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FROM social debt to impulse buys, reboot your relationship with money with these ace hacks by Susan Griffin. That momentary thrill of a contactless tap of your card in exchange for a new facial serum, a treat for lunch or even a gift for someone else. . . Tap, tap, tap. Before you know it, those “small”…

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died last March but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you this week. Sign up for the Mystic Meg newsletter. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy LEO JULY 23 – AUG…

GET ready for fun and frolics in the snow! To escape her broken heart, Emmeline takes a nannying job on the slopes of posh Swiss resort Kristalldorf – the only problem is, she can’t ski. But that doesn’t stop her meeting wealthy yet enigmatic Tristan, and soon she’s immersed in a world of Dom Pérignon,…

APPRENTICE star and West Ham United vice-chair Karren Brady answers your careers questions. Here, Karren gives her expert advice to a reader who feels unfairly treated. Q: I work in retail and, although I don’t have children, lots of my colleagues do, so I generally try to schedule my annual leave for outside of school holidays, both…

THERE’S nothing like a harsh winter to bring out the creativity of school kids, especially when there’s a massive gritter involved and a council willing to let them name it. East Dunbartonshire Council in Scotland received more than 200 suggestions from primary school pupils to christen the latest additions to its gritting fleet. Dozens of…

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves may have hit us with £26billion of tax rises, but you can fight back by shielding your cash.  As a result of her Budget this week, average households face being £850 worse off in 2029-30 compared to this year, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns.  Lucy Andrews, Deputy Consumer Editor, presents her eight-step…

A GARDENER, 60, has been booted from his “secret garden” after dedicating eight years transforming it. The fittingly named Jim Gardner took it upon himself to revive the neglected footpath in Poole, Dorset, in 2016. Over the years, the green-fingered horticulturist has cultivated exotic plants and seasonal shrubbery locals love. He has even bagged several…

A GLAM motorbike influencer was tragically killed after she fell underneath the wheels of a lorry in a horror road accident. Karen Sofía Quiroz Ramírez, better known as Bikegirl, suffered fatal wounds when her motorcycle crashed after she lost her glasses. The accident occurred when the 25-year-old woman was trying to pass between two vehicles…

THIS is the moment a man who killed his girlfriend’s brother on the first night they met is snared by cops. Drunk driver Stephen Bates sobbed “I’m going to prison” as officers arrested him on April 18 this year. CCTV footage shows the tragic moment the 42-year-old speeds down a residential street in Woolton, Liverpool….