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		It’s right to deny Waspi women compensation, says former pensions secretaryDavid Gauke says women had ample time to ‘plan their finances accordingly’   
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		‘I’m 32 and earn £1,800 a month – but I want a £500,000 home’Money Makeover: our reader needs help to reach the next rung of the ladder   
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		Mortgage rates to drop below 4pc ‘within weeks’Improved deals are imminent after inflation slowed to 3.4pc in February   
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		Why Swiss pensioners are a lot better off than youWhile Britain grapples with a triple lock straitjacket, the Swiss have a smarter approach   
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		Pensioners pummelled by £400 tax rise under ToriesBudget giveaways like the reduction in National Insurance fail to help retirees   
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		The bankrupt council asking angry locals to fund its white elephantsFaced with more than £1bn in debt, Woking Council is turning to residents for help   
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		How to deter burglars from your home – by an ex-housebreakerKnow the tricks of the trade – and how to counter them – from an expert in the field   
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		‘I was paid £100,000 to get a boy into a top boarding school’Tutors can rake in eye-watering sums, but it’s not all smooth sailing on super yachts   
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		Army veteran hit with £3,000 child benefit bill despite having no kidsPaul Baron fell foul of means testing after moving in with his girlfriend and two children   
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		Apple faces £430m EU fine in long-running row with SpotifyiPhone maker accused of using its App Store to drive up prices and block competition   
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		How Gordon Brown ruined retirement for a generationFormer PM’s reforms wiped out lucrative schemes – with little gain for the exchequer   
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		Britons risk falling £600,000 short of a comfortable retirementPaying just the minimum pension contribution is dooming generations to poverty in old age   
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		Why your £10 barber shop haircut could be fuelling the small boats crisisTelltale signs that suggest your money is being funneled into organised crime   
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		First-time buyers in London must now save for 31 years for a depositHomes in the capital cost 12 times the average annual salary   
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		Revealed: the new cost of a ‘comfortable’ retirementHigher energy and grocery bills mean pensioners need to save more for life after work   
 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	