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UK charities fear first-class stamp price rise will mean fewer Christmas cards sent

Concern over less money reaching good causes because of Royal Mail’s ‘shortsighted’ 30p increase to…

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‘It’s decimated’: Rayner faces a battle to boost Britain’s social housing

Labour wants action. But rent caps, rising interest rates and restrictions on councils have hit…

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Children raised by friends or relatives are being ‘plunged into poverty’, says UK charity

A lack of financial and emotional support for kinship carers could push up to 18,000…

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Ocado and AA join growing revolt against London congestion charge for electric vans

Forty businesses sign open letter to Sadiq Khan saying extending £15 daily levy to electric…

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‘It is a lot cheaper for couples’: single people feel penalised on prices

Frustration over lack of discounts for those with extra financial burden because they face living…

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The solo penalty, from rent to holidays: ‘Being single is costing me £12,000 extra a year’

From hotels to housing, insurance to TV subscriptions, people who live and travel alone face…

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Flatpack coffins and robot dogs: patents applications show UK inventions of 2023

Other submissions included a vertical grand piano, smart goalie gloves and cheese made of potatoes…

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AI Tokens Lead Crypto Rebound Amid Strong U.S. Economy

Bitcoin may have bottomed at $60,000 earlier this week, and the Fed easing into a…

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U.S. Election Betting: Regulated Presidential Markets Are Live, and Tiny Compared to Polymarket’s

With a month to go before Election Day, Kalshi and Interactive Brokers have listed prediction…

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HBO Is Joining Search for Bitcoin’s Satoshi. Past Attempts Haven’t Turned Out Great.

HBO says it knows who Satoshi is.

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