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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Scotland needs at least one million immigrants, including people from poorer and conflict affected countries, to address an escalating shortage of workers, according to Scottish Green MSP Ariane Burgess. Speaking at a land reform conference in Perth, the Highland and Islands MSP and Green rural affairs spokeswoman argued that Scotland requires a significant population boost
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Demolition has begun at Anglia Square in Norwich, marking what local leaders have described as a “historic day” for the city’s regeneration. The once bustling shopping centre, built between the late 1960s and early 1970s, is being cleared to make way for a new £350 million mixed use development. The ambitious plan will see the
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A man has suffered painful burns to his backside after attempting to launch a firework from between his buttocks in what many have described as a reckless and dangerous stunt. Footage of the incident, believed to have been filmed in Birmingham, has gone viral on social media, sparking widespread condemnation and renewed warnings over firework
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A man accused of blackmailing three people out of thousands of pounds has told a jury why they made large transfers to his bank account. Twaha Kaana, 26, allegedly pressured a couple into paying him £7,000 between 2020 and 2021 after turning up unannounced at their flat in Rednal and initially asking for £100 to
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More than 150 business leaders have warned that Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s plan to impose an exit tax on wealthy emigrants could push investment away from Britain and deter entrepreneurial activity. Founders of some of the UK’s most successful start-ups and investors wrote to Reeves saying the tax would “not only tell founders that their ideas
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