The temperature is almost -6C and despite the snow, workers are frantically putting the finishing touches to a pair of detached houses that look ready […]
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Savings: Britons urged to act soon as some interest rates pass 4%
If you are one of the millions of people whose savings are languishing in an account paying little or no interest, it might be time […]
Read moreRoyal Mail’s ‘Swap Out’ scheme failed to deliver 500 stamps
I sent 500 2nd class stamps by special delivery to the Royal Mail Swap Out scheme on 1 November. The value was £340, and I […]
Read moreCall to end forced installation of UK prepayment meters after millions suffer without power
Ministers are being urged to stop the forced installation of prepayment meters after revelations that 3.2 million people – the equivalent of one person every […]
Read more‘I’m already sitting in the dark most of the time’: disabled yet pursued over gas bill
Peter Knight* was registered as disabled and on a list of “vulnerable” customers, but that did not stop the power supplier SSE from turning up […]
Read moreStudent maintenance loans to rise by 2.8% in England next year
Student maintenance loans in England will go up by 2.8% next year, the government has confirmed, despite soaring inflation and mounting concern about the impact […]
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