48 m. ago National Insurance hike comes into effect with warning on jobs and price rises

Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, said workers and business will be affected

Events

82 m. ago Future soap twists: Mystery arrival, upsetting news and unexpected call

Emmerdale, Coronation Street and EastEnders are all lining up huge moments later this month according to new spoilers, including unexpected moments and big developments

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82 m. ago Future soap spoilers: Mystery arrival, upsetting news and unexpected call

Emmerdale, Coronation Street and EastEnders are all lining up huge moments later this month according to new spoilers, including unexpected moments and big developments

Politics

10 h. ago Streeting defends Labour’s national insurance hike as health secretary urges Farage to ‘come clean’ over Reform’s NHS plans

Exclusive: Labour is continuing to ramp up the pressure on Reform UK, urging Nigel Farage to ‘come clean’ about his plans for an insurance-style funding model for the NHS

Society

10 h. ago Rise in national insurance will hit jobs and investment, high street bosses warn

Employer rates increase from 13.8 per cent to 15 per cent today

Events

10 h. ago Rise in national insurance to hit jobs and investment, high street bosses warn

The rate of employer national insurance contributions increases from 13.8% to 15% on Sunday April 6.

Events

10 h. ago UK national insurance hike is inexplicable if growth is target, says Robison

Scotland’s Finance Secretary said the increase was bad for both business and public services.

Events

12 h. ago Warning on jobs and price rises as national insurance hike comes into effect

Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, said workers and business will be affected.

Events

22 h. ago Eighteen people killed in Russian missile strike on Zelenskyy’s home city

Missile attack on Kryvyi Rih left 61 injured including three-month-old baby and elderly residentsEighteen people, including nine children, have been killed in a Russian missile strike on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city, a Ukrainian official said.A further 61 people were injured in the attack on Kryvyi Rih on Friday, including a three-month-old baby and elderly residents, the regional governor, Serhii Lysak, said. Forty remain in hospital, including two children in critical condition and 17 in a serious condition. Continue reading...

Events

29 h. ago 12 big tax changes hitting you this month including National Insurance

Most of the changes take effect on Sunday, 6 April, the start of the new tax year, though a few started from the first day of April - here is all the changes you need to know about

Events

30 h. ago Rachel Reeves speaks on whether tax rises will hit workers after Donald Trump tariffs announcement

The UK Chancellor was forced to make unpopular cuts to the welfare bill after the country's growth forecasts were downgraded.

Economics

32 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian missile attack in Zelenskyy’s home town kills 18

Nine children among the dead in strike on Kryvyi Rih residential area as Kyiv says Moscow’s claim it targeted military gathering is false. What we know on day 1,137See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageA Russian missile strike killed at least 18 people, including nine children, in a residential area of Ukraine’s central city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday, local officials said – one of Moscow’s deadliest attacks this year in the war. The strike in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town damaged residential blocks and sparked fires, the regional governor said on Telegram. More than 30 people, including a three-month-old baby, were in hospital, Serhiy Lysak said. At least 50 people were wounded, the emergency services said, adding that the figure was growing. Zelenskyy said rescue efforts were still under way and called on the west to exert greater pressure on Moscow. “All Russian promises end with missiles, drones, bombs or artillery,” he said in his nightly video address. “Diplomacy mea...

Events

32 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: Tomorrow's £25bn national insurance rise is the most self

Employers will start paying the massive increase in National Insurance contributions Rachel Reeves announced in last October's Budget from tomorrow.

Economics

44 h. ago Full list of DVLA tax changes to hit petrol, diesel and electric car drivers

Check if your car is affected following the April 1 changes

Events

48 h. ago Pension, ISA, tax relief and other deadlines hitting British pockets this weekend

ISA deadline week, the National Insurance record change and final call for Covid tax relief are all coinciding this weekend

Events

48 h. ago New call to scrap National Insurance deductions for people over 60

National Contributions are no longe taken from wages when someone reaches State Pension age.

Politics

68 h. ago 120,000 people have filled national insurance gaps to help boost state pension

People have just days left to take action to fill gaps going back as far as April 2006.

Politics

3 d. ago 'Triple hit' of higher bills, tax and benefits set to hit household budgets by £400

The Resolution Foundation said 'higher taxes, even larger bill increases, and benefits that aren’t keeping pace with the rising cost of living' will hit household budgets

Economics

3 d. ago Working age households predicted to be £400 worse off on average in year ahead

Households face a ‘triple hit’ from tax, utility bill increases, and benefits failing to keep up with living costs, the Resolution Foundation said.

Economics

3 d. ago Mark Drakeford says UK Government has made 'wrong' choice as Wales set to lose £65m

The chancellor has decided the money Wales will get to plug the gap made by her changes to the National Insurance contributions won't be the full amount

Politics