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You’ve taken delivery of a shiny new electric car, and the plug-in charger is being installed next week. You’re almost ready to go – just don’t forget to switch to a specialist electricity tariff. If you don’t, your bills could end up at least £300 a year higher than they need to be. Over the …

Over the past year, dogs have provided locked-down owners with comfort, company and a reason to head out for long restorative walks. There are 12 million of them in the UK, according to data from the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association. And because of the coronavirus pandemic, a whole generation of puppies have never spent any …

More than £9bn is “languishing” in child trust fund accounts, and many people would be better off moving their cash elsewhere, it was claimed this week. On Tuesday, HM Revenue and Customs published official data showing there were just over 6.1m CTF accounts in existence, and that the average sum in each was £1,500. These …

Approximately half of the clothes sold by large online fashion brands such as Boohoo and Asos are made entirely from virgin plastic materials such as polyester, despite a push to reduce the huge environmental impact of the fashion industry. An analysis of 10,000 items added to the Asos, Boohoo, Missguided and PrettyLittleThing websites over a …

Altice, the telecoms group controlled by the billionaire Patrick Drahi, has become BT’s biggest shareholder after spending £2.2bn to take a 12.1% stake, citing the opportunity presented by the national rollout of next generation broadband. Drahi, who founded Altice in 2001 and still serves as its chairman, said the investment was a sign of confidence …