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We are now on our fourth Chancellor of the Exchequer this year — the person who’s in charge of decisions about the nation’s finances. Our guides you through how this might affect your personal finances in the months to come.  But here’s a suggestion. Why not appoint yourself chancellor in your own home, and devise …

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Building societies are struggling to cope with a huge demand for new accounts from savers hunting for better returns on their nest eggs. The five biggest societies — Nationwide, kombi Servisi Coventry, Yorkshire, Skipton and Leeds — together hold some 90 per cent of the money in the 43 societies. They have all seen a …

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Boris Johnson yesterday unveiled his plan for turning Britain green by 2050 – but was warned by the Treasury that taxes and consumer costs could rise to cover the estimated £1trillion bill. The PM has published the most detailed proposals yet for how the country will achieve the Net Zero ambition and contribute to the …

Boris Johnson yesterday unveiled his plan for turning Britain green by 2050 – but was warned by the Treasury that taxes and consumer costs could rise to cover the estimated £1trillion bill Read More »

MOSCOW (AP) – A fire Saturday at a private shelter in the Siberian city of Kemerovo that was operating illegally killed 22 people, Russian officials said. Initial reports described the wooden building in the city 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles) east of Moscow as a nursing home, kombi Servisi but the country’s Investigative Committee, kombi Servisi …

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