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Final day for Help to Buy Isa applications

On average, first-time buyers using the scheme are 28 – two years younger than the average age across all first-time buyers. The scheme will officially close to new accounts but account holders can keep on saving until autumn 2029, with bonuses needing to be claimed by 1 December 2030. A number of banks have already pulled their Help to Buy Isas, prompting a late surge, according to some providers. Rachel Springall, from financial information service Moneyfacts, said that if savers missed out on Help to Buy Isas there was the…

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Man in custody for murder of 11-month-old baby boy

When he brought the boy back the next day, he said the child couldn’t breathe and when the family ran to the car to check, the court heard, the baby was cold to touch. Objecting to bail, the court heard between his arrest and his appearance this morning, the police had established Sharyar Ali left the baby alone twice for a period of hours while looking after him – once to go to a casino and once to return to Monaghan. District Judge Eamon King said this was a pointless…

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