41 minutes ago Water firms want to be able to charge customers in England and Wales up to 84% more on their bills

Customers may have to splash out on their future water bills after operators across England and Wales proposed hefty rises of up to 84 per cent more to regulator Ofwat.

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2 hours ago Family holidays could be next target on Chancellor's budget list with subtle tax raid

The Air Passenger Duty is a tax on flights that is charged on all flights taking off from a UK airport - and it could be set to rise in the upcoming budget

Economics

2 hours ago Water companies push for higher bills again as customers face up to 84% hike

Water companies are lobbying for bill rises of up to 84 per cent in the next five years in a fresh blow to customers.

Economics

6 hours ago Budget 2024: Inheritance tax set to rise – here’s what it means for you

Only around 4 per cent of families have to pay ‘death tax’ under current legislation

Economics

21 hours ago My week at Kanye’s: John Safran on his time squatting in the rapper’s mansion

The Jewish Australian comedian-journalist spent a week living in one of West’s houses in Los Angeles, without him knowing. This is what he learnedHow would you try to track down Kanye West? If you are John Safran, you just go and knock on his door. Having flown from Melbourne to Los Angeles with a vague interest in the rapper’s recent antisemitic remarks, Safran – a Jewish Australian comedian-journalist with a history of outlandish stunts, often mentioned in the same breath as Louis Theroux and Jon Ronson – arrived outside one of West’s properties, a mansion in Calabasas, California. He poked around until he found an old water bill addressed to West and, having gotten his bearings, set about meeting his neighbours.“Is it fun living next to West?” Safran asks Ernie across the road. “No, ...

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