4 h. ago Budget 2025 use our gadget to work out how Rachel Reeves' plan hits your pocket

Analysis after the announcement shows income tax, benefits, pensions impact on normal families in UK

Economics

17 h. ago Budget does not go far enough in public service investment – Stormont minister

Stormont Finance Minister John O’Dowd said Rachel Reeves’ spending plan ‘strengthened the need’ for fiscal devolution in Northern Ireland.

Politics

18 h. ago Vanguard plans to buy more gilts as UK Budget calms investor nerves

Rachel Reeves’ plan to boost fiscal ‘headroom’ to £22bn sparks rally in government debt

Economics

19 h. ago Budget 2025: Renters braced for price hikes after Rachel Reeves hits landlords with tax increase

The Conservative leader says Rachel Reeves’s plan to increase taxes on rental income will force landlords out of the market and leave tenants paying the price

Economics

21 h. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves announces £26bn plan for income tax, pensions and ISA cuts after OBR leak

Chancellor unveils series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in addition to ditching two-child benefit cap and changes to ISAs

Economics

22 h. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves delivers £26bn tax rises after OBR leaks plan early

Chancellor unveils series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in addition to ditching two-child benefit cap and changes to ISAs

Economics

22 h. ago Budget 2025: Fuel duty to increase for first time in 16 years under Rachel Reeves plan

Fuel duty is to be increased for the first time in 16 years, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

Politics

26 h. ago Budget 2025 LIVE: See how you'll fare in Rachel Reeves' autumn spending plan

Millions of Brits will be holding their breath to see how the hotly anticipated Budget will impact their wallets and whether Reeves can plug the blackhole in public finances

Economics

46 h. ago Tax expert reveals key reasons why Rachel Reeves’ mansion tax won’t work

Dan Neidle warns Rachel Reeves against a plan to use outdated valuations to force people to pay her planned mansion tax

Economics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves abandons plan to raise income tax in screeching Budget U

Chancellor abandons plans to raise income tax over fears they could spark a huge backlash among voters and backbench Labour MPs

Economics

1 week ago Major update on Rachel Reeves' plan to hike income tax this month

An income tax rise would help her bridge a fiscal black hole estimated by some economists to be as much as £50billion

Politics

1 week ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves 'ditches plan to increase income tax' in upcoming Budget, reports say

Chancellor Rachel Reeves makes a U-Turn on decision to increase income tax to fill 'fiscal black hole' spending gap as plan breaks Labour's manifesto pledge

Economics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves ‘set to ditch plan to raise income tax’ in Budget

Chancellor reportedly set to abandon income tax hike plan amid fears move could anger voters

Economics

1 week ago Body of missing coal miner found in flooded West Virginia mine, governor says

Mining crew had hit unknown pocket of water last Saturday about three-quarters of a mile into the mineCrews have found the body of the coal miner missing since a West Virginia mine flooded on Saturday, said the state’s governor, Patrick Morrisey, on Thursday.Crews found the body inside Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc’s Rolling Thunder Mine near Belva, about 50 miles east of the state capital of Charleston. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Search for West Virginia miner trapped by floodwater extends into fourth day

Rescuers have been seeking unnamed man since pocket of water inundated Rolling Thunder mine on SaturdayEmergency responders have been trying to reach a miner trapped deep inside a flooded West Virginia coalmine since Saturday, according to authorities.A mining crew hit an unknown pocket of water on Saturday about three-quarters of a mile into the Rolling Thunder mine near Drennen, about 50 miles (80km) east of the state capital of Charleston, the Nicholas county commissioner, Garrett Cole, said in a Facebook post. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Consumers cut spending waiting for punishing Budget measures to hit them in pocket

FOUR in ten Brits are adjusting their finances in anticipation of the Budget, new polling shows. Findings show around a third of people in this group are making cutbacks to reduce spending and another third are building up a savings cushion. It comes as Rachel Reeves has indicated that she will break her manifesto pledge...

Economics

2 w. ago Global trading platform boss says Rachel Reeves' cash ISA raid plan is wrong and will create nation of 'zombie investors'

The UK boss of a major global trading platform has warned Rachel Reeve's planned raid on cash ISA's is simply the wrong way to get Britons investing again.

Economics

3 w. ago Former Love Island star slams Rachel Reeves' 'taxi tax' plan warning it risks women's safety

The 29-year-old reality TV star issued the warning to Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her Budget later this month.

Events

3 w. ago Pay per mile tax: UK drivers could pay per mile under Rachel Reeves’ new EV road tax plan

Drivers’ groups say the plan could hit early EV adopters and risk stalling the UK’s green motoring push ⚡

Economics

3 w. ago Energy bills could be cut by £170 a year 'under Budget plan' by Rachel Reeves

Reports say Chancellor Rachel Reeves is looking at ways to cut energy bills to ease the cost of living crisis

Economics