7 h. ago Charities urge Rachel Reeves to avoid 'new tax' on most vulnerable

A group of 15 charities and firms, including Disability Rights UK, have written to the Chancellor over their concerns, warning it will make essential travel unaffordable

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31 h. ago Chancellor warned businesses are at breaking point as another 2,000 go bust

The Chancellor must avoid piling further pressure on British businesses at the Budget after another 2,000 firms went bust last month, restructuring experts have warned.

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43 h. ago Raising VAT would cut spending power TWICE as much as raising income tax, Rachel Reeves is warned

The Chancellor has been warned that raising VAT in the Autumn Budget would have a more detrimental effect on the economy than income tax hikes.

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59 h. ago ‘Industrial scale crime’: British police bust gang sending stolen iPhones abroad; 80,000 phone thefts in

‘Industrial scale crime’: British police bust gang sending stolen iPhones abroad; 80,000 phone thefts in  The Times of India

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3 d. ago Labour MPs urge Chancellor to scrap hospitality business rates plan

MPs have written to the Chancellor to warn that her reforms run the risk of business closures and job losses.

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6 d. ago Disgraced footballer Adam Johnson faces fresh blow after being forced to sell million

He has already had to pay the tax man £500,000, and faced his wife's events company going bust.

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7 d. ago Sisters came away from Dragons' Den with £87,000 deal after having just 12 hours to prepare their pitch

Amelia, 29, and Lydia Miller, 27, founded a recruitment business helping mothers get back into the workplace after a career break.

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9 d. ago The Breakfast Club and The Dark Knight star dies after 'fighting like a warrior'

A beloved Hollywood actor, who has previously starred in The Breakfast Club, The Dark Knight and Risky Business alongside Tom Cruise, has sadly died as his heartbroken wife pays tribute

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9 d. ago Ron Dean dead: Risky Business and The Breakfast Club star dies

Ron Dean - famous for starring in Risky Business and The Breakfast Club - has died at the age of 87, with his partner announcing the sad news of his death

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1 week ago Lime bike UK revenues surge 75% to break £100million mark for first time

Turnover is likely to have surged again in the current year following huge take-up during the Tube strikes in September

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1 week ago Solo trips abroad take off among women who seek break from work – and their families

UK travel firms say solo – but not single – travellers make up a growing proportion of customersWomen are increasingly booking overseas holidays to take a break not only from work and home – but from their family, too.UK travel companies have reported an increase in bookings for solo travellers, primarily older women, often leaving partners behind to “explore on their own terms”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago How Visit Cornwall tore itself apart: Tourist board spent £111,000 on a new website as its money ran out and anti

Visit Cornwall, the body which promotes Britain's most popular tourist destination, spent over £100,000 on a website redesign as it was going bust, the Daily Mail can reveal.

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2 w. ago 'Enough is enough!': Tesco boss urges Rachel Reeves to avoid tax hikes

The boss of Tesco has warned the Chancellor that 'enough is enough' amid fears of more tax rises as the supermarket upgraded its annual profits.

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2 w. ago Greggs confirms price rises on popular deals following weak summer sales

Greggs boss said its stores ‘still offers exceptional value’ with menu deals

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2 w. ago UK airports in chaos as airline cancels all flights leaving thousands of passengers stranded

Icelandic budget airline Play has gone bust and is telling its 120,000 or so passengers who have forward bookings: “We kindly advise you to check flights with other airlines.”

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage 'single greatest threat' to working people, warns Rachel Reeves

The Chancellor warned Reform UK is "not on the side of the working people" and accused the right-wing populists of "being in bed with Vladimir Putin".

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves speech: Chancellor warns of hard choices to come as UK hit by 'global headwinds'

Chancellor vows to keep control of public finances and “not take risks with the trust placed in us by the British people”

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves warns of ‘hard choices to come’ in Budget & slams Farage as ‘single greatest threat’ to Brits’ livelihoods

RACHEL Reeves today laid the groundwork for a brutal Autumn Budget as she warned of making "harder choices" on tax and spending. The Chancellor pre-empted the possibility of more levy hikes as she complained that "harsh global headwinds" have made damage to the economy "ever clearer". Addressing the Labour faithful at party conference in Liverpool,...

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves on a collision course with Britain's economic watchdog as Chancellor 'mulls scrapping a spring forecast'

The Chancellor is said to be considering getting rid of the economic and fiscal outlook published by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) each March.

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3 w. ago London City Lionesses training facility project approved; will break ground in ’26 ahead of ’27 opening

London City Lionesses training facility project approved; will break ground in ’26 ahead of ’27 opening  Sports Business Journal

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