Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to target workers, savers and pensioners in her new budget, introducing more than a dozen tax rises as she attempts to close a £30 billion gap in the public finances. Reeves will argue that the increases are “fair and necessary”, saying they are essential to protect NHS funding and welfare […]
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Families could be thousands of pounds better off in retirement if they claimed little known pension top ups from the taxman while they take time off work for childcare. While a parent or carer is looking after children and not earning a partner or relative can pay into their pension for them gaining 25 per
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Transgender people could be banned from single sex spaces based on what they look like according to new equalities guidance seen by The Times. The guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was handed to ministers almost three months ago but has so far not been published by Bridget Phillipson the minister for
Despite reports of up to seven centimetres of snow in some regions, 27 cities and towns across England are expected to remain largely snow free this week, according to the Met Office. Residents in the Midlands and southern England can expect clear skies and cold but dry conditions. Areas forecast to avoid snow include Birmingham,
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Thousands of residents marched through the rural town of Crowborough on Sunday to protest against government plans to house more than five hundred single male asylum seekers at a former army camp on the town’s outskirts. An estimated two thousand people attended the rally in East Sussex, with many mothers leading chants of “Starmer out”
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Close to one million people could be forced to pay income tax for the first time if the Labour Autumn Budget goes ahead with plans to extend the freeze on tax thresholds. Pensioners and low earners are expected to be among the hardest hit as Chancellor Rachel Reeves searches for ways to plug an estimated
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A fifth case of bird flu has been confirmed at a commercial poultry site in Norfolk, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Defra said the H5N1 virus had been detected at a premises near Poringland in Norfolk and at another location near Feltwell on Friday. As with earlier outbreaks, officials have
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The government has confirmed that no fault evictions will end by May next year under the Labour Party government’s Renters Rights Act. The historic reform will take effect on 1 May 2026 and is expected to benefit around eleven million renters across England. The change means private tenants will no longer face the threat of
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New Ministry of Justice figures show that dozens of households across England and Wales are currently awaiting trial for failing to pay the BBC television licence fee. According to the latest data, seventy six people had hearings scheduled for six November twenty twenty five or later, raising fresh questions about the future of licence fee
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Two young swimmers from the North Norfolk Vikings Swimming Club have collected an impressive fifteen medals across two consecutive Sundays. Siblings Layla and Finn Callaby competed at the Diss Open Meeting at the University of East Anglia and at the Halloween Gala in Dereham, returning from both events with multiple podium finishes. At the UEA
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