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How can I make sure my work pension is ethical and investing for good?

I have just started a new job and joined the company pension plan. I'd like to take a more active role but I don't know how to find out what I can and can't do and where I should go from there.




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Do you need a transit visa for a connecting flight if you don't leave airport?

One couple turned up at Heathrow Airport for their flight to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania via Toronto - but were refused boarding for not having a transit visa for Canada.




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TONY HETHERINGTON: Since your last intervention, Revolut has taken £2,500 from my wife!

I had hoped that after your probe into Revolut, we could move on. But it has messaged my wife, saying that her account has been closed and funds returned 'to source'. Well, I was that source. Where's the cash?




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ASK TONY: STILL waiting for £800 refund after Corsica crash in 2017

My son rented a vehicle in Corsica in July 2017 and was involved in a minor accident which was not his fault. Enterprise Corsica, the car hire firm, has not repaid his €950 excess.




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Spotify hacking: How has someone taken over my music?

I was listening to music on my Spotify account when I found it had been taken over by someone else and I couldn't listen to my own music. How was someone able to get access to my account?




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TONY HETHERINGTON: £47k bill for new build with no planning permission

In January 2018, my son Michael paid a deposit on an off-plan new build apartment in Smithfield Square, Birmingham. Last year, we discovered that there was still no planning permission.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Markets will ride out the Corona Virus crisis

The recent stock market falls have been the worst since the financial crisis and, just as then, we are in new and sobering territory.




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Basil! I never even use the name...but fraudsters stole it 

S.A. writes: I think some scammers are operating off the back of Beside Asset Management Limited, which you have written about before.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Put on a tin hat - and try our four defensive tips for the trenches 

The UK stock market alone has fallen in value by 30 per cent since the start of the year. But if you hold these trusts for troubled times then things should look better.




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I moved flat last weekend, during the coronavirus outbreak. Can I get my deposit back in 10 days?

I moved flat last weekend, thankfully just before the Government lockdown. Will I still be able to get my deposit back from my old flat, once I leave, within 10 days?




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Should I use my Lifetime Isa as a supplementary pension?

I'm 27 and hold a stocks and shares Lifetime Isa with Nutmeg, and haven't even considered whether there are legalities around what age I can take my private pension, which I haven't needed to consider




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I need to cancel my TV licence but the website says I can't do that. Can I cancel my Direct Debit? 

I need to get a TV licence refund but online it says that it isn't possible to request a refund at the moment due to coronavirus. Can I just cancel my direct debit with the bank instead?




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What can I do to cool down my one bed flat now the weather is getting hotter and I'm stuck inside? 

I live in a small, one bed, second story flat. As the weather is getting hotter, so is my flat. What are the best methods, aside from opening windows, to cooling it down?




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Is it possible for companies to rotate their furloughed staff?

I wanted to know if it would be possible for companies to rotate the staff they have on furlough so we can all have a chance of earning our full salary - at least for a while?




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'I don't want to fall victim to gender pension gap': Money Diaries speaks to a 33-year-old on £36k

In our latest Money Diaries, we speak to a 33 year-old woman from the South West, who is a teacher with significant savings - but still wants to be more financially prepared for the future.




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HETHERINGTON: How can my house be using 'industrial' amounts of power?

I joined ScottishPower for my electricity in March 2017, paying £190 a month. In March last year, they asked for weekly readings and said I was not paying enough.




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Russian hamsters go head-to-head in hilarious race where they reach up to 600 strides a minute

Two Russian hamsters prove their incredible speed going head-to-head in a race around a wheel, shoving each other aside as their competitive streak shows. BBC Earth filmed the hilarious hamster race.




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Hard-up parents complain that their children are missing out on BBC's Bitesize homeschooling lessons

Families without a TV licence said they cannot access some of the BBC Bitesize Daily's video content, which is available each week day on BBC iPlayer and via the red button at 9am.




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Forensic scientist, 46, wins case after her boss asked if she didn't like him because she is gay

Jo Millington (right), one of Britain's leading forensic scientists, was 'upset and embarrassed' when Joe Arend confronted her and brought up her sexuality, an employment tribunal in Reading, Berkshire heard.




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Eastenders star Jessie Wallace flashes glimpse of new Elvis tattoo

Jessie Wallace was spotted stepping out in London on Tuesday, flashing a glimpse of her new Elvis tattoo on her left forearm.




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Big Night In: Dua Lipa, Rita Ora and Ellie Goulding lead musical performances

The One Kiss hitmaker, 24, led the singers in delivering a passionate performance of Foo Fighters' 2003 classic Times Like These for BBC 's fundraiser Big Night In on Thursday.




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BBC's Big Night In: The Body Coach Joe Wicks can barely manage three sit-ups and orders a pizza

The fitness guru, 33, tried his hand at comedy with a hilarious sketch featuring a lazy pizza ordering PE teacher during BBC's charity fundraising event, Big Night In, on Thursday.




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Germany's intensive care bed capacity been key to country's low death rate says foreign minister

Germany's foreign minister Andreas Michaelis has revealed that the country has 40,000 intensive care beds, 30,000 of which could be used with ventilators.




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EastEnders star Jessie Wallace works up a sweat on a jog

Jessie Wallace, 48, was spotted stepping out in London on Sunday on a jog during coronavirus lockdown.




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Strictly bosses fear 'professional dancers could be locked out of Britain amid coronavirus pandemic

Strictly Come Dancing bosses reportedly fear that some professional dancers could be locked out of Britain amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Louis Theroux admits there's a hint of 'nastiness' in his professional rivalry with Jon Ronson

Louis Theroux, 49, has revealed he continues to feel 'a bit of rivalry' with journalist Jon Ronson in his BBC Radio 4 Podcast, Grounded with Louis Theroux.




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Jack Monroe transforms her shed into a TV studio she can cook in 'using stuff from skips'

BBC Daily Kitchen Live star Jack, 32, said she'd spent less than £60 on the 48-hour project to transform her unloved garden shed into a TV kitchen.




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Ellie Goulding expresses her gratitude to healthcare professionals by sporting a NHS charity T-shirt

The Starry Eyed singer, 33, has continued to express her gratitude towards the NHS as she shared an Instagram image sporting a charity T-shirt on Tuesday evening.




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Kate and William feel 'responsible' for helping and 'comforting people' during the covid-19 pandemic

Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine, told The Sun that Kate Middleton, 38 and Prince William, 37, are determined to use their influence to benefit the royal family.




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Family TV viewing is back thanks to Covid-19 crisis, says BBC Two boss

Patrick Holland, controller of BBC Two, spoke after the BBC told its staff that the corporation will have to make savings of £125 million this year after coronavirus affected its income.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: When will TV news stop scaring us to death over coronavirus crisis? 

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Back in 2004, in the run-up to the U.S. Presidential election, I was invited to take part in a special edition of the BBC's Question Time, live from Miami.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: BBC's Sir Humphrey Burton lays bare the secrets of biggest names in memoir

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Sir Humphrey Burton is to spill the beans in a memoir, including anecdotes about acquaintances like Andrew Lloyd Webber and Leonard Bernstein.




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Oxford scientists working on coronavirus vaccine will know in six weeks if it's likely to work 

Sir John Bell, Regius professor of medicine at Oxford University, said 'several hundred' people have now been given the jab in the first British trial to find a vaccine.




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Son of Count Folke Bernadotte reveals he first heard about his father's assassination on the radio

Speaking to BBC World Service's Witness History, Count Bernadotte's youngest son, Bertil Bernadotte, told how he first learned of his father's death while listening to the radio at the age of 12.




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JOHN HUMPHRYS says the coronavirus crisis has been a tragedy but has had many benefits

JOHN HUMPHRYS: The pandemic has changed our way of life dramatically and we're starting to get the hang of it and even, dare I say it, enjoy it.




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Foo Fighters' charity cover single knocks Colonel Tom Moore off the top of the charts

A star-studded cover version of the Foo Fighters track Times Like These has knocked Colonel Tom Moore off the top of the UK charts.




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University Challenge star Bobby Seagull revealed to have a 'smaller than average' sized brain

Tonight's Horizon: The Great British Intelligence Test on BBC Two revealed University Challenge star Bobby Seagull, 26, from London, has an 'extremely average' size brain.




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TV Licence could cost more for people in larger homes, BBC insider reveals

People living in larger homes could pay more for their TV Licence if plans to base its costs on council tax bands are approved. A household charge was 'probably the future,' the source said.




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Hostage rescued from Iranian embassy siege thanks SAS hero

Sim Harris, 64, had been waiting for a visa at the embassy in South Kensington, West London, when six armed men stormed the site and took him and 25 others hostage.




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Care homes STILL struggling to get enough PPE despite deaths of nearly 6,000 elderly residents

Bosses say the requirement to wear PPE at all times while working in care homes, coupled with increased costs, mean that supplies often run out extremely quickly.




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Alan Sugar 'misled' fans when promoting tooth-whitening business he co-owns online

A row was triggered after Lord Sugar posted a tweet suggesting followers buy a Stylsmile teeth whiteening toothbrush kit, which costs £149.99, as a Christmas present. He failed to note his ownership.




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Youngest Labour MP is SACKED by care home she returned to work at during coronavirus crisis

Labour MP Nadia Whittome, who won her seat for Nottingham East in December, returned to a home in Nottinghamshire a month ago, pledging to help out in her former role amid the Covid-19 crisis.




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BBC 'may not award Sports Personality of the Year' for 2020 due to coronavirus crisis

The broadcaster may be forced to hold off on awarding the gong for this year with what promised to be an action-packed calendar severely disrupted due to the pandemic.




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Commuters could be made to book slots at train stations using smartphone app to stop overcrowding

Commuters on Britain's railways may have to book allotted times to travel to stop overcrowding once coronavirus lockdown measures start to ease. Rail operators are said to be considering a new app.




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Wayne Rooney sides with David Beckham and picks Lionel Messi as best player ever

Current Derby player-coach Rooney set aside his personal friendship with Juventus talisman Ronaldo and reasoned that Messi is the better player due to his ability to 'torture' his opponents.




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Barcelona, Real Madrid and other LaLiga sides told they can return to training IMMEDIATELY

Spain's top-flight clubs have been told they will be able to return to training provided they comply with the strict protocols that have been laid out by the Spanish government. 




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Gareth Bale set to STAY at Real Madrid for another year as they 'put major signings on hold' 

Although Gareth Bale would likely draw a hefty sum, Real Madrid reportedly want to hang on to him for now as they make preparations for a season without a major acquisition.




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Barcelona consider following Real Madrid's lead by playing LaLiga fixtures in tiny stadium

Barca will consider playing their remaining LaLiga fixtures at the 6,000 capacity Johan Cruyff Stadium if Madrid go ahead with plans to play at the 6,000 capacity Alfredo Di Stefano stadium.




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Inter Milan and Real Madrid consider move for Roma striker Edin Dzeko

Dzeko is the club captain at the Italian side and he along with team-mates and manager Paulo Fonseca have already tried to aid the club financially by forgoing four months' wages.




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Inter Miami's David Beckham 'contacts Real Madrid over signing James Rodriguez'

The Colombia international has been linked with a move away from the Bernabeu after falling out of favour under manager Zinedine Zidane. And Beckham's Inter Miami are reportedly interested.