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For those of you who are chocolate lovers, this week's poll is seeking your votes on how you like your confectionary treat... or more specifically, what temperature? Does it taste better a little on the chilled side, or do you prefer a more melty experience with a room temperature choccie? Fridge or cupboard? Or is there…
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You've finally manage to find a date that works for everyone and even picked a venue for dinner. But, you've never been there before? Are you going to have a sneaky peek at their online menu, or do you just turn up on the night and take it from there?
Anyone using high octane petrol and notice any benefits? My Citroen is still in warentee and service centre is recommending fuel Additives??? I worked for Halfords in the 70s and we used to sell Redex fuel Additives but usually directed toward older engines. Makes me wonder about using high octane petrol?
I am due to take partial retirement at the beginning of of next year. Am in the 1995 with scs and the 2015. Can I take both lump sums. Or if I take the 2015 one early what will be the penalty. On my TRS there is a standard and alternative amount what is the difference and which one can I take
Hi all I have recently been contacted by a company I worked for about 30years ago, telling me I have a pension of about 10k and outlining some options. If I took the whole 10k to do much needed work in the house, do I need to inform UC and would it affect my entitlement and how? Clueless as to how this works so thank you…
We are early stages and looking to sell our flat and move into a small house, we have a DIP in place, and entered all the usual questions they ask. They did not touch on the cost of council tax, electricity, food shopping ect. We cannot get a mortgage appointment online until we have a buyer and have found a new home -…
We hired a 9 seater van with Jetset through a TUi shop for our holiday in Greece. When we arrived the company said it was not available due to an accident. We contacted the TUI shop and they emailed me to tell us to book an equivalent at the airport and they would cover the cost which we managed to do. Now we are home we…
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Does it taste better a little on the chilled side, or do you prefer a more melty experience with a room temperature choccie? Fridge or cupboard?
The State Pension is set to go up by 4.8% from April 2026 under what's known as the 'triple lock' guarantee – though the exact monetary increase you'll get depends on which version of the State Pension you receive.
Banks must offer people the tools they need to manage their money in safer ways – and this needs to be overseen by the Government.
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