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What Lies Ahead for Britain in 2026: Growth, Inflation, and Global Uncertainty

As the UK enters 2026, understanding the global backdrop is essential to judging the country’s economic prospects. The international environment points to modest growth and low inflation, but rising competition in export markets, elevated debt levels, and geopolitical tensions add layers of risk and uncertainty. Financial market volatility may intensify, and policy unpredictability will persist. […]

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UK Borrows £11.7bn in November, Exceeding City Forecasts

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The UK government borrowed more than forecast in November, underlining the fragile state of the public finances ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget, according to official figures. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed public sector net borrowing, the gap between spending and income stood at £11.7bn last month. Although this was

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Christmas Holidays Could Count as Gifts for Inheritance Tax Purposes

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As families gather this Christmas, many are considering trips away as a way to create lasting memories. But paying for holidays for grown-up children or extended family could, in some cases, count as a gift for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes. With plans to bring unused private pension savings into the IHT net from April 2027,

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Urgent Action Needed to Stop Patient Brokering in Drug and Alcohol Treatment

Urgent Action Needed to Stop Patient Brokering in Drug, Alcohol Treatment

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The Local Government Association (LGA) and campaigners are urging swift action to tackle the exploitation of vulnerable individuals through ‘patient brokering’ in England’s drug and alcohol treatment services. Patient brokering occurs when individuals or organisations receive financial incentives to refer patients to specific private addiction rehabilitation centres, regardless of whether the placement meets the patient’s

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Rachel Reeves Ends Work From Home Tax Perk in Major Budget Shift

Home Workers Hit as Labour Scraps Tax Relief for Remote Staff

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Millions of home workers are set to lose a major financial perk after Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that tax relief for work from home expenses will be removed from next April. The change means employees will no longer be able to reclaim the cost of extra heating, electricity or broadband used while working remotely.

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Pensioners, Low Earners Face Biggest Hit as Threshold Freeze May Extend to 2030

Millions on Under £35,000 to Lose Hundreds as Tax Threshold Freeze Takes Effect

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Millions of low and middle income workers are expected to lose hundreds of pounds in take home pay following Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s decision to freeze income tax thresholds. New analysis from the Resolution Foundation suggests that people earning under £35,000 a year could see between £150 and £200 a year taken from their pay

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Nine Thousand Child Exploitation Cases Reopened as Khan Faces Backlash

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Sir Sadiq Khan has been accused of showing disrespect to rape victims after previously suggesting he was unaware of grooming gangs operating in London. Scotland Yard is now reviewing nine thousand historic cases of child sexual exploitation that were reported and closed between January 1, 2010 and March 31 this year. The reassessment forms part

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InstaDeep Founder Karim Beguir Leaves UK for Switzerland

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One of Britain’s leading artificial intelligence entrepreneurs has moved his residency to Switzerland, according to new company filings, amid growing concern over the departure of high net worth individuals from the UK. Karim Beguir, the cofounder and chief executive of InstaDeep, the London registered AI firm acquired by BioNTech for up to £562 million two

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Souza Urges Caution Over Assisted Dying for 18 to 24 Year Olds

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The children’s commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, has told a House of Lords committee that people under the age of 25 should not be permitted to access assisted dying services. The Terminally Ill Adults End of Life Bill currently before Parliament would legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults from the age of

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Cardiff Nightclub Attacker Jailed for Sexual Assault and Strangulation of Woman

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An asylum seeker who followed a woman from a nightclub before sexually assaulting and strangling her has been jailed for more than three years. Fawaz Alsamaou, 33, a Syrian refugee, pursued his victim through the dark streets of Cardiff after she left Pulse nightclub, an LGBTQ+ venue, in the early hours of 12 May last

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