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The Standard
standard.co.uk > shopping > esbest > home-garden > dunelm-affordable-homeware-soho-home-b1293381.html

These affordable Dunelm homeware buys look just like Soho Home

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (346+ words) Shopping | ES Best Home | Home & Garden Dunelm is among those humble high-street brands that don't get their flowers nearly enough. To that I say, no more. The high street hero has come in clutch for my home furnishings more than…...

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standard.co.uk > homesandproperty > interiors > small-gardens-patio-furniture-planters-greenhouse-b1290768.html

How to maximise your outdoor space: styling tips for a tiny garden

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (267+ words) Homes & Property | Interiors The 1977 outdoor sofa (from £290, kingliving.co.uk), is designed to adapt as your needs change, with removable covers and separate pieces that you can scale up and down. Layering seating with ottomans or benches that double as…...

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standard.co.uk > news > uk > santander-iran-andy-burnham-vat-press-association-b1290963.html

Santander contacts almost 150,000 customers under strain from energy bills

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (475+ words) Santander UK revealed it has reached out to almost 150,000 customers it expects to be most severely affected by soaring energy costs amid the fallout from the Iran war. The high street lending giant said it identified 146,000 vulnerable customers who are…...

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standard.co.uk > homesandproperty > property-news > andy-burnham-london-property-market-b1290957.html

What does Andy Burnham as Prime Minister mean for the London property market?

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (770+ words) From mansion tax and stamp duty to new homes, what will the new Prime Minister mean for London’s property market? Above all else, what any housing market needs is stability. The very whisper of change or uncertainty can stall sales....

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standard.co.uk > business > business-news > tsb-spanish-iran-b1290868.html

Santander vows not to shut more branches before 2028

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (610+ words) Santander UK has pledged not to shut any more branches across its network and those of recently-acquired rival TSB before 2028, despite plans to cut costs further over the rest of the year. The bank’s new boss Mahesh Aditya said he…...

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standard.co.uk > business > business-news > andy-burnham-government-iran-inflation-andrew-matthews-b1290508.html

Andy Burnham set to be buoyed by June inflation slowdown

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (627+ words) UK inflation is set to have eased last month in a welcome but temporary boost for Andy Burnham’s incoming Government ahead of a jump in the household energy price cap. Official figures on June’s Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation will…...

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standard.co.uk > business > business-news > virgin-media-ofcom-consumer-b1289156.html

Virgin Media fined record £28m for stopping millions of customers from switching

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (655+ words) Virgin Media has been fined a record £28 million after regulator Ofcom found the firm stopped or delayed customers from switching to different providers by “widespread” and often deliberate mishandling of calls. The telecoms regulator said it had levied its largest-ever…...

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standard.co.uk > shopping > esbest > home-garden > household-appliances > lidl-air-conditioning-unit-affordable-b1287515.html

Lidl's affordable air conditioning unit has landed in time for the heatwave

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (494+ words) Shopping | ES Best Home | Home & Garden | Household Appliances The UK is in the throes of a record-breaking heatwave, with temperatures reaching 37 degrees this week (or even hotter if you’re on a London tube line). We’re already at boiling point, but…...

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standard.co.uk > news > uk > merlin-entertainments-longleat-vat-rachel-reeves-legoland-b1287491.html

Great British Summer Savings scheme comes into effect for families

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (742+ words) A temporary VAT cut to reduce prices at family attractions such as zoos and theme parks as well as the cost of children’s cinema tickets and restaurant meals has come into effect. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the “Great British Summer…...

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standard.co.uk > business > money > santander-b1287176.html

Major high street bank launches savings account paying 8% interest

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (268+ words) Santander UK has launched a new regular saver account paying 8% interest. The account has a rate of 8.00% AER (annual equivalent rate), which includes a 5.00% variable bonus for the first 12 months. The bank said it is available to all Santander current…...