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Next to sell Leicestershire HQ to boost virus lockdown funds

The fashion retailer has appointed agents to sell its head office and warehouse in West Yorkshire. The sale and leaseback deals are part of a strategy announced at its annual results last week.




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HSBC trashes claims dividend row will see it quit Britain

Some HSBC directors are said to be furious at the Bank of England for forcing it to cancel its dividend and suggested the bank should move its headquarters from London to Hong Kong.




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How do you make a valid will with witnesses in the coronavirus lockdown?

Demand for wills is surging, understandably in the midst of a grave health crisis. Lawyers explain how to get a will properly signed while not endangering yourself or others.




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How Britain's shopping habits have changed amid coronavirus

22-year-old Tara Hinchy and 31-year-old Greg Linning were among those who told This is Money they had changed their shopping habits in response to the coronavirus.




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How much will your car tax go up by in 2020 as VED rates rise?

Owners of cars will see their car tax costs rise in-line with the RPI index, usually adding £5 to bills. However, new vehicle buyers will be hit harder, as first-year VED rates are determined by a new test.




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The loyalty penalty now costs drivers £1.2bn a YEAR in higher premiums

Some 4.7million drivers are stuck with insurance policies that automatically renewed, with many now asking legal steps to be taken to stop the practice, according to Go Compare Car Insurance.




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Meet the man who's been clearing the nation's junk and now also offers Covid-19 deep cleans 

Brendan O'Shea started Just Clear with just his wife and a van. Now his franchise is nationwide, and has been hired to decontaminate thousands of buildings of Covid-19




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How small firms are surviving coronavirus: We're pulling pints to go

Andrew O'Connor and Phil Waters (pictured), chefs at the Full Moon Pub in Buckinghamshire, have turned their hands to churning out dozens of ready-to-cook meals for customers to take home.




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Guinness owner Diageo WILL pay a dividend to its shareholders despite the global lockdown of pubs

The group also said it had donated vast quantities of alcohol to help make over 8million bottles of hand sanitiser for healthcare workers globally.




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How much money do I need to save for my pension?

We tend to put ambitious targets on our hoped-for income in retirement and then underestimate how much we will need to set aside to achieve that. So how much should you save?




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Jaguar Land Rover upgrades 'virtual showroom' to boost sales

Britain's biggest car-maker is making a bid to kick-start the dormant car sales market and entice customers into buying new vehicles despite the coronavirus lockdown.




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How do online orthodontics work? We investigate  

A spate of new companies offering at home orthodontic and so-called 'teledentistry' treatments have sprung up over the past 18 months or so. But how can you effectively fit braces at home?




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Bizkids: How to set up a business as a child

Serial entrepreneur, Natasha Courtney-Smith has launched free online classes for children who are keen to learn about starting their own businesses during the lockdown.




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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter outsells all passenger cars during lockdown in April

For the first time in 30 years, the best-selling vehicle in a single month was a van, The Mercedes-Benz sold 814 versions of its Sprinter, out-selling the most-bought car, which was the Tesla Model 3.




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How to ensure your car is roadworthy after cornavirus lockdown

With the majority of drivers leaving their motors parked or making only infrequent and very short journeys to the shops, there's a good chance you'll encounter one or more of these six issues.




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Could you value your own home? And would your mortgage lender accept it?

One company has come up with a plan that allows homeowners to give chartered surveyors a virtual tour of their home without breaching social distancing guidelines.




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How will Britain pay its furlough and coronavirus bill?

Britain has been busily taking on its own emergency loans to deal with coronavirus. What do we do to pay all this extra borrowing off?




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What do low Bank of England interest rates mean for savers?

Savers were handed more bad news today with the Bank of England suggesting its base rate could remain close to historically low levels over the next few years.




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Double blow as furlough and mortgage holiday schemes come to an end 

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is preparing to wind the scheme down throughout July. Measures could include reducing the wage subsidy from 80 per cent to 60 per cent, or lowering the £2,500 maximum.




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How to work from home successfully: 10 tips from bosses

The novelty of working from home may have worn off. How can you keep motivated? Here BBC Dragons and other work from home gurus offer tips to make remote working easier.




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Defi Du Seuil showed he could take over the two-mile division

Defi Du Seuil showed that if there is a vacancy to take over as king of the two-mile chase division he will be a contender with a length and a quarter win in the Shloer Chase at Cheltenham.




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Trainer Dan Skelton eyes Grade One Finale Hurdle at Chepstow for juvenile hurdler Allmankind 

Trainer Dan Skelton had indicated the gelding Allmankind, who won at Cheltenham on Saturday, might be given a break before one prep-run for March's Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.




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Jockey Power reveals Cheltenham options for Fiddlerontheroof after Sandown victory

Jockey Robbie Power sang the praises of Fiddlerontheroof after the 5-4 favourite landed the Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown by six lengths.




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Andy Dufresne returns to winning ways in the Moscow Flyer Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown

The Gordon Elliott-trained six-year-old had to dig deep under jockey Mark Walsh to peg back free-running second-placed Captain Guiness but came through to win by three-quarters of a length.




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Santini heads nine entries for Paddy Power Cotswold Chase but Delta Work unlikely to line up

Santini heads the nine entries for the Paddy Power Cotswold Chase at Cheltenham on Saturday but fellow entry Delta Work looks unlikely to line up.




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Double blow for Richard Johnson as he suffers broken arm

Johnson sustained the injury when unseated from Philip Hobbs-trained West End Story in the Dare To Dream Novices' Chase. But the damage looked to be done when Johnson was kicked by Fox Pro.




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Entire leagues postponed and questions over the Olympics: How coronavirus is causing chaos in sport

The killer coronavirus outbreak across the globe has lead to a host of sporting events being cancelled, postponed or placed in serious doubt with the Six Nations among impacted events.




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Racing blow as Un De Sceaux retires ahead of Cheltenham with serious ligament injury

Popular chaser Un De Sceaux has been retired after sustaining a ligament injury.




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Colm Murphy targets Champion Hurdle glory with Relegate after impressive return at Punchestown

Relegate will bid to earn both herself and trainer Colm Murphy a return to the Cheltenham Festival winner's enclosure when she lines up for the Pertemps Final next week.




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Government may cap sports crowds at just 500 if coronavirus escalates

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Sports events could be restricted to crowds of just 500 people if the coronavirus outbreak continues to escalate, under new emergency plans.




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Paul Townend insists he isn't worried about stepping into Ruby Walsh's boots at Cheltenham 

This week will be big for Paul Townend. But whatever is thrown at him, the new No1 jockey for trainer Willie Mullins is confident he will take it in his stride.




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How former trainer Henrietta Knight turns wayward horses into Cheltenham winners

INTERVIEW BY MARCUS TOWNEND: The days when Knight had winners at the Cheltenham Festival are history but that doesn't mean she won't have a huge influence on the biggest jumps meeting




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How the coronavirus is affecting global sporting events this week

As the coronavirus epidemic continues to take its toll around the world, more and more sporting events are either in doubt, postponed or cancelled altogether as a result.




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ITV in danger of losing rights to show live horse racing as current £20million-a-year deal ends soon

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: ITV are in danger of losing the live rights to televise horse racing as the broadcaster are refusing to guarantee will be shown on their main channel.




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Irish star Blackmore can beat the boys and seize top jockey crown at the Cheltenham Festival

Rachael Blackmore concedes she sometimes takes a step back to reflect on the progress of her career and asks herself: 'Is this really happening?'




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Cheltenham Festival 2020 Day 1: Robin Goodfellow's racing tips - best bets for Tuesday, March 10

Racing experts Robin Goodfellow, Peter Scudamore, Jane Mangan and Ken Pitterson share their top tips for day one of the Cheltenham Festival featuring the Champion Hurdle.




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Cheltenham Festival 2020 Day 2: Robin Goodfellow's racing tips - best bets for Wednesday, March 11

Racemail tipsters made a superb start with three winners including Epatante in the Champion Hurdle. Robin Goodfellow, Peter Scudamore, Ken Pitterson and Jane Mangan share their tips for day two. 




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Nick Knowles, 57, gets a hug from Big Brother star Chantelle Houghton

He's newly single following his split with PR girl Emily Hallinan in February.




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Ferny Hollow edges favourite Appreciate It to win the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenham 

Willie Mullins got off the mark for the week at the Cheltenham Festival when Ferny Hollow downed better-fancied stablemate Appreciate It in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper.




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Cheltenham Festival 2020 Day 2: Robin Goodfellow's racing tips - best bets for Thursday, March 12

Jane Mangan and Formcast (Nigel Taylor) continued their brilliant start to Cheltenham with a host of big-race winners on day two. Our racing experts share their tips for day three.




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Cheltenham Festival 2020 Day 4: Robin Goodfellow's racing tips - best bets for Friday, March 13

Sportsmail's racing experts Robin Goodfellow, Peter Scudamore, Ken Pitterson and Jane Mangan share their tips for day four of the Cheltenham Festival featuring the Gold Cup.




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Robin Goodfellow highlights six promising horses from Cheltenham Festival

The Cheltenham Festival may feel like a lifetime ago but here SAM TURNER (Robin Goodfellow) has highlighted six horses which look likely to make an impact at next season's Festival.




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Camilla Parker Bowles's ex-husband has coronavirus and fears he caught it at Cheltenham Festival

Andrew Parker Bowles has revealed he has coronavirus and believes he contracted it at the Cheltenham Festival (pictured, the Duchess of Cornwall's ex-husband with Princess Anne).




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Coronavirus UK: How Cheltenham Festival amplified cases

The world-famous Cheltenham racing festival in Gloucestershire went ahead last month despite fears over the spread of the virus which was then in its early stages in Britain.




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Oxford professor blasts the Government's failure to introduce a lockdown sooner

David Hunter, professor of population health at Oxford, condemned the 'Keep Calm and Carry On' attitude among ministers, while scientists have repeatedly pressed the 'panic button'.




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Tory MPs accepted £2,400-worth of VIP tickets for Cheltenham Festival only days before lockdown

It has emerged that Philip Davies and Caroline Nokes received eight tickets between them from sports betting company GVC Holdings, which owns Ladbrokes and Coral, for the event.




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Horse racing could be first live sporting action in UK lockdown and can be ready return in a WEEK

The sport has held discussions with figures in the Government about resuming action, and BHA chief Nick Rust has claimed racing is 'ready to go' whenever they are given the green light.




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Aidan Coleman and Brendan Powell Jnr keep fit during lockdown by training thoroughbreds

Two of this season's successful Cheltenham Festival riders are maintaining their lockdown fitness by partnering some of Ireland's most choicely bred and speediest thoroughbreds.




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My son has £40,000 in student loan debt. How can I help him clear it?

My 22-year-old son graduated university last July and recently received his loan statement through the post. If I pay off the debt and he instead owes me the money what route could I go down?




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How long notice does airline have to give for flight changes?

I was sent an e-ticket and when I printed it out, I realised my flights had been pushed back by 17 hours but KLM won't give me any compensation. What can I do to get my money back?