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… Our neighbour painted their house an ugly shade of purple. It’s an eyesore. You see drivers slow down as they pass, and people walking past laughing. They didn’t ask any of the neighbours. […]
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Netflix has boosted its offer for media giant Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) as it seeks to fend off a hostile takeover from entertainment conglomerate Paramount. The streaming giant is now offering to pay just cash, ditching a Netflix shares element, in an attempt to improve the attractiveness of its bid. The total value of the
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The City regulator has told thousands of staff that they will be required to work in its offices or equivalent locations for at least half the time from later this year, risking the renewal of a showdown which last year led to threats of industrial action. Sky News has learnt that the Financial Conduct Authority
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The Valuation Office Agency says it’s expecting an increase in the number of people challenging their council tax band in the coming months. This is because council tax bills for the new financial year usually land on doorsteps in March, setting out the annual charge and the monthly payments expected. Many households are expecting an
Another of Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) most senior technology executives is leaving the company less than a year after its operations were devastated by a cyber attack. Sky News has learnt that Josie Smith, the retailer’s chief technology officer, is stepping down just 18 months after joining the company. Her departure was disclosed internally this
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Every week, the Money blog team answers a reader’s financial problem or consumer dispute – you can email yours to moneyblog@sky.uk. Today’s is… I purchased three tickets via Viagogo for a Falling in Reverse concert as part of their UK tour. Unfortunately, the entire tour was postponed because the lead singer didn’t meet visa criteria.
Private sector wage growth has dropped to the lowest rate in five years, new official figures show. But in the public sector wages are still “elevated” according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) due to the continued impact of earlier pay deals. Public sector workers saw their annual earnings increase by 7.9%, while private
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This time last year Donald Trump was beamed into Davos from Washington to deliver a virtual address that put business and political leaders on notice; the free-trading, liberal economic model, reaffirmed and celebrated every January at the World Economic Forum, was over. Back then, shell-shocked European leaders and central bankers emerged from the hall wondering
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The creaking water industry is set for a “once-in-a-generation set of reforms”, the government has said as it proposes new legislation to overhaul the system. Nightmare situations such as taps running dry in Kent and Sussex recently would be avoided, the government says, thanks to a new proactive system that would perform “MOTs” on water
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More than 5.6 million people overpaid tax in the 2023/24 financial year, new figures from HMRC reveal. In total, taxpayers overpaid £3.5bn in income tax, with experts blaming tax code issuing errors and complicated rules. Tax codes are issued by HMRC and are used by employers or pension providers to work out how much income
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