Finance

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Don’t sleepwalk into debt with buy now, pay later credit - what you need to know
Thousands of people are using buy now, pay later, despite not knowing the risks involved - consumer rights champion Martyn James explains what you need to know
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Millions of single mums forced to cut back on Christmas as cost of living bites
Analysis of Office for National Statistics (ONS) data found that 1.1million households with single mothers are forced to use less gas or electricity in their homes, while 1.4million are cutting back on food and other essentials
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Couple buys 'dump' house from council for £1 and turn it into £120,000 home
Debbie and Ste Hodge's hard work paid off after they purchased a Liverpool home for just £1 and turned it into a valuable asset worth £120,000 - find out how they did it
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Dad wins £3.75million after placing bet on phone when wife popped to loo
Tommy and Shelley Roche scooped £3,790,637.42 after placing a £1 bet on an online casino game they had never played before - and it completely changed their lives
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Cost of Christmas chocolate boxes snowballs with some 50% more than last year
Consumer watchdog Which? has explained the reason for the increase as retail experts said shoppers need to be savvy when it comes to buying treats
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McDonald's Christmas Day and Boxing Day 2023 opening times explained
Christmas Day and Boxing Day fall on Monday and Tuesday this year and as always, these days are classed as bank holidays - so will McDonald's be open on these dates?
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Morrisons Christmas and Boxing Day 2023 opening times - when UK shops will open
Christmas Day is nearly upon us and some households might be scrambling for last-minute forgotten bits. Like other major UK supermarket chains, Morrisons will be adjusting its opening hours over Christmas
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Sainsbury’s Christmas and Boxing Day 2023 opening times for this weekend
Customers yet to do their Christmas food shopping can drop into a Sainsbury's store right up until Christmas Eve but store opening times may vary over the festive period
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Asda workers to strike over 'toxic' treatment of staff in first ever walk-out
Asda workers are set for the first industrial action the supermarket chain has seen in a walkout over allegations of a 'toxic' workplace culture, wage errors and concerns over health and safety
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DWP Universal Credit warning as couples face cuts if they don't follow rules
In a recent update, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) warned that couples could see a reduction in their joint Universal Credit payment if one person doesn't follow their Universal Credit Claimant Commitment
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Woman loses £11,000 to scam that used Martin Lewis in its adverts
Over the last few years, Martin Lewis has campaigned against the use of scam adverts on social media as his image is often used to promote them and in 2019 sued Facebook over its approach to tackling scams on its platform
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Cheapest supermarket Christmas vegetables at Tesco, Aldi, Asda, Lidl and more
We've rounded up the best prices for vegetables at major supermarkets including Tesco, Aldi and Iceland - and you can pick up items from just 15p
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Quality Streets are 'cheapest ever' in budget store as near-kilo tub is just £5
Shoppers are rushing to B&M to get their hands on the larger than normal Quality Street tins for just a fiver as a regular tub from supermarkets are already £4.50
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Cheapest champagne and prosecco prices at Tesco, Aldi, Asda, Morrisons and Lidl
We’ve checked online and found the cheapest prices today for full-sized 75cl bottles - with prosecco starting from £4.75 and champagne from £11.99
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Driver warning as certain parking spots could ramp up cost of insurance by £100
Research conducted by the price comparison site GoCompare revealed that car insurance policies are an average of £54 more expensive for those who park in a garage
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Cadbury admits Roses won't include fan favourite chocolate this Christmas
Cadbury chocolate Roses are always popular stocking fillers across households at Christmas time, the box of bite sized chocolates contains a range of different flavours and everyone has their particular favourite
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DWP slammed over 'insult' £10 Christmas bonus that hasn't risen in 51 years
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) paid the £10 Christmas bonus at the start of December to those on legacy benefits - but Mirror readers have contacted this paper to express their disappointment
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UK at risk of recession after economy shrinks in worse-than-expected figures
Gross domestic product, which is a measure of the size and health of the economy, was downgraded for the three months from July to September, new figures show
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Aldi Christmas and Boxing Day 2023 opening times for each store explained
Aldi confirmed its opening hours several months ago to give shoppers plenty of time to plan their shopping trips around the big day - here we explain Aldi's opening hours for Christmas Day and the days surrounding it
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Tesco Christmas and Boxing Day opening times 2023 for this weekend
Tesco will be closed on Christmas Day this year and will be adjusting its opening hours for the days around it - here's everything you need to know if need to make a last-minute dash to the shop
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Asda Christmas and Boxing Day 2023 opening times as stores run reduced hours
Christmas falls on Monday, December 25 this year and on this day Asda - like all other major UK supermarkets - will be closing all of its stores this includes Asda's new Express convenience stores
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High street carnage forecast as 46,000 stores face financial trouble
'The shopping bonanza many retailers were relying on this Christmas does not seem to have materialised'
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Aldi announces major change to popular food service in all 1,000 UK stores
The service allows Brits to pick up a "Surprise Bag" which gives them at least £10 worth of food for just £3.30 - food included in the bags usually consists of things like fruits, vegetables, dairy products, meats and snacks
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One in three Brits set money aside for their own funeral - an average of £3,900
However, the same number have no savings in place to cover the cost of their own send-off - and three in 10 have no idea how much this typically costs, the research found
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Iceland slashes price of Christmas vegetables to 1p - but you need to be quick
The frozen supermarket has slashed the price of its Christmas dinner staple vegetables for its online shoppers for today (December 21) and tomorrow (December 22)