14 h. ago Labour's war on farmers isn't just causing suicide and despair... it's threatening Britain's national security at a time of grave peril: JAMIE BLACKETT

The day before Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget, 78-year-old farmer John Charlesworth killed himself. He knew that the Government was going to mount a punitive tax raid on family-owned farms.

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14 h. ago 'There will be more Jodeys': Mother of disabled woman who killed herself after her benefits were cut urges Labour to rethink plans to slash welfare

Jodey Whiting, 42, from Stockton-on-Tees, had been asked in January 2017 to attend a work capability assessment before her payments were stopped, but she was not well enough to go.

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47 h. ago 'Quiet' tax raid sees millions more workers clobbered by Rachel Reeves

The number of income tax payers has surged to 37.7 million in the 2024/25 tax year - up 6.2 million compared to just five years ago, as the tax burden intensifies on households

Economics

57 h. ago Blue Labour group urges ministers to ‘root out DEI’ to win over Reform voters

Faction influencing No 10 says government should legislate against DEI in hiring, sentencing and ‘wherever else’The Labour faction influencing Downing Street’s pitch to Reform UK voters has urged ministers to “root out DEI”.An article from the Blue Labour campaign group, titled What is to be Done, calls for the government to legislate against diversity, equity and inclusion, echoing the rightwing backlash from Donald Trump and Nigel Farage. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Tesco announces major change to opening hours after £235M hit from Rachel Reeves' tax raid

Tesco is trialling shorter opening hours at the Express stores, it is understood, closing some at 10pm rather than the usual 11pm.

Economics

3 d. ago I fear Labour is set to slap tough new rules on where you invest your Isa, says RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS

Details hiding in official savings figures that have until now been overlooked make me fear that far more Isa restrictions are on the cards. Here's why.

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3 d. ago Tesco to close some Express stores an hour earlier after £235M hit from Rachel Reeves' tax raid

Tesco is trialling shorter opening hours at the Express stores, it is understood, closing some at 10pm rather than the usual 11pm.

Economics

3 d. ago Tesco to close some Express stores an hour earlier after being hit by £235million in Rachel Reeves' tax raid

Tesco is trialling shorter opening hours at the Express stores, it is understood, closing some at 10pm rather than the usual 11pm.

Economics

3 d. ago Rachel Reeves is coming for your PENSION: How to avoid losing 87% of your savings to her inheritance tax raid

Have you saved wisely, invested well and built up a healthy pension - then beware.

Economics

3 d. ago Tesco to close its Express stores an hour earlier after being hit by £235million in Rachel Reeves' tax raid

Tesco is trialling shorter opening hours at the Express stores, it is understood, closing some at 10pm rather than the usual 11pm.

Economics

3 d. ago Now Rachel Reeves is coming for your PENSION: the Chancellor wants to get her hands on up to 87% of your life savings with a vicious new tax raid

Have you saved wisely, invested well and built up a healthy pension - then beware.

Economics

3 d. ago Labour accused of 'quietly urging shamed MP Andrew Gwynne to stay on' over fears of losing another by

Former health minister Andrew Gwynne, suspended by Labour after his racist and sexist comments were exposed earlier this year, was facing appeals from party officials to stay on.

Politics

3 d. ago RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: I fear Labour is set to slap tough new rules on where you invest your Isa

Details hiding in official savings figures that have until now been overlooked make me fear that far more Isa restrictions are on the cards. Here's why.

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5 d. ago I was the smug school gate mum that everyone hated. To this day, other women cross the street to avoid me. I now fear I'm slipping back into my old ways: RACHEL HALLIWELL

You see, as soon as my oldest child started primary school, I morphed into a monster. It was like a switch got flicked the day she brought home her first book bag.

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5 d. ago Cash Isa tax raid will hike cost of mortgages, Nationwide boss warns Reeves

Chief exec Debbie Crosbie said she was keen for the duty-free allowance to remain at £20,000 a year - as the lender reported a 30% jump in profits.

Economics

5 d. ago Farmer, 78, killed himself because he feared Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raid, coroner concludes, as his distraught children urge Labour to ditch hated policy before more deaths

Yorkshire farmer John Charlesworth died while consumed with worry about the implications of the budget - 24 hours before it was announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, a coroner found.

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5 d. ago Farmer killed himself the day before Budget ‘to save farm’, son tells inquest

Mr Charlesworth, 78, who went by his middle name Philip, was found dead by his son Jonathan Charlesworth, 47, in a barn on their farm.

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7 d. ago Hollyoaks star Paul Danan found dead on sofa with TV still on, tragic inquest reveals

Hollyoaks actor and reality TV star Paul Danan’s death at his Bristol home after taking a cocktail of drugs including cocaine and heroin was misadventure, a coroner has concluded

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7 d. ago Paul Danan died by misadventure after taking cocktail of drugs, coroner rules

Hollyoaks actor and reality TV star Paul Danan's death at his Bristol home after taking a cocktail of drugs including cocaine and heroin was misadventure, a coroner concluded on Wednesday.

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7 d. ago Is Rachel Reeves planning a 'stealth' tax raid on pensions? HMRC explores shake

The Chancellor is under growing pressure to raise billions of pounds to fund extra spending commitments and rising borrowing costs ahead of her autumn Budget .

Economics