27 h. ago China is 'UK's biggest security threat' as 'Bitcoin Queen' caught, say experts

The National Crime Agency has revealed the origin of the most dangerous criminals operating in Britain. These criminals have amassed billions of pounds of wealth in crypto currency

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55 h. ago Is 'April Bills Day' just the start? Brits are hit with hikes to council tax, energy, water, NICs and vehicle duty... amid fears burden will have to rise AGAIN due to Trump tariffs

Brits face an 'Awful April' of domestic tax rises and bill increases hammering family finances starting today - with fears Donald Trump 's tariffs will soon push the burden even higher.

Economics

5 d. ago The victims left traumatised by Spain's taxman 'extortionists' who are scamming expats: They were loving their new life in the sun... then the threats and bogus claims for thousands of pounds started

Dozens of expats have come forward to share how they have had their tax burden almost doubled overnight after auditors began 'relentlessly' probing their accounts.

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6 d. ago The Orange and Other Poems by Wendy Cope audiobook review – an understated greatest hits collection

Read and contextualised by the poet herself, these gentle gems have an extra tang of immediacyA greatest hits collection from one of Britain’s best-loved poets, Wendy Cope’s The Orange contains themes of love, friendship, family and mortality. The 1992 title poem – which recently enjoyed a second life on TikTok, with users showing off their fruit-based tattoos – finds the author buying a large orange, sharing it with two friends and concluding: “I love you. I’m glad I exist.” After the Lunch is about falling in love on Waterloo Bridge while “high on the charm and the drink”, while Being Boring hails the virtues of a drama-free life (“No news is good news, and long may it last”).Cope is the reader, her delivery gently understated and frequently deadpan. In Loss, she reflects on the end of a relationship in which the woman “went through hell. His absence wasn’t a problem, but the corkscrew had gone as well.” Sometimes she breaks from the narration to share the context of a p...

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6 d. ago Brits' tipping habits revealed as one in five never give extra after meal out

A survey by consumer group Which? has revealed the nation's habits when it comes to tipping everyone from waiting staff to posties - and we're not as generous as we might think

Politics

7 d. ago Europe lashes out over Trump auto tariffs and the economic threat to both continents

European automakers, already struggling with tepid economic growth at home and looming Chinese competition, on Thursday decried the U.S. import tax on cars as a new, heavy burden that would hurt companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic

Economics

7 d. ago Graph reveals how UK tax burden will hit record high after Spring Statement

Income tax and national insurance contributions are the main drivers behind the jump in the overall tax burden

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7 d. ago Britain's wealth squashed under Reeves... and it could get WORSE: Brits face an extra YEAR of flatlining wealth, a record tax burden with fears of more to come

In its latest outlook, the OBR said it does not expect real GDP per person to return to 2022 levels - before the energy crisis hit - until 2026.

Economics

7 d. ago Britain's wealth gets squashed under Reeves: Brits face an extra YEAR of flatlining wealth, a record tax burden... and the only thing propping up GDP is mass immigration

In its latest outlook, the OBR said it does not expect real GDP per person to return to 2022 levels - before the energy crisis hit - until 2026.

Economics

9 d. ago Secrets of Britain’s ancient elites revealed by remarkable find in Yorkshire field

The remarkable find offers insights about the wealth and power dynamics of 1st century Britain

Politics

1 week ago UK has highest property taxes of any developed nation, analysis shows

The country’s property tax burden was 3.7% as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) in the 2023/24 tax year.

Culture

1 week ago BBC star has meltdown over scatter cushions declaring he wants to 'torch them all'

Adrian Chiles highlights how Brits are split on extra pillows dumped on beds as a decorative, rather than practical, feature that have become increasingly trendy in recent years

Politics

2 w. ago Spain's bleak promise to tourists unveiled as Brits warned ahead of summer

As protests towards tourists take a violent turn, a travel expert has warned Brits should take extra caution when visiting Spain - even going as far as suggesting to holiday elsewhere this summer

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2 w. ago Martin Lewis says people with these conditions could be owed £109 a week

Martin Lewis has urged Brits to check if they're entitled to extra money through Attendance Allowance - which is a benefit that is awarded to people over state pension age

Economics

2 w. ago Foreign Office warns Brits to take extra document when travelling abroad

People have been warned it could get them to their destination "faster"

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3 w. ago Reform civil war deepens with Rupert Lowe accusing Nigel Farage of trying to silence his demand for mass immigrant deportations

The Great Yarmouth MP accused the party leadership of 'watering down' its position on illegal migration in a bid to attract new voters, amid an astonishingly civil war in the right-wing party.

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3 w. ago Danny Jones's wife Georgia makes marriage 'pledge' after Maura Higgins kiss

EXCLUSIVE: Georgia Jones has vowed not to let her husband Danny Jones' extra-marital kiss with Maura Higgins at the BRITs ruin their marriage, a source claims.

Politics

3 w. ago M25 closures: Drivers warned of disruption as key motorway stretch closed this weekend

Travellers taking off from Heathrow and Gatwick have been told to ‘allow extra time’ by British Airways

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4 w. ago Germany’s future coalition partners to relax debt rules to boost defence budget

Conservative alliance and Social Democrats to propose exempting spending of more than 1% of GDP on defenceThe prospective partners in Germany’s next government have said they will seek to loosen rules on running up debt to allow for higher defence spending.They said they will also seek to set up a huge €500bn ($533bn ) fund to finance spending on Germany’s infrastructure over the next 10 years. Continue reading...

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