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Contraceptive pills are being sold on eBay as women struggle to access family planning services

Sellers across Europe are advertising various brands of the birth control pill, emergency contraception, and even an IUD, also known as the coil, which is typically inserted by a specially trained doctor.




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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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Ten most popular second-hand items sold on eBay - and how much YOU could make!

Experts at eBay UK have revealed the top 10 most popular second-hand items sold on the platform - and the prices they are often snapped up for, with Apple laptops the most lucrative at £483.




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Patrick Ewing reveals his two Olympic gold medals and 1984 NCAA title ring were STOLEN

Knicks legend Patrick Ewing revealed Tuesday that his two Olympic gold medals and his 1984 NCAA championship ring were stolen from his New York home, but later replaced and reclaimed.




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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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Virgin Atlantic's bumper credit card sign up bonus ends today, should you sign up now?

Virgin Money is currently running a bumper sign-up offer on its Virgin Atlantic Rewards+ credit card - enough points to get a free return flight to New York. but it ends at 4pm - should you sign up now?




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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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Klarna: The company that lets you pay for your shopping a month later - is it a trap?

The Swedish start-up claims to offer flexibility and a solution to sizing issues for those shopping online. But does the ability to 'buy now pay later' encourage users to spend what they can't afford?




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Mastercard will force companies to tell subscribers when their free trials end

Companies using free trials to rope customers into paying subscription fees face a crackdown under new rules announced by one of the world’s biggest payment providers.




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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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Use your American Express card anywhere and still earn rewards using Curve

American Express customers could just have been handed the answer to their perennial problem, a trick to get their cards accepted anywhere. We reveal how.




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Saga to axe Platinum card in March leaving customers two months to pay off their balance

Over-50s in possession of Saga’s Platinum Visa card have just two months to clear their debts and find themselves an alternative after the company announced it was discontinuing the product.




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American Express pulls its cards from Curve 36 hours after it let customers use it on the app

Curve unveiled on Monday a move that would allow Amex customers to use their card in places that do not usually accept it , by adding their cards to its smartphone app.




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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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Quarter of 0% balance transfer cards vanish in two years

Credit card companies have slashed the number and length of their 0% balance transfer deals in a bid to get a lid on Britain’s debt crisis, new analysis suggests.




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Laybuy partners with Footasylum as it announces its UK launch

New Zealand pay later platform Laybuy has marked its official UK launch by announcing a partnership with well-known high street brand Footasylum.




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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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Will Apple and Amazon launch rival credit cards in Britain?

At the launch event in Cupertino, California, the iPhone maker debuted a white titanium card with no number, security code, expiry date or name, only the Apple logo. Could it launch in Britain too?




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How eWallet payments are surging and could displace cash

Data shows that 5% of all point of sale transactions in 2017 in Britain were made using a mobile wallet. How does that compare to other nations around the world?




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Betting on the Grand National using a credit card could cost gamblers almost £16m

Those thinking of putting money on the 5.15 at Aintree on Saturday could be making a mistake far costlier than backing the wrong horse - using a credit card to bet.




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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 bans conversion con on its prepaid cards

Tourists are routinely offered a chance to pay in their 'home' currency at restaurants, shops or hotels abroad in a process called 'dynamic currency conversion'.




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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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Shopping at your fingertips: We test the UK's first biometric bank card

Contactless technology already allows shoppers to spend up to £30 without having to enter their Pin. But, with NatWest's new card, there will be no need to enter a Pin at all.




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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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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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American Express customers face higher Platinum Card fees from June

From June 11, Amex's card will be made from metal rather than plastic, and cost £575 a year compared to £450 now.




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LiveLend's 'Reward Loan' cuts your rate as you boost your credit score

A personal loan provider is offering customers the chance to lower their APR, if they improve their credit rating while holding the product.




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MasterCard's Mark Barnett on working with Monzo, paying by app, and why there should always be cash

If the future of the UK increasingly looks cashless, then no one may be better placed to reap the rewards than MasterCard




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Watchdog announces new rules on 'buy now, pay later' products that will save users as much as £60m

'Buy now, pay later' firms will be banned from charging backdated interest on already repaid amounts of money from November, under new rules announced by the financial regulator




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My local The Money Shop has closed, can I get my pawned items back?

Those who have pawned off items and want to get them back may feel anxious following the news, but according to the company's website you can still do so.




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NatWest announces new mobile-only way to make credit card purchases

Customers looking to make big purchases with a NatWest credit card will be able to pay a set monthly fee rather than their card's APR, under a new mobile-only offer announced by the bank.




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Credit card charges rocket to an all-time high of 24.7%... But savers still earn ultra-low returns  

Average card rates have surged since the financial crisis, climbing from 16 per cent in 2006. But at the same time, typical savings rates dropped sharply to all-time lows and barely recovered since.




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True cost of those zero % credit cards: Banks hike rates in time for Christmas 

Shoppers now pay an average of 25.1 per cent on credit card purchase. It means that a customer who borrowed £3,000 and paid off £100 a month would pay £1,463 in interest overall.




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Buy now, pay later firm Klarna signed up 60,000 new merchants in 2019

Buy now, pay later juggernaut Klarna announced it has signed up over 60,000 retailers so far in 2019, including Microsoft and travel agent Expedia, as it prepares for a bumper Black Friday.




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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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Another buy now, pay later card? Tymit offers Klarna-like instalments

The popularity of the likes of Klarna and other firms which let you spread the cost of purchases over instalments means credit card providers are increasingly adopting that model instead.




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Personal loan rates on borrowing £10,000 hit 10-year low

Britons looking to borrow to fund a new car, home improvements or a big life event like a wedding will now find taking out a substantial sum is the cheapest it's ever been.




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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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Number of 0% credit cards falls in 2020 and terms shorten

There were 122 balance transfer offers in January 2017 compared to 76 today, according to figures from Moneyfacts - while the timeframe to pay back the debt has also shrunk.




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Catapillr offers work interest-free loans up to £10k to pay for childcare

With nursery costs reaching as much as £12,000 parents are finding it difficult cope. But now a new provider enables employers to give interest-free loans to parents for childcare




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Virgin Atlantic Reward credit card offering bumper bonus points

Frequent fliers after air miles towards their next holiday could take advantage of a new sign up bonus which could get them to three continents, provided they're happy to pay a fee.




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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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Banks refusing to unblock credit cards in branches as customers must phone

Lloyds, Santander, Nationwide, NatWest, Virgin Money, HSBC and Barclaycard all confirmed staff cannot unblock credit cards in branch.Some banks say it must now be done by a specialist team.




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UCAS still sending out Future Finance adverts five months after backlash

The charity in charge of dealing with higher education applications is still promoting private loan companies to university students, despite criticism of the practice just five months ago.




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More borrowers expected take out loans after overdraft hikes

TSB is looking at launching a range of short-term loans aimed at families who regularly dip into their overdraft. TSB customers can currently borrow between £7,500 and £50,000.