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Question Time audience slams Labour MP Tracy Brabin's off the shoulder dress

The guest (pictured) said what Tracy Brabin wore at the despatch box in the House of Commons 'looked like a disco outfit and not like a politician'.




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Dorset James Lattimer faces jail over fake Lord's Cricket ground pavilion dead man pass

James Lattimer, 51, bought the cheapest possible ticket to enter the Lord's Cricket ground on August 15 last year before sneaking his way into the pavilion.




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Supreme announces new collaboration with Oreo on branded cookies that cost $8 for a pack of three

Supreme's Spring/Summer 2020 collection includes a package Oreo Double Stuf cookies. They are bright red and stamped with the Supreme logo, but the flavor has not been confirmed.




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Woman's outdated kitchen was given 'beautiful' modern makeover for £185

Stacey Dolby, from Devon, took to Facebook group DIY On a Budget Official and shared pictures of her mother's impressive kitchen transformation - which cost just £185.




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Savvy mum transforms a dull area of land into a pristine garden for £1300

Becca Menzies, 44, from Sussex, has told how she transformed a dull area of shrubland into a pristine garden for £1, 300 - using old materials and products ordered cheaply online to keep prices down.




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Woman overhauls her 'gross' spare room into a spacious modern bathroom using DIY hacks

Leah Holden, from Lincolnshire, posted before and after photographs of a poky spare room in her house on Facebook 's DIY On A Budget UK, revealing how she turned it into an airy bathroom.




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Mother bags £25,000 worth of freebies dressing her children in designer labels on Instagram

Aleksandra Hoyles, 32, from Yorkshire is so popular on Instagram that clothes sellers are using pictures of her and her daughter on eBay without her permission to sell their look-alikes,




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12-year-old girl decorates her white walls with budget rose gold tape from eBay

UK mother Dawn Robertson told the Facebook group Mrs Hinch Made Me Do It that her daughter, 12, had bought budget tape from eBay in order to decorate her room with a fun DIY twist.




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Coronavirus toilet roll shortage sparks booming black market with hoarders

As the coronavirus outbreak intensifies, supermarket shelves are being stripped bare as families struggle to stock up on essentials in case they are forced to self-isolate.




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Savvy homeowner creates clever storage space under her bath

Klara Senkerikova, 38, and her partner Darron, 31, from Hampshire, overhauled their bathroom - and even fitted a handy storage drawer underneath their bath to save space.




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Kurdish refugee admits being bomb-maker for planned terror attack after police raided his flat

A Kurdish asylum seeker has pleaded guilty to bomb-making and inciting two Iraqi jihadists to commit a planned terror attack in north Germany (pictured, Fatah Mohammed Abdullah).




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The business-savvy people turning the COVID-19 pandemic into a money-making opportunity 

Tens of thousands of Australians have found themselves out of work overnight as COVID-19 continues to destabilise the economy, but some entrepreneurs are discovering new niches.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Lucian Freud and the naked truth over a pair of nudes

Lucian Freud's nude portraits continue to command giddy sums even after his death, with Benefits Supervisor Resting achieving a world record in 2015 when it sold for more than £35 million.




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Savvy mum transforms her daughter's bedroom into a pretty pink haven for under £400

Nicole Roberts, 25, from Shropshire, has told how she created her four-year-old daughter Lilly's bedroom into a blend of stylishness, elegance and femininity - all for just £400.




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Olivia Wilde sports a N99 mask to walk her dog around LA as she protects herself from COVID-19

Olivia Wilde protected herself from the COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday when she stepped out to walk her dog around Los Angeles.




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Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson helps to launch eBay shirts raffle to raise funds for NHS heroes

EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Henderson is leading another drive to raise cash for the NHS. He is involved in a proposed joint initiative between eBay and the new Players Together campaign.




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Providers slash 0% promotions on balance transfer cards by up to a third

At one time interest-freezing balance transfer credit card offers lasted a bumper 43 months, just over a year on and the top deal stretches to 33 months.




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Is it worth it? Should you take out a personal loan with high-tech lender LiveLend

LiveLend has now introduced a new type of loan where borrowers with a less than sparkling credit record start on a higher rate of interest, but benefit from the rate dropping if they clean up their score.




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Why you should consider a cashback credit card if you want to boost your Christmas spending

American Express cardholders can earn £5 cashback when they spend £10 or more at independent stores, restaurants and retailers until December 16.




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Credit card customers should act fast if they want to switch to a ‘zero per cent’ card deal 

Interest-free deals are disappearing fast for credit card customers seeking breathing space to pay off debt. The ‘balance transfer’ trick is a popular way of paying off money borrowed.




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M&S Bank new deal offers £7,500 loan at rate of just 2.8% - but your credit history must be spotless

The rate means someone borrowing £7,500 over 36 months will repay £217.32 a month and end up paying a total of £7,823.52.




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Household debt at 'crisis level' as it hits new high of over £15,000

Excluding mortgages, personal debts hit a record total of £428billion in the third quarter of 2018 - which is 33 per cent higher than in 2008 just before the financial crisis.




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How to get out of debt in 2019: experts give their tips on how to get yourself out of the red

For some people, it is not just overspending at Christmas that will leave them feeling short and there will be a number of debts that they will be looking to clear.




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Peer-to-peer firm Funding Circle beats revenue targets but expects more loan defaults

Peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle beat its revenue targets for 2018 by 5%, but saw the percentage of loans last year it expected to default rise to between 3 and 3.8% it announced




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As PPI deadline approaches, here's how to make a claim for free

If January is meant to be the month when you resolve to get your finances in order, then it’s definitely worth thinking about PPI, because the deadline is coming up sooner than you think.




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Will you still be paying off winter debts in the summer?

Now that February is here, most have received the first pay cheque of 2019 and those with a tight budget may be breathing a sigh of relief.




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Payday loans: I borrowed £100 and ended up owing £19,000

When Danny Cheetham took out his first payday loan ten years ago he only wanted £100 for a night out. He was a student and paying back £128 after 22 days didn't sound like a bad deal.




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Nationwide BS to scrap cashback scheme in April - which alternative banks offer the perk? 

Nationwide is scrapping a scheme allowing credit and debit cardholders to earn cashback on their spending after the building society admitted it wasn't worth the time and resources.




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Credit card holders paid £219m in fees for withdrawing cash last year

UK credit cardholders paid the price for withdrawing money using their credit cards last year, being stung with £219million in fees and charges.




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Best 0% balance transfer deal falls to shortest length for 5 years

The longest 0% balance transfer deal has been slashed below 30 months for the first time in more than five years, prompting further concerns that owners of such cards could end up in trouble.




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The disappearing 0% deals: Borrowers urged to act quickly to reduce the cost of credit card debt

Two years ago, top balance transfer credit cards offered customers 43 months to clear their debt without paying interest. The longest deal today lasts just 29 months.




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Mastercard is putting an end to rip-off currency exchange fees for prepaid cardholders

Effective from Friday, Mastercard will stop prepaid travel card holders from paying in pounds in a bid to crack down on travellers paying high currency exchange rates.




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Mastercard and Visa agree deal with the EU to slash foreign card fees by 40%

The European Commission says that interchange fees, where the merchant's bank pays a charge to the cardholder's bank, result in higher prices for consumers.




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Pay later fintech Klarna added 25,000 new UK users a week by the end of 2018

Swedish fintech Klarna attracted 25,000 new UK users each week in the last three months of last year, as it celebrated a bumper 2018 that saw global revenue increase 31% to £445m.




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Amazon and American Express slash credit card reward bonuses for joiners and spenders

Amazon and American Express have slashed the sign-up bonuses and spending incentives on some of their cards.




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Act now if you were mis-sold PPI as final deadline for submitting a claim nears 

If you believe you had loans or credit agreements such as an account with a catalogue company or a long-forgotten credit card – you could be eligible to make a claim for mis-sold PPI.




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You CAN beat the credit card crunch: We've investigated almost 150 of the best deals

If used smartly, credit cards can still be an effective spending tool and even earn you money. Shoppers now have around 166 different deals to choose from.




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How to make a PPI claim with just one month left until the deadline

Households have just one month left to make a PPI claim with their bank or credit provider. And with the clock ticking, PPI sharks have ramped up their campaign to get a chunk of your money.




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Credit card deals worsen amid regulator clamp down on UK households' spiralling debts 

Periods of free borrowing on best-buy balance transfer cards have shortened by nearly 20 per cent in a year, according to figures compiled by data company Moneyfacts.




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PPI final countdown: Just over 24 hours left until August 29 deadline

The final deadline for making a complaint about payment protection insurance (PPI) is midnight tomorrow (August 29).




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Millions of credit card users are on course for rate trap as they fail to move provider

New research reveals that nearly half of all UK credit card holders -around 17million people nationwide - have never switched their card.




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Is Britain's biggest payday lender QuickQuid on the verge of administration?

Britain's biggest payday loan collapse since Wonga could be on the cards as QuickQuid is on the verge of going into administration, according to reports.




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Tandem Bank scraps 0.5% cashback card and will replace it with a premium option

Smartphone bank Tandem is axing its cashback credit card for new customers, and from January those who want to use its successor will have to pay a membership fee.




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Check you will get balance transfer deal you want before ruining your credit score 

Asking for too many balance transfer cards can damage your credit rating. Experian has launched a service that lets people enter their details online, including how much debt they want to transfer.




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Spent a bit too much for Christmas! Switch cards to clear Xmas debt

Yesterday the Mail reported that nine million people will start the New Year owing between £2,000 and £10,000. A further five million owe more than £10,000.




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Lenders hike rates on 21 different credit cards as borrowing soars 40%

Britain's debt binge has deepened - with figures last month showing credit card borrowing had surged by 40 per cent and the average family now owes £12,800 on credit cards, loans and car finance.




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From slimming down debts to boosting Isas: Our wealth workout to give your finances real muscle

The average Briton wastes £640 a year on unwanted subscriptions. Nearly 12million of us have less than £100 in savings. Here is our wealth workout to help you reach peak financial fitness.




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The instant credit craze that can leave young shoppers with bags of debt

Mature student Tamara Gray, 29, (pictured) got into financial difficulties after spending several thousand pounds on the websites Very and Shop Direct on a buy-now, pay-in-12-months basis.




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Should you take a credit card payment holiday during coronavirus pandemic?

While borrowers make no payments for three months, card providers often still charge interest on balances during payment holidays, meaning borrowers continue to rack up interest




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Virgin Money u-turns on decision to suspend credit cards

Virgin Money apologised and reversed its decision, saying that everyone who had their card suspended will be able to use them to make purchases again from Saturday 9 May.