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Bosses at Frankie and Benny's parent company take pay cuts

Chief executive Andy Hornby will have his earnings slashed by 40 per cent for a period of three months while chief financial officer Kirk Davis will see his pay cut by 20 per cent.




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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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Property prices remain stable in March but long-term hit from the coronavirus yet to filter through 

The typical home value was £240,384 in March, according to the Halifax index - meaning prices were at a standstill last month. It remains to been if they hold-up during the coronavirus outbreak.




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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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Six most common Universal Credit questions answered

From whether you can apply for Universal Credit if you're self-employed to whether you should apply for benefits or sick pay, Citizens Advice answers six of the most common benefits questions.




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China abandons bid to seize control of Imagination Technologies

A board meeting at Herfordshire-based technology star would have seen China Reform parachute in four directors yesterday - effectively giving it power over the business.




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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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'We have an army of small investors who rely on our dividend': Tesco boss defends bumper payout

The supermarket's latest preliminary results cover the year to 29 February and do not cover the spell of mass panic buying in the last few weeks.




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Critical workers CAN give colleagues a lift in government rule U-turn

Key workers who provide lifts to colleagues who have no other means of travelling to their jobs can car share with a 'minimum number of people at any one time' during the coronavirus lockdown.




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Can I sign up for child benefit without registering a birth in coronavirus crisis?

Register offices are closed for now because of the virus outbreak, so parents should add a note about this to their child benefit claim and submit it anyway, says HMRC.




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ALEX BRUMMER: Banks must get coronavirus cash to firms quicker

Bank of America alone has approved 177,000 loans worth $32.6 billion (£26.3 billion) in just over a week. The White House says that £56.5 billion of such loans have been sorted.




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Best mortgage rates: Compare fixed rate and tracker rate mortgage deals

Lenders cut a staggering half of all mortgage deals this month, but since the initial rush pull deals some lenders have been quietly reintroducing mortgages to the market.




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Sell your cakes in street, insurer tells cafe over coronavirus claim

Daniel Duckett - who is now campaigning for small firms to get payouts - was also told by Hiscox that criticism of the insurance industry by politicians was irrelevant.




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Bulldog spirit keeps businesses alive during coronavirus

Tim Foster is co-founder of The Yummy Pub company. He saw his business change overnight because of lockdown - but he has never been busier.




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Millions dip into their savings or take on debt amid coronavirus crisis

Nearly a third of people in the UK have had to dip into their savings while a fifth have taken on debt, with the younger generations the worst hit, a new survey has showed.




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Insurers threaten to sue the same companies taking them to court over business interruption claims

In recent weeks there has been a series of disagreements between firms forced to close due to coronavirus and the insurers refusing to pay out their business interruption claims.




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Best current accounts: Santander announces 123 interest rate cut

Santander has handed 123 current account customers further misery with the news they will receive 0.6% interest on their balances from August 2020.




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The DVLA has earned nearly £3million from controversial premium rate lines

The income is derived from premium-rate phone lines that cost 51 pence per minute to ring - or more than three times the 16p  standard.




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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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Difference in insurance costw between automatic and manual cars

The average cost of a yearly manual insurance premium is £466 compared to £560 for automatic cars, according to data.




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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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Halifax index: House prices fall in April 2020 thanks to coronavirus

Property values were down by 0.6% in April compared to March, the biggest fall since March 2018, according to the latest data from Halifax.




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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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The garage-find 1989 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth being sold for £35k

The '80s Fast Ford will be offered cosmetically dirty and with loose trim untouched to preserve its appearance after two decades of non-use.




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Two in five drivers concerned about catching Covid-19 from petrol pumps

With fuel pumps being handled throughout the pandemic, there are concerns amongst the motoring community about the safety of return to petrol stations in the aftermath of lockdown.




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The small business coronavirus crisis survival guide

Entrepreneur Andy Yates shares his tips for small businesses to adapt, innovate and come through the coronavirus crisis - and what some of the firms he is working with are doing.




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Should we drop our offer on a house because of coronavirus?

We don't want to gazunder the seller, but also we don't want to harm our own finances and pay over the odds at a time of economic uncertainty.




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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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Tiger Roll on course to bid for historic third consecutive win in Grand National

If his recovery goes to plan, Tiger Roll will return to action in the Boyne Hurdle at Navan in February - a race he won last year - before bidding for a fifth Cheltenham Festival victory.




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Master Debonair set for Supreme Novices' Hurdle tilt after impressive victory at Ascot

Jockey Robbie Power made all the running on the Colin Tizzard-trained gelding to draw eight lengths clear of runner-up Ribble Valley. Master Debonair has shown improved form.




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Gordon Elliott hails Envoi Allen after six-year-old extends unbeaten record

Envoi Allen has been cut to 5-4 favourite for the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival after extending his unbeaten record to seven races.




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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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Connections of Thyme Hill will wait before deciding which race he'll contest at Cheltenham Festival

Thyme Hill completed his hat-trick in the Grade One Challow Novices' Hurdle late last month and is set to head straight to the showpiece meeting in the Cotswolds.




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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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Willie Mullins targets Cheltenham Festival for Douvan after classy two-miler recovers from setback

Connections of Douvan remain hopeful of getting the classy two-miler to the Cheltenham Festival for the Queen Mother Champion Chase.




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Aidan Coleman relishing reunion with Emma Lavelle's stable star Paisley Park in the Cleeve Hurdle

Aidan Coleman is looking forward to being reunited with Paisley Park in the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday.




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Zara Tindall is seen for the first time in her new role as Cheltenham racecourse director

Zara, 38, donned a navy coat, with a Jockey Club brooch, and a grey fedora hat for the Festival Trials Day at Cheltenham Racecourse. The mother-of-two is a regular visitor to the racecourse.




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Henderson commits Shishkin to Supreme Novices' Hurdle after impressive victory at Huntingdon

Henderson committed Shishkin to the Supreme Novices' Hurdle on the opening day of next month's Cheltenham Festival after he brushed aside proven performers on Thursday.




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Tiger Roll could race on after bid for third Grand National

Trainer Gordon Elliott says he expects Tiger Roll to race on next season despite many believing his bid for a third win in the Randox Health Grand National on April 4 would be his swansong.




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Solo becomes the new Triumph Hurdle favourite after sweeping rivals aside in Adonis Hurdle win

Solo is 3-1 favourite for the Triumph Hurdle after sweeping to a 13-length demolition job from Fujimoto Flyer in the Adonis Hurdle at Kempton for trainer Paul Nicholls and jockey Harry Cobden.




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Cheltenham Festival set to go ahead as planned despite coronavirus outbreak 

Racing officials are confident the Cheltenham Festival will go ahead next month despite the disruption to travel caused by the spread of the coronavirus.




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Tiger Roll heads the 89 contenders for the Grand National

Those withdrawn included Tiger Roll's Cheltenham Gold Cup-bound stablemate Delta Work, Chris's Dream, Missed Approach, the injured Native River and Noble Endeavor.




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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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Cheltenham chief confident next month's festival will not be stopped by coronavirus outbreak

Running the Cheltenham Festival virtually behind closed doors if a spread of the Coronavirus restricts major sporting events is not an option according to the man overseeing the jumps meeting.




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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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CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL DAY ONE CONTENDERS: Epatante vs Pentland Hills in Champion Hurdle

In the first of a look at the big races, SAM TURNER (Robin Goodfellow) starts by looking at some race trends for races on day one and highlights some of the main contenders.




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O'Neill hopes Minella Rocco can provide heartwarming story at Cheltenham Festival

Though Minella Rocco may not be the force of old, he has demonstrated with wins at Warwick and most recently at Wetherby he has the potential for one more big effort at Cheltenham.




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CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL DAY TWO CONTENDERS: Altior bids for hat-trick in the Queen Mother

SAM TURNER (Robin Goodfellow) continues his analysis of next week's meeting with a look at the big-race contenders and trends for day two.




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CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL DAY THREE CONTENDERS: Paisley Park in Stayers' Hurdle

SAM TURNER (Robin Goodfellow) continues his look at the big race trends and contenders at next week's meeting with a looks at the contenders for day three.