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As doomed discount offers go, the invitation to make your own teddy on the cheap was one for the agesThose of us fortunate enough to live through the heady days of the Hoover free-flights fiasco […]

There is a music scene. Vinyl shops have been spotted. Avocado toast is for sale. But Halifax remains HalifaxWhat’s going for it? “The Shoreditch of the north”, said BBC Radio 6 […]

Official figures show Midlands city had highest rate of personal insolvencies in 2017Stoke-on-Trent has been identified as the debt capital of England and Wales, according to official figures.The […]

Gatwick, Stansted and Birmingham all need improvement, while Manchester remains poor, a survey says. […]

Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe sounded a note of caution about raising interest rates on Friday, saying there was limited evidence that wages were rising as fast as the BoE forecast […]

The chain's pay your age promotion was a "good idea, poorly executed", experts say. […]

We’ve been failed by Govia Thameslink and Chris Grayling. Now we’re taking matters into our own handsOn Tuesday, normally mild-mannered commuters from St Albans waved placards and chanted […]

If you’re looking for something divine, these five properties may be the answer to your prayers Continue reading... […]

Queues of "about a mile long" formed at one shopping centre, prompting calls to police. […]

Number of new homeowners rose 8% in May as mortgages for landlords dropped 10%The number of first-time buyers rose in May while the number taking on new buy-to-let mortgages fell, in a sign that […]

Some night workers at tennis tournament earn £8 an hour, far below London living wageCasual workers in the Wimbledon catering operation are being paid the same hourly rate for night shifts as […]

Homes are typically taking two weeks longer to sell compared with last spring, surveyors say. […]

But some are debating whether the cosmetics entrepreneur is truly "self-made", as Forbes says. […]

British lenders expect demand for consumer borrowing to pick up in the third quarter, a Bank of England survey showed on Thursday, echoing signs of a broader recovery in the economy after a slow […]

British house prices remained flat in June and the market was likely to stay sluggish in the coming months despite more properties being put up for sale, a surveyors group said on Thursday. […]

Solicitors failed to spot a clause that affects the value of the house, and I need it removedI am about to complete on the purchase of a house on a new Charles Church development in Northiam, East […]

Business chiefs moan about vacant jobs going unfilled and how it threatens the economy – so why don’t they just pay more?In recent weeks media outlets in the US have been fretting over […]

Supermarket chain’s back-pay demands could cost it up to £20,000 for each workerThe number of Tesco shop workers taking part in a legal challenge to secure equal pay, which could lead to […]

Data brokers such as Acxiom make millions of pounds a year selling access to your data. […]

A backlog of payments - including wages - that were blocked by a IT problem on Sunday has yet to be cleared. […]

Britain's banks and insurers must take the lead in spelling out how they will use data collected from customers or they could face new rules, Financial Conduct Authority Chair Charles Randell said on […]

The social media giant failed to ensure Cambridge Analytica deleted users' data, UK watchdog says. […]

11 July 1968: Revenue is being eaten up by administrative costs rather than subsidising public transportMore than £8,500,000 has been put into parking meters by British motorists since the […]

It was three years old – and I can’t believe they’re still selling themI’ve seen your stories about Argos glass garden tables shattering. My Malibu patio set (different from […]

Buses in the capital are fairly priced and frequent – and well used. Why has the rest of the country been left behind?The railway network is in meltdown. Bus use is declining as routes are cut […]

Aldi and Lidl say staff will be able to leave early on Sunday if England win their semi-final. […]

Timetable changes for eight franchises, including Govia Thameslink Railway, have been postponed. […]

When I booked the east coast line was operated by Virgin – and LNER claims it can’t helpIt seems pretty straightforward but Virgin East Coast call centres and staff have failed to provide […]

Mortgage restrictions could end reliance on property investment to drive economyMortgage restrictions should be imposed on UK homebuyers by the Bank of England to prevent house prices rising for at […]

Five things that are flying off the shelves thanks to England's World Cup success. […]

How earnings of more than $100,000 became too little for a family of four to get by on. […]

Train operators will leave schedules unchanged to avoid repeat of May fiascoSweeping rail timetable changes planned for December are to be abandoned as the industry seeks to avoid a repeat of the […]

Move angers environmental campaigners but is welcomed by automotive industryPetrol and diesel hybrid cars will still be permitted to be sold in 2040, the government has conceded, in a move that has […]

Frustrated travellers trying to cope with a disrupted service must fight for refundsFahd Izbal booked tickets for his train journey from Bridge of Allan, Stirling, to London King’s Cross three […]

Hundreds of thousands more charge points could be installed under plans from the transport secretary. […]

My insurer says the surviving partner can stay in our home if we create a flexible trustQ My wife and I jointly own the home we live in and we are concerned about what would happen in the event of […]