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UK economy flatlines - what that means for you and your money

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves will outline the scheme in her first Mansion House speech</p>
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Pension ‘megafunds’ to be created to boost investment and growth

Rental prices have increased by 61% in the last decade, meaning more people are looking to buy (Rebekah Downes/PA)
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Santander, HSBC and TSB increase rates in spite of Bank of England cut

<p>Draught beer drinkers are set to save 1p a pint from February next year (Jeff Spicer/PA)</p>
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What’s happening to the price of a pint?

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<p>DIY retail chain Homebase could be heading for a partial collapse, putting thousands of jobs at risk (Steve Parsons/PA)</p>
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‘Del Boy billionaire’ steps in to save Homebase shops

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<p>A sharp drop in oil prices saw miners and energy firms drag on the FTSE 100 (Rui Vieira/PA)</p>
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What the new probe into car finance means for you and your vehicle

<p>Britain’s unemployment rate has risen to its highest level for nearly a year </p>
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As unemployment rises, Labour faces a jobs problem...

<p>Certain messaging services are now blocked on NatWest company devices (Yui Mok/PA)</p>
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NatWest blocks employees from using WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger

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Trump’s election will make Brexit even more painful for Britain

<p>Rachel Reeves’s radical budget looms over the Bank of England’s decision making </p>
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The interest rate cut is good news for homeowners – now they need more

<p>Simon Roberts of Sainsbury’s says the ‘unexpected barrage of costs’ is likely to mean higher prices for shoppers </p>
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Sainsbury’s boss: Budget costs to business will mean higher inflation

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Is my air fryer listening? The smart devices that could gather data

<p>A lot more people worry about inheritance tax than ever actually pay it and it is always the little things that create the big problems for chancellors </p>
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How the ‘tractor tax’ became a problem for Rachel Reeves

<p>A lot more people worry about inheritance tax than ever actually pay it and it is always the little things that create the big problems for chancellors </p>
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How the ‘tractor tax’ became a problem for Rachel Reeves

<p>Filling holes in the road was the most eye-catching spending announcement in Wednesday’s Budget </p>
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Yes, the Budget was disappointing – but not for the reasons you think

<p>The International Monetary Fund openly criticised Liz Truss’s plans in 2022, while it welcomed this week’s Budget from chancellor Rachel Reeves</p>
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Why it’s unfair to compare Reeves’ Budget to Truss’s economic disaster

<p>Government will raise £300m by scrapping the bus fares cap, rather than £3bn if it had not frozen fuel duty </p>
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Keeping £2 bus fare cap would have cost ‘a tenth’ of fuel duty freeze

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced rapid spending growth this year and next year, but current plans imply further cuts after 2025, economists have warned (Justin Tallis/PA)</p>
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This chart reveals the Budget’s winners – and who will be hit hardest

<p>Amazon has faced increasing competition from budget shopping app Temu,</p>
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Online retailer Temu faces European Union investigation illegal goods

<p>Rachel Reeves said national insurance, VAT and income tax would not rise for working people – but rises will hit employers</p>
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Rachel Reeves gambles on £40bn tax rise in her first Budget

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves poses outside 11 Downing St </p>
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Tax calculator: Check out how Labour’s Budget will affect you

<p>Rachel Reeves makes history as she leaves 11 Downing Street with her ministerial red box</p>
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Will Rachel Reeves’s borrow-and-spend Budget actually work?

<p>Rachel Reeves said national insurance, VAT and income tax would not rise for working people – but rises will hit employers</p>
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Rachel Reeves gambles on £40bn tax rise in her first Budget

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves poses outside 11 Downing St </p>
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Tax calculator: Check out how Labour’s Budget will affect you

<p>Rachel Reeves makes history as she leaves 11 Downing Street with her ministerial red box</p>
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Will Rachel Reeves’s borrow-and-spend Budget actually work?

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves outside 11 Downing Street with her ministerial red box before delivering her Budget in the Houses of Parliament (Lucy North/PA)</p>
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Reeves goes after employers with young workers the clear winners

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Reeves goes after employers with young workers the clear winners

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves outside 11 Downing Street with her ministerial red box before delivering her Budget in the Houses of Parliament (Lucy North/PA)</p>
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Trump’s Truth Social now worth more than Musk’s X

<p>Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has given his financial backing to Kamala Harris </p>
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Bloomberg donates $50m to Harris ‘after pressure from Bill Gates’

<p>Rachel Reeves is due to deliver her Budget on Wednesday </p>
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Pay for 800,000 freelancers could be hit if employers’ tax rises

<p>Zoopla said momentum in new sales remains strong and looks set to continue into December (PA)</p>
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What will the autumn Budget mean for my mortgage?

<p>Zoopla said momentum in new sales remains strong and looks set to continue into December (PA)</p>
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What will the autumn Budget mean for my mortgage?

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Savers urged to check tax bills after HMRC error led to overcharging

<p>Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves courted Britain’s top firms </p>
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After a love-in with business, is the romance with Labour now over?

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Man United owner Jim Ratcliffe pours nearly £600m into his car project

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It is time to cut interest rates – and give homeowners a break

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‘Amazon tax’ to save UK high streets under consideration by Reeves

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<p>Thames Water has asked to raise its bills by 53 per cent by the 2029-2030 financial year </p>
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Water companies push for higher bills as customers face up to 84% hike

<p>The Bank of England is likely to carry on reducing borrowing costs, which will help mortgage holders and other borrowers</p>
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UK economy to grow faster than thought in pre-Budget boost for Reeves

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Public sector pay rises hand Reeves a £6.7bn headache ahead of Budget

<p>UK interest rates are set to fall faster than borrowers and lenders have forecast, according to the US investment bank </p>
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UK interest rates will drop to 2.75 per cent, Goldman Sachs predicts

<p>The FCA also has concerns around the promotion of credit lending and debt solutions</p>
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Social media influencers warned that they could be breaking the law

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Savers fill tax-free ISA savings accounts ahead of Budget

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Savers fill tax-free ISA savings accounts ahead of Budget

<p>The price of gold has risen 83 per cent over the past five years </p>
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Gold price hits record high ahead of tight US presidential election

<p>Alex Ferguson was axed as an ambassador by Jim Ratcliffe</p>
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Why Manchester United were right to bid farewell to Alex Ferguson

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her first Budget on 30 October </p>
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Budget backlash intensifies as Reeves warned over inheritance tax hike

<p>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flies above the Pacific Ocean carrying a payload of 22 Starlink internet satellites into space </p>
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We can’t stand Musk – but what he did this week is astounding

<p>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flies above the Pacific Ocean carrying a payload of 22 Starlink internet satellites into space </p>
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We can’t stand Musk – but what he did this week is astounding

<p>MG pointed to its ‘strong electric car offering’ in its annual company report </p>
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Car maker MG insists ‘drop in UK electric car demand is short term’

<p>Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves before addressing the Labour Party Conference (Stefan Rousseau/PA)</p>
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Savers ‘pulling cash from pensions’ amid panic over Budget rumours

<p>Lower inflation could mean interest rate cuts, which could help Rachel Reeves in balancing her Budget</p>
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The £40bn question: How will Rachel Reeves balance the books?

<p>Cash on tap? A giant barrel of beer forms part of a demonstration against prohibition in 1920s America</p>
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Why taxing our bad habits won’t help Rachel Reeves in the Budget

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<p>Six broadband firms were accused of misleading customers over mid-contract price hikes </p>
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Broadband firms ‘misled consumers’ with mid-contract price rise ads

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Broadband firms ‘misled consumers’ with mid-contract price rise ads

<p>Six broadband firms were accused of misleading customers over mid-contract price hikes </p>
<p>Some bosses claim letting employees work from home hurts productivity, but there is no hard evidence of this </p>
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The WFH wars rage on – but there is a point we are all missing

<p>Yemen's Houthi rebels release video claiming to have blown up a British oil tanker in the Red Sea</p>
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Why Middle East crisis is tempering optimism over UK economy

<p>Damola Adamolekun, Red Lobster’s 35-year-old CEO, says he is not planning any more store closures </p>
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Red Lobster’s new CEO breaks silence over endless shrimp

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to open the investment floodgates </p>
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Why is Labour promising billions when the country is broke?

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to open the investment floodgates </p>
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Why is Labour promising billions when the country is broke?

<p>Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has said interest rate cuts could become ‘a bit more aggressive’, sparking a sharp fall in the value of the pound</p>
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Bank of England could be ‘more aggressive’ with interest rate cuts

<p>Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has said interest rate cuts could become ‘a bit more aggressive’, sparking sharp falls in the value of the pound</p>
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Bailey hints at faster rate cuts but oil prices could spoil the party

<p>Boris Johnson, who promoted freeports while prime minister </p>
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How the big Tory idea for Brexit success turned into failure

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