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Forget the Costa del Sol… Dortmund and Cork are this 12 months’s least expensive summer…
Families yet to book their summer holiday have been plunged into uncertainty in the past two months due to the conflict in Iran.Rumours of fuel shortages within six weeks and subsequent price rises have made many Britons think twice about…
BP income greater than double as oil big cashes in on hovering costs amid Iran battle
BP has reported its profits more than doubled in the first quarter, as traders cashed in on soaring oil prices triggered by the Iran war.The energy giant said profits reached $3.2billion between January and March after an ‘exceptional’…
I wish to scale back inheritance tax on a £700k property however I’ve no need to make…
I have property worth approximately £400,000 at present and my pension fund is held in a Self-Invested Personal Pension (Sipp), current value £300,000. I am aged 74.Since retiring, I have taken some payments from the pension fund including…
Five steps to seek out YOUR buried pension treasure – here is search out your outdated pots
Now everyone is auto enrolled into a new pension each time they change job we are all building up ever more pots, and many of us lose touch with them as time goes on.Job switching, auto enrolment with every move, and people's tendency to…
Plug-in hybrid automobiles price £4,000 MORE than a fully-electric equal
One of the biggest hurdles blocking drivers from switching to electric cars is their premium price tags.But a new study claims they might actually be a cheaper option than choosing a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) - which is seen as a…
High Street gross sales in largest drop for greater than 40 years as tax hikes and Iran struggle hit…
The High Street has suffered its worst month for more than 40 years as the Iran war hits households already reeling from higher taxes with a fresh inflation shock, bleak figures show.In a report that will fuel fears over the impact of the…
Word in your Shell-like, Ed: Labour should cease dithering over North Sea oil, says RUTH SUNDERLAND
When Mark Carney became governor of the Bank of England a dozen years ago, he and his wife Diana flaunted their achingly green credentials.She waged war on teabags, declaring that they were harmful to the planet.He ruffled feathers in the…
UK planning system ‘within the sluggish lane’, warns Lidl boss as German grocer plots…
Lidl warned the planning system ‘is stuck in the slow lane’ as it named hundreds of towns where it wants to open stores.Britain’s sixth-biggest grocer set out a wish list for new locations, including middle class areas from Notting Hill to…
Your most irritating neighbourhood rows, SOLVED: From overgrown hedges to annoying ball video games,…
There is a reason most of us, when buying a house, are warned to look as carefully at who lives next door as at the property itself.Your neighbour’s hedges, trees, ball games, fruit, animals and even, as you will see, sunbathing habits, can…
Claire’s closes 154 shops with lack of 1,300 jobs in newest High Street collapse
Claire’s has shut all its 154 high street shops across the UK and Ireland.Administrators for the fashion accessories chain said that around 1,300 workers will be made redundant as a result.The move does not affect the retailer’s 356…
