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Banish unsightly green stains from your fence with 55p kitchen staple
Green stains can make your garden fence look unsightly, but there's an easy way to clean up the marks without using harsh chemicals that damage the wood - and it costs just 55p
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British Gas scheme that offers free £2,000 energy help is closing today
The British Gas Individuals and Families Fund is closing today at 4pm for credit account holders but it will remain open to pre-payment meter customers
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Mike Ashley's Frasers Group pulls plug on Matchesfashion with jobs at risk
Frasers Group purchased Matchesfashion in December, in a deal worth £52 million, from private equity firm Apax Partners, who had owned the retailer since 2017
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Bring shine back to chrome appliances with 55p household item we all own
Making your chrome appliances look as good as new can feel like an impossible task, but a pair of cleaning gurus has shared that it's easier than you think to make it gleam once more
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Expert shares best time to turn your heating off this year as spring looms
The UK weather will slowly be hotting up over the next few weeks, meaning Brits will be able to turn their heating off and finally save some money on their energy bills
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Q&A on Nationwide's £2.9bn Virgin Money deal: What it means for 24m customers
The move took the City by surprise and is set to catapult Nationwide into second place in the mortgage and savings market
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Child Benefit calculator - see if you'll be better off after Budget announcement
Under the new Child Benefit system, the lower limit will be lifted from £50,000 to £60,000 from April 6, and your salary will have to be over £80,000 before the tax charge wipes out the full amount
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Aldi's Kevin the Carrot is making a triumphant comeback with an Easter makeover
The nation's favourite vegetable, Kevin the Carrot, will launch in Aldi stores across the UK this month. But, the retailer warns you'll have to act quick if you want the iconic plush toy
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Aviva announces £300m share buyback after profits increase to £1.47 billion
The insurance and pensions giant saw shares move higher on Thursday morning
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Aldi is making a huge change in its alcohol aisle in UK supermarket first
Aldi will be selling the Cambalala South African Shiraz (£7.99, 75cl) and Cambalala South African Sauvignon Blanc (£7.99, 75cl) in lightweight paper bottles
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Recruiters Page Group and Robert Walters reduce headcount as markets cool
Robert Walters revealed that its staff numbers fell by 9% to 3,980 at the end of December, while Page's dropped by 15.7% to 7,859
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Egypt floats currency and agrees with IMF to increase bailout loan to $8bn
This move is aimed at strengthening an economy that's been hit by a severe shortage of foreign currency and skyrocketing inflation
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Iceland urges thousands of Brits ' don't come to stores' in light-hearted plea
It's not very often a supermarket urges its most loyal customers to avoid shopping in its stores - but that's exactly what Iceland has done, and people are piling on praise for sweet gesture
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Costa Coffee hikes prices across thousands of self serve Express machines
The move has affected half of its 12,000 Costa Express counters with the coffee company saying the increased prices "reflect ongoing challenges faced by many retailers"
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ITV's Mr Bates vs The Post Office is proving a worldwide hit with TV audiences
ITV has seen advertising revenues hit by a stalling UK economy, but programmes like Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Love Island have generated revenues after being screened in foreign countries
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M&S joint chief Katie Bickerstaffe is stepping down after two years in the role
The high street giant said Ms Bickerstaffe will leave after the group's annual general meeting in July to "pursue her board career" with plans to take other roles in company boardrooms
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British ISA explained - how will it work and what the experts think about it
Jeremy Hunt explained the new British ISA would give people an extra £5,000 tax-free limit, on top of the existing £20,000 ISA allowance - here is what we know so far
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Ladbrokes and Coral owner, Entain, warns over £40m hit from regulatory pressures
The group revealed it swung to a pre-tax loss of £842.6 million in 2023 from profits of £102.9 million in 2022
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China has room to meet 5% annual growth target after strong start to the year
Even though China's exports grew a lot in the first two months of the year, global demand might stay low because of recent moves towards protectionism
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Major supermarkets slashing cost of baby formula - full list of price cuts
Sainsbury's, Tesco and Aldi have all announced cuts to their baby formula products following the move made by frozen supermarket Iceland earlier this year
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Woman unearths Asda receipt from 2004 and is gobsmacked by price changes
People can't get over how expensive food has become, after one mum came across a shopping receipt from two decades ago. Even when factoring in inflation, the prices have increased by a shocking amount
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Martin Lewis warning as more to be 'worse off' despite National Insurance cut
The Chancellor said the National Insurance cut would benefit around 27million workers with the average person saving £450 - however Martin Lewis says only one group will actually benefit
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Child Benefit changes explained in full as thousands of families better off
. In his Budget this week, Jeremy Hunt revealed plans to address the "unfairness" in the current Child Benefit system and confirmed new changes that will take effect soon.
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European Central Bank unlikely to cut interest rates as economy stalls
Europe's energy crisis sparked by Russia's war in Ukraine has eased and Inflation is down from its painful double-digit peak, but there likely won't be an interest rate cut at the European Central Bank's meeting
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ITV profits plunge by more than half as advertisers shun mainstream TV
On a positive trading note, ITV Studios performed strongly, generating record revenues thanks to popular shows like Love Island, which is now in 27 countries, and Mr Bates vs The Post Office, the biggest new drama on ITV in over a decade