vast sums of money every year.

Unilever shares soar as it posts best sales growth in 16 years - boosted by deodorant ads during World Cup

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Unilever's boss said the World Cup was a 'pivotal moment' for the consumer giant, which recruited 50,000 social media 'content creators' to help promote its products.

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