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>"The Department of Veterans' Affairs keeps secret a damning report on its own staff shortages and delays in processing compensation."

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>"The Bank of England upped the base rate to 0.25% in December, but since then only a handful of savers have felt the benefit"

>"There is speculation that an agreement could avert ‘game of corporate chicken’"

>"A £300 one-off payment to millions of low-income households is the minimum needed to mitigate rising bills, warns the head of the Resolution Foundation"

>"Campaigners fear fuel poverty could hit highest level since records began unless government acts"

>"The Department of Cultural Affairs is awarding $51.4 million in grants to more than 1,000 nonprofit arts and cultural groups that are seeking to rebound from the pandemic."

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The collapse of Bulb is more proof that privatisation has been a costly and dismal failure for consumers.

>"Warning that online giant’s move will lead to higher prices and empty shelves in shops"