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1 week ago | 
cambridge-news.co.uk | Ashlea Hickin |Christian Abbott
Martin Lewis has explained the recent government updates to ISAs, noting that Britons can now open more accounts. Previously, individuals were restricted to one Cash ISA or a Stocks and Shares ISA each year, but they can now open multiple types, including fixed and easy access, within the same tax year.
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2 weeks ago | 
cambridge-news.co.uk | Ashlea Hickin |Christian Abbott
In a bid to empower customers with precise energy data for effortless management, Octopus Energy has introduced a novel product that's being dispatched to homes across the nation.
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2 weeks ago | 
cambridge-news.co.uk | Ashlea Hickin |Christian Abbott
Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued a warning to households in England and Scotland concerning potentially unclaimed back payments dating as far back as 1993. He highlighted the council tax bands system, which determines what residents pay based on their property's banding, starting from A and progressing through to D. These bands are influenced by a house's valuation, local council charges for the band, and any reductions that householders might be entitled to.
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3 weeks ago | 
msn.com | Luke Chillingsworth |Christian Abbott |Rom Preston-Ellis
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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1 month ago | 
msn.com | Christian Abbott |Rebecca Whalley
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see.
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1 month ago | 
bristolpost.co.uk | Estel Farell Roig |Christian Abbott |Estel Farell-Roig
It is possible to decrease the longevity of food and drink just by the way it's organisedUK households storing semi-skimmed milk in the fridge door have been advised to move it. Beko has warned that storing milk in this way can decrease the lifespan of food and drinks in the fridge, simply due to the way it is organised. Beko's research indicates that UK households discard approximately £250 worth of food per person annually.
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1 month ago | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Christian Abbott |Ewan Mowat
People are being warned of fake subscription messages. Brits are being warned to watch out for a five-word message that could lead to your bank account being drained. Fraudsters are targeting people across the UK with the simple text or email message before targeting their finances. The scam sees people receive a text saying: "Free hamper - just pay P&P". But people signing up to the subscriptions linked to the widely-circulated messages are reporting unknown charges on their accounts.
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2 months ago | 
cambridge-news.co.uk | Ashlea Hickin |Christian Abbott
HSBC account holders have received an urgent notification concerning withdrawal caps. The alert follows confusion after a mystified patron contacted This is Money querying: "Why wouldn't HSBC let me withdraw more than £1,000 in cash?" They said: "I wanted to take out £5,000 in cash from my HSBC bank account. HSBC says it has no limit on the amount of cash you can withdraw over the counter. But it seems HSBC Watford does not allow customers to withdraw any amount they request.
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2 months ago | 
cambridge-news.co.uk | Cait Findlay |Christian Abbott
Starting from 2026, the state pension age is set to increase from 66 to 67 for those born on or after April 1960. A study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found that many UK residents in their sixties are not aware of the upcoming change. The IFS discovered that 59 percent of individuals surveyed had incorrect expectations regarding the start of their state pension.
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2 months ago | 
cambridge-news.co.uk | Ashlea Hickin |Christian Abbott
UK households have been cautioned about storing semi-skimmed milk in their fridge doors. Semi-skimmed milk, which contains a mere 2% fat content, is the most commonly purchased milk in the UK. However, according to an expert, you might be storing your milk incorrectly if it's in the fridge door. ITV presenter and cleaning guru Lynsey Crombie revealed on This Morning that the fridge door is the worst place to store your milk.
