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Help to Buy mostly helped high earners, IFS says (Wed, 15 Apr 2026)
People with lower incomes benefitted less from the house-buying scheme than those with high incomes, the influential think tank says.
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'Bit of pain' worth long-term security from Iran, Bessent tells BBC (Tue, 14 Apr 2026)
US Treasury Secretary said a "small bit of economic pain" was worth it to eliminate the threat of Iranian strikes on Western capitals.
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UK faces biggest hit to growth from Iran war of major economies, IMF says (Tue, 14 Apr 2026)
The financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy "off course".
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Households could get free electricity for doing washing on sunny weekends (Tue, 14 Apr 2026)
Providers can encourage people to use energy when "weather conditions result in excess supply".
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Fuel prices stop rising after 43 days of increases, RAC says (Tue, 14 Apr 2026)
The motoring group says prices could start to come down over the next couple of weeks.
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