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EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: ‘People think you’ve got loads of money when you’re on TV’
TV

EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: ‘People think you’ve got loads of money when you’re on TV’

Fergison has written a book, Behind the Scenes, in part to break the stigma for the millions of people in the UK struggling to hold things together

Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
Exclusive

Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits

Some of the most vehement campaigners for cuts to disability benefits, winter fuel payments and child benefit are the same people claiming rent expenses higher than the average salary. Something’s not right

What could Elon Musk do with $1 trillion?
Elon Musk

What could Elon Musk do with $1 trillion?

Electric car company Tesla has offered the South African billionaire a performance-based pay package worth US $1 trillion (£761,910,000,000)

Supermarket experts share their best tips for bagging yellow sticker bargains: ‘I believe in karma’
Shopping

Supermarket experts share their best tips for bagging yellow sticker bargains: ‘I believe in karma’

Philanthropist and banker John Studzinski: ‘I have never forgotten what Mother Teresa told me…’
Philanthropy

Philanthropist and banker John Studzinski: ‘I have never forgotten what Mother Teresa told me…’

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BBC Radio 1’s Matt Edmonson: ‘I’m no Martin Lewis, but I’ve always been quite frugal’
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BBC Radio 1’s Matt Edmonson: ‘I’m no Martin Lewis, but I’ve always been quite frugal’

Morning walks and hearty stews: Could living like a medieval peasant be the key to surviving winter?
Winter

Morning walks and hearty stews: Could living like a medieval peasant be the key to surviving winter?

Don’t listen to JP Morgan. Britain’s benefits system is dire 
Naomi McAuliffe

Don’t listen to JP Morgan. Britain’s benefits system is dire 

Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot
Financial inclusion

Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot

‘I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle’: Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle
Gen Z

‘I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle’: Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term
Kids eat free

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term

DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
Benefit fraud

DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?

People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to ‘abuse and fraud’
Financial inclusion

People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to ‘abuse and fraud’

Get rich and die trying: Typical Brit must save entire lifetime of earnings to become wealthy
Wealth

Get rich and die trying: Typical Brit must save entire lifetime of earnings to become wealthy

What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
Disability benefits

What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?

Bailiffs tried taking my kids’ toys over council tax debt – people shouldn’t have to go through this
Council tax

Bailiffs tried taking my kids’ toys over council tax debt – people shouldn’t have to go through this

Single people must earn at least £30,500 per year to live well in the UK
Living standards

Single people must earn at least £30,500 per year to live well in the UK

Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home
Housing

Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home

Could the UK government end use of asylum hotels by 2026?
Asylum hotels

Could the UK government end use of asylum hotels by 2026?

Taxing bank profits and gambling firms could raise billions. Here’s how it could help fix Britain
A Modest Proposal

Taxing bank profits and gambling firms could raise billions. Here’s how it could help fix Britain

The government’s decision to regulate bailiff firms can’t come quickly enough
Vikki Brownridge

The government’s decision to regulate bailiff firms can’t come quickly enough

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Millions of Brits use Buy Now, Pay Later to shop. Will new rules protect people from the dangers?
Buy Now, Pay Later

Millions of Brits use Buy Now, Pay Later to shop. Will new rules protect people from the dangers?

DWP payment dates in August 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP payment dates in August 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

This man has found a way to travel by train for free… with one small catch
Transport

This man has found a way to travel by train for free… with one small catch

The simple reason employers must publish salaries on job adverts
Nyree Ambarchian

The simple reason employers must publish salaries on job adverts