5 h. ago Rachel Reeves targets GPs and lawyers in £2billion raid on middle classes: Chancellor ignores warnings economy could 'spiral out of control' with new budget plot

With inflation figures this morning expected to bring more gloom, Rachel Reeves yesterday conceded that the economy is 'not working as it should' but attempted to blame Brexit.

Economics

13 h. ago Rachel Reeves ‘plots tax raid on solicitors and GPs in crackdown on UK’s wealthy’

Chancellor to crack down on loophole under which partners do not pay employer national insurance

Economics

14 h. ago Chancellor targets tax partnerships in crackdown on UK’s wealthy

Chancellor fleshes out Budget plan to target those with ‘the broadest shoulders’ such as lawyers, doctors and accountants

Economics

14 h. ago Chancellor targets tax partnerships in crackdown on wealthy Britons

Chancellor fleshes out Budget plan to target those with ‘the broadest shoulders’ such as lawyers, doctors and accountants

Economics

14 h. ago Reeves targets tax partnerships in crackdown on wealthy Britons

UK chancellor fleshes out Budget plan to target professionals with ‘broadest shoulders’ including lawyers, doctors and accountants

Economics

14 h. ago Reeves targets tax partnerships in crackdown on UK’s wealthy

Chancellor fleshes out Budget plan to target those with ‘the broadest shoulders’ such as lawyers, doctors and accountants

Economics

3 d. ago Tens of thousands of homeowners could be hit by new council tax bands as Rachel Reeves sets her sights on higher

Affluent Londoners and those in the South East are expected to be the prime targets as Chancellor Rachel Reeves tries to find £42billion to balance Labour 's books.

Events

5 d. ago Crackdown on 'wild west' fat jab sales as 'deadly fake Triple G jabs' flood Britain

Pressure is mounting on social media giants to take action to stop the illegal trade in counterfeit weight-loss injections uncovered by Channel 4 News.

Events

5 d. ago Reeves plots tax raid on Middle England: Fears grow that Chancellor will target savings, pensions and property as she suggests Brits with the 'broadest shoulders' will pay billions more

As official figures showed the economy flatlined over the summer, the Chancellor laid the ground for a Budget that will target the better-off.

Economics

5 d. ago Crackdown on 'wild west' fat jab sales as 'deadly fake Triple G jabs' flood Britain

Pressure is mounting on social media giants to take action to stop the illegal trade in counterfeit weight-loss injections uncovered by Channel 4 News.

Events

5 d. ago Tax raid to fall on 'broadest shoulders': Fears grow that Rachel Reeves will target savings, pensions and property

As official figures showed the economy flatlined over the summer, the Chancellor laid the ground for a Budget that will target the better-off.

Economics

6 d. ago Trump's migrant crackdown in 'the most dangerous city in the world': ICE guards drag people off Chicago's 'war zone' streets... while anti

Chicago is descending into a 'war zone' with ICE guards dragging people off the streets and vigilante groups fighting back amid Trump's ruthless migrant crackdown

Events

6 d. ago Major fat jab crackdown as potentially deadly fake 'Triple G' jabs flood the UK

Early indications suggest retatrutide is twice as effective as existing drugs at helping users slim but it is still in clinical trials and has not been approved for clinical use anywhere in the world.

Events

7 d. ago Exiled Hong Kong dissidents say UK plan to restart extraditions puts them in danger

Legislative change comes five years after treaty suspended in response to city’s crackdown on pro-democracy activistsExiled Hong Kong dissidents say they fear UK government plans to restart some extraditions with the city could put them in greater danger, saying Hong Kong authorities will use any pretext to pursue them.An amendment to UK extradition laws was passed on Tuesday. It came more than five years after the UK and several other countries suspended extradition treaties with Hong Kong in response to the government crackdown on the pro-democracy movement, and its imposition of a Beijing-designed national security law. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Exiled Hong Kong dissidents fear UK plan to restart extraditions will put them in danger

Legislative change comes five years after treaty suspended in response to city’s crackdown on pro-democracy activistsExiled Hong Kong dissidents say they fear UK government plans to restart some extraditions with the city could put them in greater danger, saying Hong Kong authorities will use any pretext to pursue them.An amendment to UK extradition laws was passed on Tuesday more than five years after Britain and several other countries suspended extradition treaties with Hong Kong in response to the government crackdown on the pro-democracy movement, and its imposition of a Beijing-designed national security law. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Majorca in major tourism crackdown with ban on party boats among strict rules

The much-loved Spanish resort will ban party boats, youth hostels and more tourist rentals as the crackdown comes following protests against over-tourism earlier this year

Society

8 d. ago SNP demands MORE immigration: John Swinney says Scottish Government will sponsor visas for foreign care workers

The First Minister and SNP leader set out his 'solution' to the UK Government's immigration crackdown, which he claimed had left care homes 'crying out for staff'.

Politics

8 d. ago China launches biggest crackdown on Christians for years as dozens of pastors are rounded up in 'new wave of religious persecution'

Police in China detained dozens of pastors of one of its largest underground churches over the weekend,in the biggest crackdown on Christians since 2018.

Politics

9 d. ago Council announces 'major crackdown' on 'tenancy fraud' in £3m homelessness drive

Other measures include giving £550,000 to homeless charities

Economics

1 week ago Full list of 18 south London roads facing a 20mph speed limit crackdown

A new report by Kingston Council said the authority aims to improve road safety

Politics