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Typical two-year mortgage deal at near three-year low - below 5% since mini-budget

The average two-year mortgage rate has fallen below 5% for the first time since the Liz Truss mini-budget.
Going to university is not what it once was - and students face a very different question

For around 700,000 teenagers on the treadmill that is the English education system, the A and T-level results that drop this week may be the most important step of all.
Legoland-owner Merlin shelves sale of Sea Life venues

The owner of Legoland and Madame Tussauds has abandoned plans to sell some of its British aquariums after failing to reel in sufficiently attractive bids.
Car repair finance firm lands Bumper funding round from auto giants

A buy now, pay later specialist which helps motorists spread the cost of repairing their cars has landed millions of pounds from the venture arms of Jaguar Land Rover, Porsche and other leading automotive groups.
Thames Water crisis: Ministers line up administrator for utility giant

Ministers have lined up insolvency practitioners to prepare for the potential collapse of Thames Water, Britain's biggest water utility.
More Britons now eligible for savings account that could get them free £1,200

For this week's Savings Guide, Anna Bowes, personal finance expert from The Private Office, explains what the Help to Save scheme is...
Wage rises slow as retail and hospitality jobs continue to fall

The rate of wage rises in the UK continued to slow as the number of job vacancies and people in work fell, according to new figures.
US and China extend tariffs deadline again

The world's two largest economies, the US and China, have again extended the deadline for tariffs to come into effect.
'Appalling' surge in crimes at pharmacies - with one owner having to chase offenders away

Around nine in 10 pharmacies experienced shoplifting and an increase in aggressive behaviour in the last year, a survey has found.
Money Problem: 'My husband is freelance and in hospital - how can I make sure we don't lose our home?'

Every week, our Money blog team finds the answer to a reader's financial problem or consumer dispute. Here's our latest...