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Retail sales inch higher in January as jewellery demand continues
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (394+ words) By ANGHARAD CARRICK, BUSINESS NEWS EDITOR Retail sales bounced back in January after a gloomy Christmas, driven by discounting and continued demand for jewellery as supermarkets remain under pressure. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the total volume of…...
Daughter nearly bankrupts family by racking up £42,000 data bill
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (676+ words) A daughter nearly bankrupted a British family after she racked up a "42,000 mobile phone bill for watching TikTok'videos on holiday. The Alty family were enjoying a trip away in'Marrakech when O2 sent the first of two enormous bills, leaving them wondering…...
Eon Next now has the cheapest fixed energy tariff from a big supplier
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (532+ words) By SAM BROMLEY, MONEY & CONSUMER GUIDES WRITER Energy provider Eon Next is offering the cheapest fixed energy tariff from a major supplier, with savings of "170 against the price cap. A typical household using both gas and electricity can expect to…...
Interest rates tipped to fall to 3 per cent by the summer
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (675+ words) By HUGO DUNCAN BUSINESS EDITOR Interest rates have been tipped to fall to 3 per cent by the summer as the Bank of England battles to prop up the ailing economy. Just a day after it revealed unemployment has risen to…...
Single mother reveals she's slashed her food bill to just £70 a week
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (1039+ words) A single mother who slashed her food shop bill to just "70 a week for her family of five has revealed that she also lost four stone in the process. Since becoming a single mother in 2023, Charlene Woracker, 34, has made 'drastic…...
Inflation falls to its lowest level in almost a year
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (540+ words) Inflation fell to 3 per cent in January in a rare piece of good news for Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The rate of Consumer Prices Index(CIP)inflationdropped from 3.4 per cent in December, according to the Office for National Statistics. It is…...
Sad reason Aussie is forced to sell his home for just $2
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (491+ words) By CAITLIN POWELL - NEWS REPORTER 05:16 18 Feb 2026, updated 05:34 18 Feb 2026 A pensioner was forced to sell his houseboat in Queensland for $2 after mooring rules on the Noosa River were tightened by the state government. David Blundell, 76, bought the vessel 'Sunsets and Dreams…...
Aussies lose it over 'criminal' price of an iced coffee in Melbourne
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (475+ words) By MATT JONES, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA 01:38 17 Feb 2026, updated 01:46 17 Feb 2026 A $10.80 iced coffee has sparked outrage among Aussies." If customers want soy, almond, oat or lactose-free milk, they'll have to pay $2 more. '$2 extra for soy milk? Criminal,' one person wrote....
Aussies told to brace for more mortgage misery
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1048+ words) By SARAH BROOKES - SENIOR REPORTER, AUSTRALIA The Reserve Bank has warned inflation may not return to target until late 2028, in unwelcome news for Aussies with a mortgage after newly-released meeting minutes on Tuesday hinted at yet another rate rise. The…...
Three major banks slash mortgage rates for first-time buyers
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (797+ words) Santander, NatWest and Barclays have all announced they are cutting mortgage rates for first-time buyers. From tomorrow, Santander will lower its first-time buyer rates by up to 0.32 percentage points across two, three and five-year deals, slashing costs for those buying…...