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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The village of Shrivenham in Oxfordshire has a population of about 3,000 people, thatched cottages, two pubs, a church dating to the 12th century, and a small post office. Jackie Adaway was standing in the latter last week, talking to Sarah and Matthew Thorne, the couple who run it.“If I need a card, they’ll tell me what the greeting is and they’re friendly and helpful,” said Adaway, who is visually impaired and lives a 10-minute walk away. “It’s a social place. If…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Being a wedding guest can be an expensive business, particularly for 30-somethings who have been invited to multiple sets of nuptials this summer. However, is it ever OK to rock up with a multipack of toilet rolls as a gift for the bride and groom? The UK supermarket Tesco certainly thinks so, having trumpeted the launch of its wedding gift registry last week. The sort of thing traditionally associated with smart department stores, the Tesco version boasts a “Really Useful Stuff” gift…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.London’s transport authority has proposed a 20 per cent increase in the congestion charge and ending a residents’ discount for non-electric vehicles, in changes the body said would maintain the fee’s effectiveness.Under the proposals, which are subject to public consultation, the standard congestion charge would rise from January 2 next year to £18 per day, from £15 currently.The plans would also eliminate a 90 per cent discount for drivers who live in the congestion charge zone, in central London, unless they have…

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