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Barclays makes 'important step' announcement with customers set to benefit

Barclays is highlighting where there is the greatest opportunity to grow confidence and participation in UK investing.

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Cowboy roofers conned five homeowners out of nearly £250k in 'cruel' fraud

A court has heard how a gang of cowboy roofers duped five "ordinary people" out of nearly £250k by carrying out shoddy work – or not showing up at all – in a roofing fraud described as "particularly cruel" by a judge

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Labour set to respond after calls to raise HMRC personal tax-free allowance to £18,000

The petition on the Parliament website has now hit the threshold where it requires a Labour Party government response.

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Nationwide issues 'concerning' warning for customers aged between 18 and 29

Nearly 66 per cent of young people think they’ll be worse off than their mums and dads.

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Mum and young son die in park tragedy

Police have confirmed that an investigation has been launched

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Police hunt fiends who set traps on a woodland path to target walkers and riders

Police are investigating after metal wire was found across a path in Glencruitten Woods near Oban, Scotland, with officers warning it could cause serious injury to trail users

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Households in England told £92 document is 'more important' than a Will

Martin Lewis, the founder of Money Saving Expert, has championed the document on ITV This Morning.

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King Charles security will be 'taken very seriously' amid upcoming US state visit

A gunman fired shots during a Washington DC dinner attended by Donald Trump

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29,400 injuries recorded as dog bite incidents surge

Police across the UK recorded 29,400 out-of-control dog attacks causing injury last year — an 83% rise since 2020, new figures show, as calls grow to tackle the increase in dog bite incidents.

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Anger as Midlands school run turns into 'Formula 1 pit-lane' every day

Residents have been left 'infuriated' with incidents of 'road rage, near misses and queues'

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First-time buyer finds 'cupboard' is a huge hidden room doubling her flat's size

Liverpool photographer Phoebe Irving, 26, splashed out £105,000 on a four-bed flat and was left gobsmacked when she opened a door that had been locked during viewings — revealing a huge hidden room that almost doubled the size of her new home

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Hunt for gunman after home targeted in Bordesley Green shooting

Police believe a bike was involved in the incident

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Dad, 28, found dead in Midlands field after party

Danny Emmott had been in high spirits before his death

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Octopus Energy issues 'largest ever' announcement with bills cut to £0

Residents won’t pay a penny for their home energy for at least 10 years.

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HMRC warning for parents with kids born between September 2002 and January 2011

Labour Party government tax arm HMRC has warned that thousands of Child Trust Funds remain unclaimed.

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DWP handing older state pensioners bumper £740 payments in May

Retirees have been handed a 4.8% boost to their weekly state pension payments - thanks to the Triple Lock.

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Pest left flowers on ex's doorstep and 'stared' at her all night after she dumped him

Steven Darby, 49, said he found it 'difficult because she never gave him a real reason for the break-up'

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Buckingham Palace update as gunman opens fire at Donald Trump dinner days before US state visit

King Charles and Queen Camilla are due to meet with Donald Trump during the upcoming state visit

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Residents face having land bulldozed by council for 'trespassing on own gardens'

Doncaster Grove residents in Long Eaton are facing bills of up to £14,000 to keep gardens they believed they owned, as Erewash Borough Council seeks to reclaim disputed land after more than 30 years

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Man's 'unquenchable thirst' was sinister sign of aggressive brain tumour

Gavin White was on a family holiday in Greece in 2023 when he suffered a seizure on a beach and was rushed to hospital in the UK for scans, where he was told he had a brain tumour