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A new survey finds less than half of British people now carry a wallet – even though 80% own oneName: The wallet.Age: The word originates from the late 14th century, meaning something like knapsack. That’s how Shakespeare uses it in Troilus and Cressid…
Experiences of booking for big London gigs underscore the opaque practices of some online platformsWhen Danny bought tickets to see Deftones in Crystal Palace Park he was not expecting to be initiated into an apparent subterfuge.Yet shortly before the …
Seller of seven-bedroom house says she was inspired by Cara Delevingne to create space that is ‘so relaxing’It was the model Cara Delevingne who said you can never be sad in a ball pit – so why wouldn’t you install one in a room you don’t quite know wh…
What Rayner may be asked to explain about the arrangements behind her purchase of an £800,000 homeAngela Rayner is under pressure to explain her property arrangements after she bought an £800,000 flat in Hove, far from her constituency of Ashton-under-…
Average price for a home drops by 0.1% to £271,079 in August compared with July, according to NationwideBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices unexpectedly fell in August as high mortgage costs dampened activity.The average price for a home drop…
East Midlands passengers to check in for travel on their phones and will be automatically charged the best fares at the end of dayA new pay-as-you-go rail ticketing system that tracks passengers’ locations as they travel is to be trialled in England fo…
Critics of the legislation want the government to water it down, but for many employees change can’t come too soonWhen Seamus Foley took a job on a zero-hours contract at a board games bar in London two years ago, the flexibility it offered was appeali…
Users of the salary advance service marketed by their employers say it was all too easy to slip into debt‘Financial wellbeing’ app targets low-wage workers with high-interest loansWhen Andy, a server in Pizza Express, found himself in financial hot wat…
Critics concerned as Wagestream offers loans of up to £25,000 to workers at Pizza Express, Asda and others‘The app’s like candy’: Wagestream borrowers’ concernsLow-wage workers are being offered a controversial new type of high-interest loan of up to £…
As a new academic year begins providers say national insurance rises and food price inflation has forced up pricesParents across England are facing higher prices for school lunches as the new school year begins, with caterers blaming the government’s n…