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Air fryers causing tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage, says insurer

Aviva is urging people to make sure they are using air fryers correctly and following manufacturers’ guidance.

The Independent UK

Flexible working and multi-generational living ‘driving home improvement plans’

Homeowners should tell their insurer about any alterations to the number of people living permanently in their home or structural changes, Aviva said.

Evening Standard

‘Unscrupulous’ ads could leave road traffic accident victims thousands worse off

People may unwittingly end up calling a third-party firm while trying to find their insurer’s contact details online, the Insurance Fraud Bureau said.

The Independent UK

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The 8 common mistakes to avoid when booking your holiday in 2025

Before you spend big on a holiday this year, here’s how to help make sure your trip goes without a hitch

The Independent UK

Bath have it ‘all to play for’ after Champions Cup win over Clermont

Bath 40-21 Clermont: Johann van Graan’s side travel to Leinster on the final weekend of the pool stage with their chances of progressing to the last 16 alive

The Independent UK

Louise Haigh pleaded guilty to lying that phone was stolen, paper shows

Exclusive: Document sheds new light on episode that led to minister’s exit and guilty plea that friends say she regrets

The Guardian - UK

Garden inspired by ‘magical’ British rainforest set for Chelsea Flower Show

The British rainforest garden from the Wildlife Trusts aims to raise awareness of threatened and largely lost wet woodland habitat.

The Independent UK

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Broken oven, lost dentures and ruined raclette among Christmas Day calamities

Insurer Aviva has delved into Christmas Day insurance claims from recent years to show some common themes.

The Independent UK

Aviva to buy Direct Line in £3.7bn deal, putting 2,300 jobs at risk

Insurance takeover is likely to cast a pall of uncertainty over Christmas for many staff of combined group

The Guardian - UK

Aviva and Direct Line agree £3.7bn insurance tie-up

The insurance mega-merger will cover more than a fifth of the total UK market if approved.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 23 December: UK economy stalled in Q3, Direct Line £3.7bn takeover agreed

Britain’s economy ground to a halt in the third quarter of the year, figures showed today.

Evening Standard

Utilities drag on FTSE 100 after Thames Water receives rescue bid

The FTSE 100 moved 40.77 points lower, or 0.49%, to close at 8,308.61.

Evening Standard

Investors up bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cut after US jobs data – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as American private sector adds 227,000 jobs in November

The Guardian - UK

Direct Line backs £3.6bn takeover move by rival Aviva

Aviva made the sweetened approach after seeing a £3.3 billion takeover tilt rebuffed last month.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Direct Line accepts £3.6bn takeover after rival insurer Aviva raises bid

Preliminary agreement reached after third offer, which values Direct Line at 275p a share

The Guardian - UK

Boss of takeover target Direct Line wants time to turn around insurer

New management at struggling firm, which rejected £3.3bn bid from Aviva, ‘making excellent progress’, says CEO

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Who is Louise Haigh and why has she resigned as UK’s transport minister?

Labour party’s Haigh was the youngest member of PM Keir Starmer’s cabinet when a decade-old fraud case resurfaced.

The Guardian - UK

Louise Haigh ‘told to quit by No 10 over possible breach of ministerial code’

Sources say UK transport secretary was advised by Keir Starmer’s chief of staff it would be best for her to resign

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Evening Standard

No 10 says Haigh resigned after ‘further information’ emerged

Louise Haigh resigned as transport secretary after it emerged she had pleaded guilty to a criminal offence in 2013.

The Guardian - UK

Louise Haigh: Labour’s outspoken young survivor is derailed by her past

The departing transport secretary stood out as a leftwinger, one of the few Corbyn frontbenchers Starmer retained

The Independent UK

5 home maintenance mistakes that could cause costly repairs this winter

Taking some time to check over the state of a property now could help households to avoid a winter chill on their finances.

The Guardian - UK

Louise Haigh resigns as transport secretary after admitting phone offence

Haigh tells PM she is ‘totally committed’ but leaves role after incorrectly telling police a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013

The Guardian - UK

The market is not sentimental. Direct Line’s days of independence look numbered

Aviva offer looks to be opening shot in a negotiation – and Direct Line knows there will be a price at which it has to roll over

The Independent UK

London stocks close in green as takeover flurry drives FTSE 250 higher

London’s top index finished 6.47 points higher to end the day at 8,281.22.

The Guardian - UK

Aviva could make higher offer for Direct Line amid flurry of takeovers in London

Direct Line shares soar by more than 40% after initial 250p-a-share offer was rebuffed as ‘highly opportunistic’

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