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Millions will receive £324 cost-of-living payment in November

Those on means-tested benefits will get the money between 8 and 23 November, the government says.

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What happens when all the banks leave town?

Could a new “banking hub” solve the problems caused by the departure of five banks from Brechin?

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Can electrical stimulation improve your gym workout?

Whole-body EMS suits are the new big thing in fitness, but do they work?

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Train strike: Worst rail disruption of year as workers walk out

Large parts of Britain are without train services as rail workers in four unions go out on strike.

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Liz Truss admits disruption after tax cut pledges

The prime minister acknowledges her economic plans will “involve disruption in the short term”.

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Your energy bill explained

BBC Breakfast’s Hannah Miller explains how to understand your energy bill.

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Energy price cap: Three things to do as bills go up

Millions are seeing their energy bills go up, but there are ways to help ease the mounting costs.

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Cost of living: Energy bills rise but help cushions blow

A two-year government-set cap means price rises taking effect on Saturday are lower than expected.

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The inside story of the pound’s plunge and soaring mortgage costs

A currency trader, a mortgage broker and a firm tell us how the economic turmoil affected them.

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UK not in recession, new figures suggest

The economy grew in the second quarter of this year, but it remains smaller than pre-Covid levels.