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A COUNCIL tax hike is on the cards at Thursday’s gloom-laden Budget, Jeremy Hunt suggested today. The Chancellor appeared to confirm that Brits will be whacked...
ASDA has joined Lidl in placing a limit on how many eggs customers can buy. Other supermarkets across the country are experiencing shortages of the key ingredie...
A SAVVY cook has revealed how she feeds a family of four for just £1 per portion. Becky Excell, a social media influencer and author, has created cheap but nut...
RISHI Sunak is planning to give eight million hard-up Brits hundreds of pounds in handouts to cushion the blow of higher energy bills. The PM is expected to ann...
MILLIONS of households have started receiving the next instalment of the £650 cost of living payment. The first payment of £326 was made in July and September a...
HOMEOWNERS will be worried about affording repayments following interest rate hikes â here’s what to do if you’re struggling. The Bank of England increased in...
A HIGH Street bank is offering homeowners a cash reward of up to £2,000 to make energy-efficient improvements to their properties. Barclays has announced the pi...
CHRISTMAS is all about the food, and that’s what Waitrose is celebrating in its new festive ad campaign. The 60-second advert highlights the time and effort fa...
HOUSEHOLDS face a double hit of soaring council tax and £900 higher energy bills next spring thanks to the Autumn Statement. But Rishi Sunak dropped his biggest...
IN the run-up to Thursday’s Budget, Jeremy Hunt has warned he plans to be Scrooge and will inflict some “very horrible decisions”; on all of us. It is normal fo...
SHOPPERS are now paying double than they were two years ago for some big name food brands as food giants raise their costs above inflation. Heinz’s tomato ketch...
SUPERMARKETS have warned shoppers of egg shortages with some stores rationing how many they can buy. Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl have put up notices in some of...