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Aldi staff told to refuse to serve customers if they decline new bag rule
If customers do not comply with the bag search policy at Aldi, staff have been told to refuse the sale one Aldi worker has claimed
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Cheapest UK supermarket in July named - and its £16 cheaper than most expensive
Which? looked at the price of popular groceries at eight of the biggest UK supermarkets as part of its monthly comparison - and this month saw some major changes to the list
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Greggs to open eight new branches across two months - see full list of new sites
The popular bakery chain shared its half year results on August 1 which revealed that the chain is on track to open 150 new branches over the course of 2023
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Primark opens self service checkouts in more stores - see full list of sites
Self service checkouts were introduced in stores in Milton Keynes and in Basingstoke - both stores have been refurbished with the tills unveiled as they reopened to customers over the last week
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All the driving law changes from August - from new road charges to parking bans
Some of these new rules could land you with a fine if you break them, with some fines being as high as £180, so really, it is important you are aware of them
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Rare 20p coin sells for £71 on eBay because of huge design error
The 20p coin was listed as a "mule" coin and is considered quite the collector's item in the coin community - with this particular seller bagging £71
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Asda expands rewards scheme to help shoppers save more money on their food shop
Unlike many of us, Asda is thinking ahead and has introduced the Christmas Saver Cashpot to its popular Asda Rewards app
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More Wetherspoons pubs to shut soon with others still at risk of closure
Wetherspoons announced last year that it was planning on closing 32 of its sites, before announcing that there would be further closures on top of that
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UK house prices fall in July by sharpest rate for 14 years, says Nationwide
Mortgage costs have this the highest level for 15 years as the Bank of England continues to battle inflation by upping its base interest rate - however this is causing house prices to fall
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What your monthly mortgage cost could rise to if interest rates go up this week
According to data collected by TotallyMoney, households are on average forking out an extra £593 on mortgage costs each month when compared to December 2021
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Alcohol prices to rise from today - with bottle of wine to go up by 44p
The new tax system was announced in 2021 during the then Chancellor Rishi Sunak's autumn budget where he called the change “the most radical simplification of alcohol duties for over 140 years”
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Asda shutting seven chemists this week - see if your local is closing
The seven sites will be closing their doors for good on Thursday, August 3 and the reason behind the move is due to "low use" of the services
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Banks with worst savings rates face being named and shamed under new plans
The warning comes as part of a clampdown from the UK's financial watchdog on banks offering low savings rates to customers despite the Bank of England's rate rises
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Cost of taxi journeys could rise by 20% as Uber wins major high court battle
This case revolved around who is in charge of paying VAT on the journeys for private hire vehicles - the taxi company or the driver
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Pub offers 'pay what you can afford' meals to help with cost of living crisis
The Queens Head pub in Boughton-under-Blean Kent launched a trial of the scheme last week, and if successful the "pay what you can afford" Sunday lunch will become a monthly event
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Martin Lewis tells Brits with £8,000 in savings to check their bank accounts now
The MoneySavingExpert.com founder has advised those with bigger savings pots to check whether their money was getting the best interest rate available
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Parents of children with health issues can get payments worth £172 a week
Here is everything you need to know about Disability Living Allowance (DLA) from who is eligible for it, how much you get, and how you can put in a claim
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DWP benefits - what happens when someone dies, does their entitlement continue
Most of the time someone's benefit payments will continue even after they have died and according to Government Guidance, you will need to pay this money back
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Tesco 'phasing out' biggest bottles of milk across all UK stores
Tesco shoppers took to social media recently asking the supermarket chain what had happened to the dairy product
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Thousands of UK drivers due refunds after 'technical error' with fines
The blunder happened in Sheffield and occurred when clocks went forward to British Summer Time from Greenwich Mean Time on March 26
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Amazon and Apple customers could get share of £500million payout
According to the lawyers leading the claim against the two tech giants, around seven million customers have been affected
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Best and worst banks based on switches - from Barclays to HSBC and Lloyds
The latest current account switch data is in from Pay.UK - but where are people switching to, and which banks are being ditched? See the full list below and tell us what you think
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Brits need £26,700 a year on top of state pension for a 'comfortable' retirement
For a "comfortable" standard of living, you will need an income of £37,300 a year - which means you will need a whopping £26,700 on top of your state pension
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British Gas profits surge 889% to £969million as Brits continue to struggle
British Gas said the profit was due to a rule change by the energy regulator Ofgem which raised the allowance energy firms could claim for supplying customers when wholesale prices massively exceeded the price cap
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Amazon issues urgent scam warning to all its Prime customers
In an email sent to customers this week, the retail giant warned that its Prime members were being targeted in a new scam
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