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Reeves Shifts Blame to Brexit as Looming Budget Forces Fresh Tax Rises

Brexit is back in the political spotlight as Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares for next month’s budget, facing the difficult task of selling another round of tax increases to voters already weary of financial pressure. In what marks a significant change of tone, Reeves is expected to argue that the economic damage caused by the Conservatives’ […]

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Organised Crime Exploits Loopholes in UK Tenancy Law to Target Landlords

Investigation / Author

For months, Alex York believed his Chelsea tenants were simply behind on rent. “I just thought they were normal tenants,” he says. But when York visited the property to speak with them, he discovered a far darker reality. His home had been taken over by a criminal gang running a large scale property scam. A

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Amazon Web Services Outage Causes Major Disruption Across UK, Global Platforms

News / Author

Dozens of major websites, banks, and mobile apps have been hit by a widespread internet outage linked to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The disruption, which began on Monday morning, has affected online platforms worldwide, including key UK government services and several high-street banks. According to Downdetector, which tracks real-time outages, more than 2,000 reports of

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Carers UK Hosts Glittering Gala to Honour Carers, Community Champions

Health / Author

A celebratory gala held last night (Thursday 16 October) by Carers UK, with support from Phoenix Group, recognised the extraordinary individuals and organisations improving life for unpaid carers across the country. Shortlisted nominees from ten award categories were selected from hundreds of entries and invited to an evening of celebration at Plaisterer’s Hall, London, hosted

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Officers Stun as Ten Suspects Jump from Car in Cambridgeshire Hare Coursing Chase

Crime, Metro / Author

Police were left stunned when ten men leapt from a single vehicle during a chase through the Cambridgeshire countryside in an operation targeting suspected hare coursers. Rural crime officers on patrol in Balsham, around ten miles southeast of Cambridge, spotted a suspicious SUV packed with men and dogs. When they tried to stop the vehicle,

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Swinney Launches £500,000 Support Fund for Displaced International Care Workers

News / Author

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has announced that the Scottish Government will directly sponsor visas for overseas care workers in an effort to tackle what he described as a deepening staffing crisis in the social care sector. The move comes after Westminster’s immigration restrictions led to an 88 per cent fall in the number of

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Generation Z couples are facing a new wave of divorce challenges from volatile cryptocurrency portfolios to sprawling digital footprints with lawyers reporting a sharp rise in disputes over pre-marital wealth.

Divorce Disputes Triple Among Gen Z as Digital Assets Blur Financial Lines

Resident Stories / Author

Generation Z couples are facing a new wave of divorce challenges from volatile cryptocurrency portfolios to sprawling digital footprints with lawyers reporting a sharp rise in disputes over pre-marital wealth. Research by law firm Nockolds shows that cases involving the “matrimonialisation” of assets have more than tripled in two years, climbing from 800 in 2022–23

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Judge Condemns Norfolk Man Who Collected Over 3,000 Child Abuse Images

News / Author

A Norfolk man who collected more than 3,000 indecent images, including children being sexually abused, has avoided jail. Police raided the home of 34-year-old Arran Horne, from Alderson Road in Great Yarmouth, in December 2023 after suspicions he had been downloading illegal material. During the search, officers seized several devices, a computer tower, a laptop,

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Meet the London Tradespeople Swapping Vans for Cargo Bikes

Resident Stories / Author

In the trailer of his cargo bike, handyman Jeremy Lewis-Phillips has hauled it all 300kg of rubble, a two-metre-tall Santa’s grotto, even a full-sized tree. “The tyres were struggling a bit, but the bike was fine,” he laughed. “Anything other handymen carry in their vans, I can carry on my bike.” Lewis-Phillips, founder of Handyman

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Laser Maker M Squared Collapses, Wiping Out Millions in Public Funds

News / Author

Close to £40 million of public money has been lost following the collapse of M Squared Lasers, a Glasgow-based company that was the first ever backed by the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB). The photonics and quantum technology firm fell into administration after a sharp downturn in sales, leaving debts of more than £60 million.

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