Every week, the Money team answers a reader’s financial problem or consumer dispute – you can email yours to moneyblog@sky.uk. Today’s is… I have a Grundig washer/dryer, which I’ve owned from new. Around two years into its three-year warranty, the machine failed, burning and shrivelling a full load of clothes. This was fixed under warranty. […]
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The owner of Loveholidays, one of Britain’s biggest online travel agents (OTAs), has added to the syndicate of banks preparing to help it launch a spring stock market listing in London. Sky News has learnt that Investec is working alongside Barclays and JP Morgan on the initial public offering, which could be unveiled as early
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A major heatwave gripping southeast Australia has brought record-breaking temperatures of close to 50C. The rural towns of Hopetoun and Walpeup in Victoria registered preliminary highs of 48.9C which, if confirmed overnight, would beat records set on the day in 2009 when 173 people were killed in the state’s devastating Black Saturday bushfires. No casualties
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Women face a significant loss of grey matter in the brain after menopause, which may explain why they are more likely to suffer dementia than men, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at 124,780 women to examine the effects of menopause on the brain and whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can prevent cognitive decline. Among
A U-turn by the Treasury will see pubs and music venues across England and Wales handed temporary relief from the worst of planned rises to business rates. The government has been under pressure to act after changes made in the budget in November, alongside the end of support from the pandemic, meant businesses – and
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Ground rents for leaseholders will be capped at £250 a year before dropping to a peppercorn rent after 40 years, Steve Reed has announced. The housing secretary confirmed the move on Tuesday morning, hitting out at ground rents as a “a bit of a scam”, “a racket” and “paying money for nothing”. Ground rents are
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Learner drivers in Northern Ireland must wait six months before taking a practical test as part of sweeping new reforms. Young drivers will also see restrictions on driving at night and the number of passengers they can have in their car – in what has been described as the biggest change to licencing in 70
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Energy bills for households and businesses are facing upwards pressure from a surge in wholesale natural gas costs, according to market experts. Both day-ahead and month-ahead contracts rose further on Monday as high demand and supply disruption in the storm-hit United States take their toll on prices across Europe, crucial not just for gas supply
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Reform UK and the Green Party are eyeing victory in 2026’s first parliamentary by-election, as Sir Keir Starmer faces internal revolt over the decision to block Andy Burnham from standing for Labour. The Gorton and Denton by-election is to take place on 26 February. Politics Hub: Follow the latest It was called after suspended Labour
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The number of people living in “very deep poverty” in the UK is at the highest level in more than 30 years, a charity has warned. In its latest report, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) said data up to the end of the 2023/24 financial year shows more than one in five people in the