All news by author: Ruby Flanagan
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Wetherspoon slashes price of Guinness from today to celebrate St Patrick’s Day
From today, pub-goers can get themselves a range of Irish tipples for a fraction of the price until the end of St Patrick's Day this Sunday including Guinness and Jamesons
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Lidl, Tesco and Sainsbury's issue urgent product recalls as food 'unsafe' to eat
Some of the recall notices were down to potential allergen contamination - however, other products were at risk of containing glass and metal. - here is a full list of the recall notices issued over the last few weeks
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Martin Lewis’ MSE urges eBay sellers to act fast ahead of major fee change
A post to Martin Lewis' Money Saving Expert (MSE) website's Twitter/X account shared that the second hand selling website will be hiking its sales fees from April 8 from the current 12.8% to 13.22%
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McDonald's customers' fury as major IT outage stops restaurants serving food
Several customers took to social media to share their frustration as staff were unable to take orders in store this morning. Others reported being turned away from their local McDonald's branch and some also faced issues with online orders
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Major update on car finance probe that could lead to payouts for drivers
The boss of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed that it was "improbable" that a major investigation into hidden, unfair car finance commission would find no evidence of wrongdoing
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Irn-Bru maker says up to 195 jobs across UK are 'at risk' of being cut
Irn Bru maker AG Barr has said that up to 195 jobs are likely to be cut as part of a "business reorganisation"
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Common kitchen habit could be adding extra £40 a year to your energy bills
Many Brits are guilty of some energy bad habits such as leaving lights on, doing a half load of washing, or running their dishwasher on the hottest setting - while these habits may seem inconsequential, they can potentially have a significant impact on your energy bill
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Martin Lewis warning as bust energy firms 'threaten' customers with debt claims
The Money Saving Expert (MSE) team this week revealed that a debt collector firm had been sending emails which bizarrely appeared to be signed by the late pop star Michael Jackson asking for repayments owed to two collapsed energy firms
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Charity worker who was wrongly charged rent after moving out wins back £1,655
Hadley, 34, a charity worker, was forced to spend months fighting an estate agent to get the money back after they kept £1,725 of their £2,225 deposit to cover supposed rent arrears, cleaning fees and damages
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Pret to crack down on 'free' coffee hack that allows Brits to share subscription
Pret has a member club which customers pay £30 a month to be a part of. Members of this club are then allowed to order up to five coffees each day and 20% off food
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Halifax to reduce maximum working age for some mortgage applicants
Halifax is reducing the maximum age it will consider earned income for mortgage applicants from 75 years to 70 years and the new rules will be introduced from Monday March 18
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Waitrose shoppers angry after weekly loyalty scheme vouchers delayed 'by weeks'
The supermarket chain's membership programme myWaitrose offers personalised discount vouchers for shoppers each week which gives them money off certain products based on their shopping habits
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HMRC warning as thousands of families missing out extra £4,000 a year
HMRC has urged families to take advantage of the Government's tax-free childcare scheme which is worth up to £4,000 a year, particularly as Easter is only a few weeks away
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Cost of living help worth £100 will be given to struggling households this month
Certain households in Tower Hamlets, London will be given up to £100 worth of supermarket vouchers through the council's Household Support Fund scheme
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Greggs announces major spring menu shake-up which includes two brand new items
The new items are part of Gregg's Balanced Choice range gives customers to option of a more so-called "healthier" option with the items being less than 400 calories and green or amber on the nutritional traffic light system
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Martin Lewis explains how thousands of parents can claim extra cash from April
The Money Saving Expert (MSE) website founder returned to screens this evening for ITV's Martin Lewis Money Show and this week's episode focused on the Spring Budget and how what was announced was going to affect you
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Millions unclaimed in National Lottery prizes - full list of winning tickets
It may be an unbelievable thought, but there is a small group of people out there who may not realise that they have actually won the lottery - at the moment, there are nine prizes left unclaimed
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DWP to change or stop 440,000 claims by September under benefit shakeup plans
The DWP is currently shifting people from older-style benefits to Universal Credit, in a process called managed migration with thousands more benefit claimants set to be affected by the shakeup this year
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DWP's 'immoral' state pension rule could 'push 400,000 Brits into poverty'
The International Consortium of British Pensioners (ICBP) has published a new report which shares the warning for pensioners looking to move abroad and slams the Government’s defence of it's “immoral” policy
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Aldi gives thousands of workers second pay rise this year to £12.40 an hour
The new pay rates will be introduced from 1 June this year with Aldi noting that it is "the highest level of entry pay ever to be paid by a British supermarket"
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Thousands warned they could miss out on £3,000 after benefit rule change
The changes to Child Benefit rules looks set to impact potentially 485,000 higher earners - however around 180,000 will need to "take action now" to make sure they benefit from the changes
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Mum forced to cancel holiday after falling for £4,000 Airbnb scam
One mother of three had to cancel a family holiday only hours before they were due to fly after learning she had been scammed out of £4,000 from a fake Airbnb listing
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National Grid to cut out-of-hours repair callouts in major change to service
The National Grid is responsible for power connections to homes, and currently, it will send out a repairman within three hours if notified between 7am and 7pm on weekdays, on weekends, they must be notified between 9am and 5pm
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People are only just realising where the phrase 'Bucket List' comes from
A 'Bucket List' is a list of the experiences that someone hopes to accomplish before they die or 'kick the bucket' - the phrase is so well known that many believe it has been around for a lot longer than it actually has
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Disgusting reason you should never go to bed with wet hair, says sleep experts
We've all been a little lazy once or twice and not dried our hair before getting into bed but according to the sleep experts at Happy Beds we should really think twice about doing this
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