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Colletta Smith

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  • Cost of Living Correspondent, BBC
Manchester
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I'm the BBC's Cost of Living Correspondent. Usually talking about how we spend and save our money, love a good #lifehack. Flat vowel sounds 'cos I'm from York.
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Royal Mail losing 400 postal workers a week, says union

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By Colletta Smith Verified, Elaine Doran
| MSN Verified
About 400 postmen and women are leaving Royal Mail per week, according to the Communication Workers Union (CWU), who claims this number has gone up since the company introduced a new delivery system earlier this year. The CWU says the firm had been losing about 330 postal staff a week from a workforce of 83,000 before it rolled out DM26, which reorganised routes to improve delivery performance.
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'I don't have a buoyancy aid': Living without the Bank of Mum and Dad

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By Colletta Smith Verified, Elaine Doran
| Yahoo Verified
Buying a home or even moving into a rented property is an increasingly unrealistic dream for many young people. This summer, BBC Your Voice revealed more than 40% of 25-year-olds were now living with their parents. Dozens of young people told us they were having to rely on the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad to help cover rent, bills and other living costs. But what happens if you cannot rely on help from family?
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Military veterans told they owe thousands of pounds over clerical error

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By Colletta Smith Verified, Bobbi Huyton
| Aol Verified
Hundreds of former members of the military have had their pensions slashed after receiving letters telling them to repay thousands of pounds because of a clerical error. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed to the BBC that more than 1000 retired service personnel are being pursued for debts. The majority, 335 veterans, were overpaid a total of £5.1m as a result of incorrect National Insurance calculations.
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