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According to a study by Virgin Money, Brits are paying more for luxury items and are hunting for flashy gifts to sprinkle some extra magic over Christmas.

Retail experts have explained the exact time and day you should be heading to the supermarkets for genuine bargains ...

Royal Mail has issued a warning to customers as we head deeper into December and towards Christmas week with the last second class post date for Christmas now looming ...

Marks and Spencer is gearing up to make an aambitious expansion plan that will see more M&S Food stores popping up across the country ...

People are being urged to be 'wary and vigilant'

The benefit is a one-off £750 payment to help people on certain benefits, but it's set to be scrapped in weeks ...

The government-funded support is available to households struggling with the cost of living this winter. Here's how to find out if you're eligible for a payment of up to £300 ...

Financial guru said around 1.4 million people earning under this threshold are failing to claim up to £5,800 in basic Universal Credit payments ...

The decision means that those people who tried to beat the feared budget change and took their lump sum out early have lost the opportunity to leave the money in their pension pot in the expectation it would continue to grow.

HMRC is urging people to be vigilant ...