35 h. ago Government issues new 'pay per mile' driving tax update after being questioned by MP

The government has not officially confirmed the introduction of a pay-per-mile system, but some early estimates suggest that drivers could be charged up to 15p per mile.

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4 d. ago How to get high income from the rocketing cost of government debt

Turmoil in the bond markets led to the yield on 30-year gilts - long-term UK debt - hitting 5.75 per cent.

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5 d. ago How to make a tax free profit from rocketing cost of government debt

Turmoil in the bond markets led to the yield on 30-year gilts - long-term UK debt - hitting 5.75 per cent.

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9 d. ago More than 7,300 Afghans to be resettled in UK after MoD data leak, says National Audit Office

Watchdog’s report says government is unable to calculate exact cost of response to data breach, raising doubt over £850m estimateMore than 7,300 Afghans are expected to be resettled in the UK as a result of a major government data breach, according to a National Audit Office report that raises doubts over officials’ claims of a £850m cost.The accidental leak by an MoD official in 2022 of 18,700 Afghans’ details who had worked with or for the British government led to the opening of a new route by which those endangered could seek relocation to the UK from their home country. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Cost of Afghan data breach scheme unknown to Government – watchdog

The amount spent on the scheme was not recorded separately to other resettlement activity following the fall of Kabul, the NAO said.

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2 w. ago Government responds to calls for introduction of temporary Blue Badge scheme

The Department for Transport was recently asked if those with a temporary health condition could also be entitled to parking concessions

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2 w. ago UK Government faces backlash from WASPI women over lack of State Pension age compensation

Thousands of 1950s-born women have been left feeling "totally abandoned" by successive UK Governments after missing out on receiving a State Pension due to changes to the age of eligibility

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2 w. ago The Labour Government has failed to tackle the high cost of energy bills

Writing in the Daily Record, First Minister John Swinney says people are going to struggle to afford their heating this winter.

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2 w. ago Warning hundreds could die from measles if vaccination rates don’t dramatically improve

Modelling suggests meales outbreaks in England could cost government hundreds of millions

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3 w. ago Explained: How much is the government paying to house asylum seekers in hotels?

With protests against the use of migrant hotels spreading across the country, there are fears that anger is being stoked by misinformation

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3 w. ago New school uniform rules with parents set to save money from September

The Labour Party government has called for a cut in the cost of branded school uniforms for kids in England, with parents set to benefit ahead of a significant change

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3 w. ago Major NHS prescriptions update from Government amid call for cost

Campaigners have called for a set of conditions to be added to the NHS prescription charge exemption list

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3 w. ago Pensioners to be gifted free home devices under new £9.5m plan

Local councils and authorities will handle the distribution of the complimentary gadgets

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3 w. ago Michael Phelps is right. USA Swimming’s failure runs deeper than medals

The 23-times gold medallist warns of drift and weak leadership. Governance failures, and a troubled safeguarding record, could cost the US more than podium places at LA 2028In three years’ time, the swimming programme for the Los Angeles Olympics will unfold over nine days and nights on the grandest stage the sport has ever known. A purpose-built pool inside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will be the centerpiece of a 38,000-capacity open-air natatorium, transforming the $5bn home of the NFL’s Rams and Chargers into the largest swimming venue in modern history. For the United States, a rare Summer Games on home soil should be a coronation, a chance to showcase the depth of its talent in the country’s most spectacular arena. Yet Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of them all, fears the US swimming program is in no shape to seize the moment.Phelps has launched a withering attack on USA Swimming’s leadership, accusing it of “weak” stewardship, “poor operational controls” and presidi...

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3 w. ago Michael Phelps is right. USA Swimming’s failure runs deeper than medals | Bryan Armen Graham

The 23-times gold medallist warns of drift and weak leadership. Governance failures, and a troubled safeguarding record, could cost the US more than podium places at LA 2028In three years’ time, the swimming programme for the Los Angeles Olympics will unfold over nine days and nights on the grandest stage the sport has ever known. A purpose-built pool inside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will be the centerpiece of a 38,000-capacity open-air natatorium, transforming the $5bn home of the NFL’s Rams and Chargers into what’s said to be the largest swimming venue in history. For the United States, a rare Summer Games on home soil should be a coronation, a chance to showcase the depth of its talent in the country’s most spectacular arena. Yet Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of them all, fears the US swimming program is in no shape to seize the moment.Phelps has launched a withering attack on USA Swimming’s leadership, accusing it of “weak” stewardship, “poor operational controls” ...

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