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Virgin Media dishes out free Xbox consoles but you must claim it this weekend
Virgin Media has a massive deal right now with the firm offering an Xbox console to those signing up for certain TV and broadband plans. Fancy this freebie? You must act now
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Best olive oil ranked as prices skyrocket - and top one costs £5.19
Which? asked a panel of four independent experts to blind-taste and rate seven premium supermarket extra virgin olive oils and five branded options to find out if it’s worth splashing out on pricier olive oils
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Full list of food and drink items that are rising in price despite inflation dip
The main inflation figure you see in headlines is used to represent an average, this means the individual prices of some goods may be higher or lower than this
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Aston Villa hit corporates with hefty bill for Champions League qualification
Aston Villa secured a place in next season's Champions League qualification, but still need to increase funds amid reports they could fall foul of the Premier League's PSR
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Simply Be owner N Brown posts £5.3m profit, but sales hit by weak demand
The company - which also owns menswear brand Jacamo - said it had seen 'signs of improvement' in trading since the start of the new financial year
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Major broadband firm to raise prices by £36 this summer - how to avoid the hike
The broadband arm of NOW, which is owned by Sky, will be increasing the price of its broadband tariffs from Friday, July 5 by £3 a month - which equates to £36 a year
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Third of Brits going to pub just once a month as bosses slash opening times
Landlady Rosie Nagaty, who runs the Old George Inn in Sykehouse, South Yorkshire, with husband John, told how the pair have had to reduce their opening hours due to high costs
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Card Factory to open 26 new stores and create 250 jobs in huge expansion
Card Factory has revealed plans to add another 26 branches over the next year - this follows a similar number of openings in the year to the end of January, in a much needed boost to the high street
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New post-Brexit border checks starting today 'will add £8 onto your shop'
MPs and businesses have warned that new post-Brexit checks on food and plant products will lead to prices going up as businesses pass on extra fees to consumers
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Virgin Media issues 24-hour countdown to claim a free Nintendo Switch
Fancy getting a Nintendo Switch without paying a penny for the privilege? Virgin Media is offering exactly that.
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Petrol prices hit 150p a litre for first time since November
Several factors behind rising petrol prices include the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a cut in production by Russia and Saudi Arabia and rising demand from China
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Inflation falls to 3.2% in new two-and-a-half year low - what it means for you
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the main measure of inflation and it shows how the prices of goods and services have changed over time
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Drivers warned they face 'blanket' penalty amid new car tax rates
The new car tax rates have seen Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rise, with some drivers and motorists facing charges of over £600 this year amid a Cost of Living crisis
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Millions of households 'wasting £500 a year' due to poor insulation
A study of 25 million homes found 55 per cent only meet standards from 1976 - they lose more heat through poor wall cavity, loft and floor insulation, and double glazing, than modern regulations insist on today
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Rent rises could outpace earnings growth in years ahead, think tank warns
The typical cost of new tenancies has increased by 18% since January 2022, with private renting no longer being the preserve of people in their 20s
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Millions missing out on cheaper broadband - cut costs as bills rise by 8.8%
Ofcom claims more than four million people are missing out on savings averaging £144 each year by not taking advantage of a social tariff - we explain who is eligible and the latest prices
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Rishi Sunak offers 'financial advice' to members of the public in bizarre video
Opposition MPs said with the UK in recession and the Tories' handling of the cost-of-living crisis, Rishi Sunak 'is the last person people trust to get financial advice from'
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House prices going up in the North and dropping in the South, says Nationwide
Property values increased by 1.6% annually, taking the average UK house price to £261,142, Nationwide Building Society said.
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Irn-Bru maker AG Barr and Fever-Tree shares fizz as sales given a 'Boost'
Irn-Bru and Rubicon maker AG Barr revealed that sales jumped over a quarter during the past year as it was boosted by acquisitions and resilient consumer demand
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200,000 more families will be hit by mortgage hikes before May local elections
Over a million households are set to re-mortgage before the end of the year, including 182,000 families who will come to end of deals before the local elections in May
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Retail sales were flat in February as wet weather kept shoppers indoors
The Office for National Statistics said sales growth hit 0.0% in February, down from growth of 3.6% in January
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Tourist attraction prices in 1974 show how much expensive days out in UK are now
A trip to tourist attractions such as Madame Tussauds, the Tower of London, Kew Gardens, London Zoo and Westminster Abbey have all become a lot more expensive in real terms in the past 50 years
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Sky, BT and Virgin Media users must beware of important new date to save £179
A dramatic change is coming later this year that could help UK homes save up to £179 off their broadband.
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Beat BT, Sky and Virgin Media with bill-slashing tips from UK broadband expert
All of the UK's biggest broadband suppliers are hiking prices next month but there are ways to slash those bills and beat the increases.