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The best bank accounts: Compare switch offers and more perks

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Many bank accounts come with incentives or extra perks to help you get more from your money, so it is time to consider a switch. We reveal our pick of the top deals.

House price affordability now at best level in a decade, Nationwide says

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The price of a typical home is roughly 5.75x average income, a ratio 'well below' the all-time high of 6.9 recorded in 2022.

Premium Bonds winners August 2025: See all the prizes from £1,000 to £1m and search our interactive tables

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Have you won one of this month's major prizes? Our tables show all the £1,000 to £1m winners.

Rolls-Royce rockets towards £100bn: Engine-maker up 1,000% since Turbo Tufan took helm

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Tufan Erginbilgic (pictured) took over as Rolls-Royce chief exec at the start of 2023 when the engineering group was worth just £7.9bn.

British businesses face 'cacophony of risk' as Labour sends confidence to an all-time low, bosses say

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Business confidence has collapsed to its lowest level on record as firms face a 'cacophony of risk' under Labour, bosses of industry warned last night.

One in five don't know where all their pensions are: How to track them down

Today

Even the smallest pensions grow over time, so losing one risks you missing out on thousands of pounds.

Queen Elizabeth II's supercharged Range Rover heads to auction - and it's covered big mileage

Today

This luxury SUV graced the Royal garage for two years, having been delivered by the British brand's bespoke car department in 2006 and relieved of its royal duties in 2008.

Rolls-Royce's value rockets to £100B, up 1,000% since 'turbo tufan'

Today

Tufan Erginbilgic (pictured) took over as Rolls-Royce chief exec at the start of 2023 when the engineering group was worth just £7.9bn.

Should big British banks face a windfall tax as profits soar?

Today

A windfall tax on the profits of Britain's four biggest banks would boost Treasury coffers by billions of pounds, according to a report from a think tank.

Next cashes in on M&S cyber chaos: Wolfson delivers third profit upgrade in just five months

Yesterday

Defying gloom on the High Street, the fashion retailer, led since 2001 by Lord Wolfson (pictured), announced its third upgrade in five months.

Unilever ice cream sales soar ahead of spin-off: Magnum-maker cashes in on hotter weather and higher prices

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Magnum (advertised by Eva Longoria, pictured) enjoyed double-digit sales growth, while Cornetto grew in the "high" single digits.

Takeover frenzy shows faith in the UK economy, says Reeves, as Just Group is snapped up in £2.4bn deal

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) has backed Canadian investment firm Brookfield's takeover of FTSE 250 insurer Just Group.

Reeves sells Britain short: Applauding an overseas takeover is like cheering for an own goal, says ALEX BRUMMER

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The last Chancellor to back an overseas takeover of a British listed company was Philip Hammond when SoftBank swallowed Arm Holdings in 2016.

JLR boss Adrian Mardell to step down as CEO after two years and steering Jaguar's controversial rebrand

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Mardell, 64, has been at the company for more than three decades including the last two years as chief exec during one of the most transformative periods in the firm's recent history.

Do you remember these once common but now vanishing cars? The show dedicated to dull motors from the past

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The Festival of the Unexceptional descended on Grimsthorpe Castle on Saturday, inviting drivers to showcase their mundane family cars from the 1970s to the 1990s.

Revealed: The most and least expensive market towns for first-time buyers

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Buyers in search of their perfect first home dream of a cottage in a picturesque market town - but soaring price tags often push that ambition out of reach.

Rolls-Royce shares have rocketed 1,000% and made investors a fortune. Experts reveal whether it's time to buy, sit tight or cash in your gains

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Rolls-Royce shareholders are reaping the rewards of the British engineering giant's quite remarkable recovery.

Donatella Versace-designed flat in London's Nine Elms goes on the market for £10.7m

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The duplex flat being sold by Chestertons spans 3,664 sq ft and has two reception rooms and five bathrooms.

UK companies that pay suppliers late will be fined under new law

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Sir Keir Starmer said 'it's time to pay up' as he announced plans to impose fines on large companies that persistently pay suppliers late.

Companies that pay suppliers late will be fined under new government legislation

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Sir Keir Starmer said 'it's time to pay up' as he announced plans to impose fines on large companies that persistently pay suppliers late.

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