The best Advent calendars to buy this Christmas

Cranberry sauce for the table, cocktails ready to be enjoyed, wood-scented candles and handmade decorations are some of the 25 gifts packed inside an envelope-style box that has been stamped with love from the Cotswolds…

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Employers to be forced to put salaries on job ads, Andy Burnham announces

The prime minister said his government would bring in a legal requirement for companies to say what they pay when listing new jobs, which campaigners say will help young people and women in particular achieve more equal…

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Soaring fuel costs hit profit at British Airways owner IAG

The London-listed firm, which also owns airlines Vueling and Aer Lingus, saw its pre-tax profit dip 16 per cent to €3bn in the nine months to the end of September. The group blamed this hit to profit on the “significant…

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Three luxury winter travel experiences for the family

Moritz in Switzerland, is getting ready to reopen on 3 December. The palatial hotel, synonymous with alpine glamour, has undergone a series of renovations. The rooms and suites have been reimagined, fresh touches have…

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Burnham urges firms to publish pay in job adverts ahead of new law

The government said it is planning to bring forward legislation to make it compulsory for salaries to be visible on job adverts before people apply to them, making employers legally required to be transparent about pay.…

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House prices suffer biggest drop in three years

The average house price in the UK fell by 1.2 per cent to £296,285 in the 12 months to October, according to the Lloyds house price index. This was the biggest drop in prices recorded since October 2023 and is much…

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Tottenham Hotspur pledge to help tackle spiralling Neets crisis

In a move that Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden has called “further evidence of the leading role football has to play in helping create opportunity for young people”, the Premier League club has committed to…

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M&S takes on John Lewis in Christmas ad battle with topless ‘shredded Santa’

This year, however, there's one high-street rival with a sackful of tricks to make up the ground. Marks & Spencer has brought out the big guns – in the form of a topless Santa, played by the small-screen heart-throb…

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'I put £20,000 into my cash ISA ahead of the rule changes – should I invest it instead?'

The government had planned to cap cash ISA contributions at £12,000 per tax year for under 65s from April 2027 in a bid to encourage Brits to invest. It means you will be able to continue to put up to £20,000 a year into…

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FTSE 100 Live: Stocks sink as tech rout deepens; oil below $100

The FTSE 100 was down 1.6 per cent in early trading to 10,605p. It follows South Korea’s Kospi index tumbing more than five per cent, triggering a halt in trading on the exchange, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell…

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