Money Talks: the best Black Friday deals in the UK

UK shops are bracing for Black Friday sales. Photograph: Mark Thomas/Rex Shutterstock

Hello and welcome to this week’s Money Talks – a roundup of the week’s biggest stories and some things you may have missed.

Money news

Black Friday: the best UK deals for 2015

Tory MPs cheer George Osborne’s climbdown on tax credit cuts

FCA unable to estimate future PPI cost to banks

Student loans: Osborne criticised for ‘back door’ repayments change

Stricter rules on free childcare cut number of eligible families by third

Ticket fraud leaves British fans duped out of £1.3m, says report

Three businesses fined total of £250k for nuisance calls

Feature

Women warned to beware pregnancy pitfalls when applying for a mortgage

Only some lenders will base their decision on the salaries applicants expect to earn when they return to work. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

Work advice

Career cares? Work woes? Out of love with the office? Our expert is on hand to help. Put your questions to Jeremy, and help other readers with their worrie

In the spotlight

So you think you’re safe doing internet banking?

Going, going, gone … most online banking fraud victims never see their money again. Photograph: Felix Clay for the Guardian

In pictures

Homes in up-and-coming areas

A four-bedroom house with cellarage half a mile from the centre of Rotherham. Photograph: Rob Bromehead/William H Brown

Consumer champions

Photograph: Alamy

Tesco Bank puts us in a catch-22 situation over our mortgage application

British Airways can’t seem to seat passengers together

It’s hard to credit the time taken to wind up my aunt’s estate

Money deals

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