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760,000 Unclaimed Child Trust Funds: How to Find Yours for Free
Read more: 760,000 Unclaimed Child Trust Funds: How to Find Yours for FreeThe FCA says 760,000 matured Child Trust Funds are sitting unclaimed. Finding yours is free, needs no account, and takes about ten minutes. This explains how the search works, what happens to money nobody claims, why there is no deadline, and what the tracing firms charging up to £400 are actually selling.
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Energy Price Cap October 2026: £1,723, Unit Rates and the January 2027 Forecast
Read more: Energy Price Cap October 2026: £1,723, Unit Rates and the January 2027 ForecastThe energy price cap rises to £1,723 from 1 October 2026. Here are the unit rates and standing charges behind it, why it went up, what the electricity VAT cut changes, and what Cornwall Insight and E.ON Next forecast for January 2027.
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UK inflation rose to 2.9% in July. The number the Bank of England watches went the other way.
Read more: UK inflation rose to 2.9% in July. The number the Bank of England watches went the other way.UK CPI rose to 2.9% in the 12 months to July 2026, but core inflation did not move and services inflation fell. The rise sits entirely in what core excludes, and the ONS attributes it to the energy price cap.