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'I earned six-figures - but was left without a penny to escape husband who was ready to kill me' Without a job or money, how can you escape abuse? As the government gears up to launch a new Violence Against Women and Girls strategy, campaigners are calling for an often-overlooked "national emerge...

“I had to eat cheaper brands than him and he said I’d die in a car crash”: This is a powerful insight into economic abuse ahead of the government revealing its new Violence Against Women and Girls strategy: news.sky.com/story/i-earn...

'Common error' could leave thousands of women out of pocket in pensions - without realising Many women could be missing out on thousands in their pension pots - without even realising it - thanks to a "common error" made by employers during maternity leave. The Money blog speaks to several m...

Great to see others picking up @meghbaynes.bsky.social’s exclusive in the Money blog on a “common error” by employers which is leaving women who go on mat leave out of pocket with their pensions news.sky.com/story/common...

Very proud to have started a new job as Output Editor overseeing all of Sky News’s live digital output, creating a new live streaming team to integrate with my existing live blog team (who are the best in the business). We have some big plans!

Highest student loan debt made public after freedom of information request - as numbers 'truly alarming' More than a decade after student loans were tripled in the UK under David Cameron's coalition government, Sky News has obtained figures that lay bare the scale of mounting debts some graduates face.

One graduate owes an eyewatering £250,000 in student loans - another has totted up £64,000 in interest alone. These and more “alarming” figures released after FOI by @meghbaynes.bsky.social for the Money blog news.sky.com/story/highes...

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Excited to be taking on a brand new role at Sky News as Cross Platform Audience Growth Editor. That means I’m looking for an assistant audience editor to join my team. If you’re looking for a new challenge in the new year, apply now: sky.talent-community.com/projects/ass...

I actually think they are… there was talk of them breaching finance rules if they had to pay over odds for Amorim - odd, right?

Man Utd under fire for ticket price hikes mid-season - and removing concessions for OAPs and kids.

They told Money: "The club needs to ensure it remains financially sustainable... the increased revenue will also support investment in the team and contribute to football success."

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Data by our brilliant senior data journalist Dan Dunford

The massive winter fuel payment 'cut' no one ever talks about The winter fuel payment has not changed in more than two decades, despite sky-high inflation and rocketing energy prices. This amounts to a "cut" in the benefit for vulnerable pensioners, with chariti...

Which brings us back to the story we ran last week on the fact that yes, people are angry about WFP now being means tested, but another issue is that the amount people receive hasn’t been updated in more than two decades news.sky.com/story/amp/th...

And perhaps most worrying of all is this on how much the average household in arrears owes

This next one shows how the number of households in arrears spiked during the cost of living crisis, and is now on the rise again…

Our data team has been looking at energy bill arrears this morning and their illustrations paint a worrying picture, especially heading into a winter where 10m Britons won’t be getting the winter fuel payment for the first time. Here’s how total arrears have soared since 2018… 🧵

Seven high street names accused of 'blatant profiteering' for raising mortgage rates while cutting savings rates Lenders have been accused of "penalising savers" and "squeezing homeowners" by being quicker to react on savings rate changes than adjustments to mortgages.

Seven of the biggest high street names have increased mortgage rates in the last three weeks at the same time as lowering savings rates, the Money blog has revealed. Profiteering? Here’s my story including what some of them told me: news.sky.com/story/seven-...

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Great opportunity to join Sky News as a live blogger - working on all the biggest stories to large audiences. Fast-paced, demanding, but really rewarding, and it's a really, really nice team: sky.talent-community.com/projects/liv...

I wonder if the Guardian’s decision has done more harm than good in feeding this “it’s just liberals” narrative… like you, it’s not to do with politics for me

The X exodus - could Bluesky spike spark end of Elon Musk's social media platform? Even Google appears to trust X less, with one expert telling Sky News the search engine treats X competitor Bluesky as 10 times more important than Elon Musk's platform.

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Sounds interesting - will keep an eye out and good luck with it!

After a chef in London hit out at customers who share food and order tap water, we got a tonne of readers giving their thoughts, from gastric bands to £8 sparking water. Enjoyed putting this selection together… news.sky.com/story/money-...

“Many self-employed borrowers want to beat the tax man and the mortgage man at the same time but this is impossible.” How to get a mortgage if you’re self-employed news.sky.com/story/money-...

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Only one UK lender is now offering sub-4% mortgages as the high street prices up despite base rate cut - here’s what’s going on: news.sky.com/story/money-... Picture worse for first-time buyers (who will soon face effective stamp duty hike)

That’s what I’m naturally doing - think it would be nicely mischievous as you suggest

That’s what I’m naturally doing - think it would be fun

The massive winter fuel payment 'cut' no one ever talks about The winter fuel payment has not changed in more than two decades, despite sky-high inflation and rocketing energy prices. This amounts to a "cut" in the benefit for vulnerable pensioners, with chariti...

Live blogs will always be aggregators but they can also be a place for original journalism - that’s what we are trying to do with our blogs/bloggers. Here’s a piece that originated in our Money blog today on the massive winter fuel payment cut no one ever talks about: news.sky.com/story/the-ma...

Done! Sorry Ben - and please tip me off to any others! Still getting the hang of this place

I like bleets!

You didn’t come up when I search Sky News but you did under skynews… have added you!

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