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Post Office lawyer who oversaw Alan Bates case refusing to co-operate with inquiry
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Martin Lewis says Santander customers who pass 'check' are about to become £600 richer
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Idiotic net zero rules are driving Europe’s carmakers to extinction
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Birmingham Live
Universal Credit claimants will wake up to surprise payment from DWP this week
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