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Oct 28, 2024 | 
news.sky.com | Katie Williams
Many airlines urge customers to pay for specific seats in advance or run the risk of being split up - but is this really necessary? Pick your airline carefully - and book seats at same timeIt's not a general rule that you'll be split from your travel companions if you don't pay to reserve the seats you want. A 2023 study by Which?
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
originalfm.com | Katie Williams
We've taken a look…Pick your airline carefully - and book seats at same timeIt's not a general rule that you'll be split from your travel companions if you don't pay to reserve the seats you want. A 2023 study by Which? Travel found that families paying in excess of £100 to sit together are probably wasting their money, with most major airlines likely to sit you with the people you booked with automatically even if you don't cough up for seat selection.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
news.sky.com | Katie Williams
The rise of veganism seems to have been unstoppable in recent years, with more and more people making the lifestyle switch due to animal welfare, environmental and health concerns. The "Veganuary" campaign - which started in 2014 and sees participants commit to being vegan for the entire month of January - has helped raise awareness of a plant-based diet and is credited with prompting many people to make a permanent switch.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
news.sky.com | Katie Williams
Many of us envisage retirement as a peaceful winding down after several decades of hard work. But an increasing number of mortgage holders face having to put their relaxation on ice as they're left with no choice but to work past their pension age to pay off long-term mortgages. Homeowners are still reeling from painful interest rate increases by the Bank of England that pushed high street mortgage rates as high as 6.8%.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Ryan Paton |Katie Williams |Katie Farr
Taylor Swift fans were horrified as a flock of seagulls arrived at the popstar's first UK show of the Era Tour tonight. Thousands of fans descended on Murrayfield stadium in Edinburgh on Friday night for the eagerly anticipated show. The popstar is playing a series of gigs in the Scottish capital before she comes to Anfield Stadium next week. The 34-year-old has a legion of superfans who queue for hours in advance to make sure they get a good spot close to the stage.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
news.sky.com | Katie Williams
Capital gains tax is a levy on any profit you make when you sell or "dispose of" an asset, such as shares or a second home. "Disposing" means gifting it, swapping it for something else or getting compensation for it - eg through an insurance payout. Only the profit is taxed, not the total amount you've received for it. For example, if you bought shares in a company for £5,000 and sold them later for £20,000, you've made a gain of £15,000, some of which is taxable.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
news.sky.com | Brad Young |Katie Williams
UK residents spend billions of pounds abroad each year, but it can be difficult to know how to make sterling go as far as possible. With summer fast approaching, so too are the opportunities to splash out on holidays, so the Money team spoke with three travel experts to find out when, where and how to pay abroad. "The cheapest way to spend overseas is often on plastic, if you've got the right plastic," said James Jones, head of consumer affairs at Experian.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
news.sky.com | Jimmy Rice |Katie Williams
The rise of the vegan diet seems to have been unstoppable in recent years, with more and more people making the lifestyle switch due to animal welfare, environmental and health concerns. The "Veganuary" campaign – which started in 2014 and sees participants commit to being vegan for the entire month of January - has helped raise awareness of a plant-based diet and is credited with prompting many people to make a permanent switch.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
news.sky.com | Katie Williams
Spending a fair chunk on going to see your favourite big artist is not new - but it certainly feels like concert prices have entered a new stratosphere. Fans of Bruce Springsteen have paid upwards of £120 for "rear pitch" standing tickets for his May 2024 tour, while some expressed disappointment recently over the £145 price tag of standing tickets for Billie Eilish's 2025 UK leg.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
news.sky.com | Katie Williams
Many of us envisage retirement as a peaceful winding down after several decades of hard work. But an increasing number of mortgage holders face having to put their relaxation on ice as they're left with no choice but to work past their pension age to pay off long-term mortgages. Homeowners are still reeling from painful interest rate increases by the Bank of England (BoE) that pushed high street mortgage rates as high as 6.8%.
