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Has Jane Austen Been Airbrushed To Look More 'Doll-like'?
The Bank of England has chosen an image that makes Jane Austen look 'dim-witted' and 'doll-like', claims an Austen expert
By Olivia Marks
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FIRST LOOK At The New Jane Austen Ten Pound Bank Note
The Bank of England has unveiled the new £10 note, which features the face of Jane Austen following a 35,000-signature petition
By Becky Freeth
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Jane Austen WILL Feature On The Next Ten Pound Note
The Bank of England has agreed to put Jane Austen on the next ten pound note after Caroline Criado-Perez collated 35,000 signatures arguing the case
By Rebecca Martin
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Jane Austen Could Become The New Face of £10 Bank Notes
The author is a 'clear candidate' to replace Charles Darwin on the notes, says the Bank of England
By Rebecca Martin
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Government Scheme Will Allow Parents To Claim Back £1,200 In Childcare Costs
Government says scheme could help 2.5m working families
By Marie Claire
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Staggering Rise In Childcare Costs Leave Parents Struggling
A new report also finds sending children to a full-time nursery costs £11,000 a year on average
By Marie Claire
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Girls and women are the hardest hit by global recession
Plan International say 'the world is failing girls and women'
By Marie Claire
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HMV goes into administration
Over 4,000 jobs are at risk as HMV goes into administration
By Marie Claire
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Married couples could face a tax break of £150 per year
Government source reveals Conservatives are keen to implement measure sooner rather than later
By Marie Claire
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Hugs for sale! American mother turns snuggles with strangers into £160 a day business venture
29-year-old Jackie Samuel uses the money to pay for her studies
By Marie Claire
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A third of Britons aged 25-39 still live at home with their parents
Economic factors could be to blame as more adults return to the family home
By Marie Claire
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Families now need an income of £36k to live comfortably
New study shows that families need to earn £36,800 a year to have a 'socially acceptable' standard of living
By Marie Claire
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Tax reforms: Working couples could lose £4,000
Working couples on low and middle incomes could lose out on £73 a week
By Hannah Thomas
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Policy changes remove child benefit from 840,000 families
Osborne's budget changes will remove the child benefit payout from higher rate tax payers by next April
By Marie Claire
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Women will earn more than men in 25 years
Research claims the next generation of women will overtake men in earnings power - and child-free singletons in their twenties probably already have
By Hannah Thomas
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A million women could lose company pensions
Up to a million women may no longer receive a company pension after the government announced potential last minute changes to the new rules
By Marie Claire
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Women seduced into debt by loan companies
More women than ever before are being targeted to take out loans with sky high interest rates of up to 16,000 per cent
By Hannah Thomas
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Britons are happy despite economic gloom
Despite the economic climate and ongoing recession, new figures reveal that the majority of people in Great Britain are happy
By Marie Claire
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Women account for up to 50 per cent of bankruptcies
A generation of young women are making up almost half of all Briton's plunged into insolvency
By Hannah Thomas
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'Digital inheritance' growing in Britain
Along with the house and the car, a growing number of us are bequeathing their internet passwords in our wills
By Hannah Thomas
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Annual income set to fall by £2,000
The average family will face an average annual income drop of £2,000 by the year 2013
By Hannah Thomas
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Women spend £500 after being dumped
It's not just our hearts that suffer after a break up, it's also our bank balance - women splash out £500 on their image to make themselves feel better after a split according to new statistics
By Hannah Thomas
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Focus on one savings goal
Saving for one goal over many is a more effective way to help conserve the cash
By Natalia Lubomirski
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Childcare forces parents into debt
Almost 25 per cent of parents say the cost of childcare in the UK is putting a strain on their finances and causing many to get into debt
By Hannah Thomas
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How teenage girls run the world...
Teenage daughters control the purse strings in the family home, according to new research
By Marie Claire
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More women pay on plastic to avoid guilt
A bit of retail therapy can do wonders to a woman’s mood, but only if she puts the expense on a credit card, according to a new study
By Hannah Thomas
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Debt reaches £10k before Britons start to worry
Are you one of the many people in Briton who just hands over your card and hopes for the best? Then you’re not alone as the average Briton is £8,431 in debt
By Hannah Thomas