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HomeShowbizNewsSportsPoliticsOpinionRoyalsCrime DeskUKGamesLifestyleBuylineHomeShowbizNewsSportsPoliticsOpinionRoyalsCrime DeskUKGamesLifestyleBuyline More top stories Investing platform reviews Investing Show MOST READ MONEY How will the new state pension tax-free allowance work? STEVE WEBB explains Britain's most hated road turns 40: The M25 is despised for its delays, variable limits and poor condition... but Britain couldn't function without it The laptop I sold on eBay and sent via Evri arrived dented and I refunded the buyer £40: Can I claim for damage? Two in five Junior Isas opened at launch now contain enough cash for a house deposit The key points from Chancellor John Healey's first Budget Halloween 'carnage' on Wall Street as tech share price slump sparks fears of stock market crash Healey has launched yet another spiteful attack on the prudent - I fear this is just the calm before the storm, says JEFF PRESTRIDGE Can you afford a 40 year retirement? More people than ever live to 100 - here's how to make your pension last Two in three landlords say they will sell properties as buy-to-let is hammered by tax and regulations How to make the most of Avios and companion vouchers - Katy used her points to honeymoon in Turkey for £4 I gave Selfridges my vintage Chanel handbag to repair... but was sent back a cheap washbag: SALLY SORTS IT Chancellor ditches Rachel Reeves' cash Isa raid and keeps savings limit at £20,000 I own half of the house my ex and his partner live in: How can I make sure my children inherit my share? Aston Martin unveils £1.3m open-top Valhalla Spider as supercar helps to narrow the British firm's losses Barclays on bid alert as it is dubbed 'the cheapest bank in the world' amid cost-cutting drive and job cuts My landlady lives in the flat below and complains when we talk or put on the washing machine in the evening - what can I do? Singing for Bryan Ferry, Mick Jagger and Culture Club pays more than making my own albums, says Ruby Turner I'll retire at 50 thanks to these savings strategies. Two years ago I only had £5,000 and now I'm on track for a £3m pension pot. EXCLUSIVECar engines are 29% more powerful than 30 years ago despite shrinking sizes Could new plug-in solar panels help YOU fight soaring energy bills? Why is the state pension taxed but Universal Credit payments are tax-free? STEVE WEBB replies RUTH SUNDERLAND: Labour must tackle the cost-of-hiring catastrophe Plug-in hybrid car drivers 'pay double advertised fuel costs' 'I uncovered a £30,000 pension I didn't realise I had': With 3m pots waiting to be claimed... here's how to find yours Range Rover Electric driven: The best Range Rover yet - but will cash-rich, time-poor customers buy it? Small shops pushed to stock new products to prop up sales as costs mount ahead of the Budget Fraudsters expected to pounce on bad weather and offer urgent home 'repairs', warns major bank Nationwide hikes rates on fixed-rate savings accounts and cash Isas to as much as 5% Should you have a cash reserve at home? Just 17% of us do - and the Government now recommends you hold some Typical home is now selling at a 10% discount as buyers haggle hard - here's how to bag a property bargain I fear trade unions will have access to my family firm's employees under new rules - should I be worried? Inflation is surging again - here's how to stop it ravaging your finances: SIMON LAMBERT Average salary breaks through £40,000 for the first time - but stealth tax is eating your pay rise Bank of England chief sounds alarm over AI borrowing binge that could trigger market crash Almost half of landlords put up rent in last year - and most of those that did earned £100,000 or more