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Is success down to luck or hard work? Big Money Questions

Are our successes down to luck or hard work? An economist crunches the numbers on the Big Money Questions show By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thisismoney.co.uk Pu... read more

The Big Money Questions: How to plan for a 100-year life?

Are you ready for a 100-year life? Watch our tips on planning everything from finances to friendship in The Big Money Questions By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thi... read more

UK home repossessions fell to lowest since 1982 last year

The number of homes being repossessed last year fell to its lowest level since 1982, data from banks and building societies reveals. There were 7,700 repossessi... read more

How do government bonds work?

Global government bond markets are vast and affect everyone who pays tax, saves into a pension or invests for the future. Unfortunately, it’s often hard t... read more

Mark Porter scoffs at £2bn lost on treating foreign patients as it is 2% of NHS budget

The doctors’ union was branded ‘out of touch’ last night after its head claimed only a ‘small amount’ of money is lost to health tourism every year. M... read more

The Airmiles tricks that could pay for your next holiday

Over the past five years, Rob Burgess has flown business class to Abu Dhabi, Boston, Calgary, Cape Town, Las Vegas, Moscow, New York and Singapore. The 45-year-... read more

Anna Wintour and her daughter Bee Shaffer play it VERY safe with their Met Gala gowns

The gowns and the celebrities may be the center of attention when it comes to the Met Gala, but, even if she isn’t making the boldest statement on the red... read more

Bank of Mum and Dad helps prop up A QUARTER of all home purchases

The ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ is now a major player in Britain’s housing market, helping to fund a quarter of all mortgage transactions, new figur... read more

Anna Wintour and her daughter Bee Shaffer play it VERY safe with their Met Gala gowns

The gowns and the celebrities may be the center of attention when it comes to the Met Gala, but, even if she isn’t making the boldest statement on the red... read more

George Osborne MISSED his borrowing target for the last year by £1.8BILLION

George Osborne has been dealt a blow in his efforts to shore up the nation’s finances after official figures showed the Chancellor missed his borrowing ta... read more

George Osborne overshoots borrowing target with £74bn budget deficit for financial year

Under scrutiny: George Osborne has staked his reputation as Chancellor on deficit reduction. Public borrowing for the financial year to March has overshot the t... read more

Iain Duncan Smith WEPT over a 19-year-old single mum during BBC documentary

This is the moment former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith broke down and wept in a TV interview about why he was pursuing aggressive welfare refor... read more

Women to be hit six times harder than men by George Osborne’s tax and welfare changes

Women will be hit six times harder than men by George Osborne’s tax and welfare changes, analysis reveals 86% of savings will hit women, while just 14% wi... read more

George Osborne’s Isa budget boon was an inspired move

Lost in the hullaballoo that ended up engulfing last week’s Budget was a boon for tax-free saving. George Osborne declared that the Isa allowance would increa... read more

State pension won’t be cut to fill £4.4bn public finances black hole, promises Osborne

The ‘generous’ UK state pension will remain untouched, George Osborne promised today, as he was confronted with a multi-billion pound black hole in ... read more

George Osborne on the brink of missing his deficit targets for the year

George Osborne is on the brink of missing his borrowing targets less than a week after the Budget, official data showed today. In a fresh blow to the embattled ... read more

George Osborne’s eighth Budget great for business but a mess for Chancellor

By Simon Watkins, Financial Mail on Sunday Updated: 11:12 BST, 21 March 2016 George Osborne’s eighth budget was great for business. This bears repeating becau... read more

How the 2016 Budget will hike household bills in years to come

Landlords: Denise and Dale have five properties The rising cost of insurance, wine and soft drinks will pile on the pounds for family bills. So the verdict from... read more

Coca-Cola and Britvic planning legal challenge over sugar tax

Soft drinks companies are preparing to sue the Government over the sugar tax in another headache for George Osborne Soft drinks companies are preparing to sue t... read more

Coca-Cola and Britvic planning legal challenge over sugar tax

Soft drinks companies are preparing to sue the Government over the sugar tax in another headache for George Osborne Soft drinks companies are preparing to sue t... read more

David Laws claims David Cameron wanted budget cut to pretend NHS needed less cash

David Cameron has been accused of ‘leaning on’ the chief executive of the NHS to pretend the service needed less money than it did. Former Liberal Democrat ... read more

Could George Osborne face the first Budget defeat in the Commons since 1994? 

Eurosceptic Tory MPs warn they are prepared to back Labour amendments Crucial Commons votes are due to take place at 7pm on Tuesday night A Chancellor hasn̵... read more

Soft drink firms ready to SUE over sugar tax as George Osborne faces Budget headache 

Amid his continued woes over the Budget now George Osborne could be sued by drinks companies over the sugar tax  Soft drinks companies are preparing to sue the... read more

Soft drink firms ready to SUE over sugar tax as George Osborne faces Budget headache 

Amid his continued woes over the Budget now George Osborne could be sued by drinks companies over the sugar tax  Soft drinks companies are preparing to sue the... read more