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Annual cost of hot baths predicted to rise to £1,023 in 2023
The annual cost of taking hot baths is predicted to rise by almost 90% to £1,023 this year, a water company has said....
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Men more likely to have had identity stolen than women, survey suggests
Men are around twice as likely as women to have had their identity stolen, a survey suggests....
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Firms miss out on £300m of pandemic business rates relief
Businesses hit hard by the pandemic missed out on around £300 million of business rates relief, according to analysis o...
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Handmade Christmas presents and decorations boost Hobbycraft sales
Arts and crafts retailer Hobbycraft saw sales lift higher over the key festive period as customers sought to make Christ...
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Manufacturers fear energy cost and political turmoil will continue to hit output
The political chaos of the last year has hit the competitiveness of the UK as a place to manufacture and made it less at...
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Shell faces £1.7bn earnings hit due to UK and EU windfall taxes
Shell has revealed it will face a hit of around two billion dollars (£1.7 billion) to its latest quarterly earnings due...
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Bet365 boss Denise Coates takes home more than £200m despite big pay cut
Bet365 boss Denise Coates comfortably managed to make more than £200 million last year despite taking a more than £36 ...
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Builders deflated as construction sector shrinks
Activity in the UK’s construction sector fell at the fastest rate since May 2020 last month, ending a brief period of ...
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Mobile, TV and broadband package customers urged by Which? to haggle and switch
Squeezed households are being urged by Which? to get ahead of any upcoming price hikes to TV, broadband and mobile packa...