1 hour ago No wonder they don't want us to vote! Grim figures show Rachel Reeves' raking in £5.5bn more tax in November BEFORE the Budget raid

Official figures showed central government receipts from tax and national insurance were up 7.3 per cent compared to November 2024.

Economics

13 h. ago Outcry over 'paltry' five year prison term for thug who killed father who accused him of jumping Sainsbury's queue as Tories accuse Labour of 'soft sentencing'

Demiesh Williams, 30, beat Andrew Clark to death following an argument over queue jumping at a supermarket in Beckenham, south-east London

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19 h. ago London burglary gang locked up for 57 years after 'relentless' break

London burglary gang locked up for 57 years after 'relentless' break-ins across South East  My London

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21 h. ago ‘We wanted to take action’: US toy company fights back over Trump tariffs

Learning Resources is suing the administration, claiming the president’s tariffs are illegal – and millions of dollars are on the line The conveyors whir in the massive warehouse, boxes gliding at fast clip, filling up with toys ready to be shipped out for holiday gifts across the country. They make their way to shipping trucks, nearly full with hundreds of boxes by the afternoon of a recent Thursday.The 364,000 sq ft warehouse in the suburbs outside Chicago is just one of Learning Resources’ investments in the US. The company and its affiliated brands employ more than 500 people. They make about 2,000 different products, mostly educational toys such as children’s binoculars, cash registers and learning games. Continue reading...

Politics

39 h. ago Is your area a winner or loser from new council funding formula? Ministers divert money to Labour heartlands while London and South East face being battered with higher tax

A new funding formula will see central cash diverted to the most 'deprived' areas, heaping pressure on better-off authorities that have managed to keep bills under control.

Politics

42 h. ago London and South East face being battered with higher council tax as ministers slash funding to 'wealthy' areas

A new funding formula will see central cash diverted to the most 'deprived' areas, heaping pressure on better-off authorities that have managed to keep bills under control.

Politics

58 h. ago Gen Z behind jump in use of oral nicotine pouches across Great Britain

More than half a million people now consume products as experts link rise to ‘aggressive’ marketing and advertisingMore than 500,000 people in Great Britain now use nicotine pouches, with the significant rise in uptake driven by members of gen Z, research has revealed.Nicotine pouches are placed between the lip and gum to slowly release nicotine and come in a wide variety of different flavours. Health experts say the products, which are banned in Germany and the Netherlands, should not be used by anyone who does not already smoke. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Average house price is £6,695 lower than in November, says Rightmove

Lower asking prices and falling mortgage rates could help create a bigger than usual Boxing Day bounce in property searches, Rightmove said.

Economics

6 d. ago Martin Lewis warning over new 'tax charge' for two types of account

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced major modifications to ISA tax allowances in her Autumn Budget

Events

6 d. ago Interest rate cut next week ‘nailed on’ as UK economy grows just once in seven months

Pre-Budget worries and speculation that chancellor Rachel Reeves would hike income tax has been blamed

Politics

7 d. ago Illegal pangolin meat and cane rats seized by police in Deptford

Officers from the Food Standards Agency and the Metropolitan police found the bushmeat at a site in south-east London on December 5

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7 d. ago Have we learned NOTHING from Covid? Illegal pangolin meat seized in Deptford

Officials from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) found the wild animals at a site in Deptford, south east London on December 5.

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8 d. ago No 10 publishes list of 34 new political peerages including 25 Labour, five Liberal Democrats and three Conservatives – UK politics live

Downing Street publishes list including ex-Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies and Iceland supermarket chief Richard Walker Reeves is now being asked about the leak to the Financial Times on 13 November saying that Reeves had dropped plans to raise income tax in the budget.Reeves claims some aspects of the story were misleading. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Reeves admits Budget leaks were ‘extremely damaging’ but insists she wasn’t to blame

The chancellor hit out at ‘too many leaks’ and said an inquiry was underway to root out who was responsible

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8 d. ago Starmer rules out joining customs union with EU, saying it would not be sensible to ‘unravel’ US trade deal – UK politics live

Starmer was responding to a question from Lib Dem leader Ed Davey at PMQsReeves is now being asked about the leak to the Financial Times on 13 November saying that Reeves had dropped plans to raise income tax in the budget.Reeves claims some aspects of the story were misleading. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Now shameless Rachel Reeves moans there were 'too many leaks' about Budget as she tells MPs she's hunting for a mole (but it definitely wasn't her)

Rachel Reeves insisted she was 'frustrated' and is now 'doing something about it' by launching an official probe into who was responsible.

Politics

9 d. ago Britain runs out of patience with Labour: Poll finds proportion saying government taxes and spends too much is at a six

YouGov research found 45 per cent believe the burden of the state is too great, while a fifth thought taxes and spending was too low.

Politics

9 d. ago Person dies after becoming unwell near south east London park

Person dies after becoming unwell near south east London park  News Shopper

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1 week ago Vicarages in London to be hit by 'mansion tax,' warns Bishop with parishes unable to pay new levy

Parliament told that vicarages in the capital which are not ‘large and luxurious’ will be caught by new tax on properties worth over £2 million

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1 week ago Vicars in London to be hit by 'mansion tax,' warns Bishop with parishes unable to pay new levy

Parliament told that vicarages in the capital which are not ‘large and luxurious’ will be caught by new tax on properties worth over £2 million

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