9 h. ago My seven simple steps to help protect your savings from Labour's coming tax raid: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Not only is our right to use cash Isas to shelter savings from tax under threat, but there will be no unfreezing of the Personal Savings Allowance.

Economics

23 h. ago Now, about those tax rises Starmer gathers Cabinet for first meeting after humiliating Rachel Reeves and drafting in left

Keir Starmer's new-look top team will assemble in Downing Street amid fears the ground is being laid for another brutal tax raid at the Autumn Budget.

Politics

25 h. ago ‘Artefacts were just sitting in suitcases in people’s homes’: the London museum preserving Somali culture

The UK’s first dedicated space for Somali heritage has built its collection from 15 years of donations. Culture House’s founders explain the power of giving a permanent home to a community’s heritage and hopesYou could probably walk right past Culture House without noticing it. Tucked away, just off the bustle of London’s Uxbridge Road, the building’s muted colours, simple sign and arched doorway give little away. Step inside, though, and you’ll soon be enticed by what is the UK’s first permanent exhibition and cultural space dedicated to Somali heritage.Officially opened last May, Culture House features a collection of over 150 artefacts, a rotating exhibition, poetry workshops and a digital archive. It has quickly developed a reputation as a hub for the UK’s Somali community, while drawing in curious visitors from outside the diaspora too. Non-profit group the Anti-Tribalism Movement, who lead the project, say the aim is to “celebrate, preserve and connect” Somali culture and comm...

Culture

25 h. ago Four simple steps older children can take to help them read more fluently

Now the children are back at school, phonics expert Ann Sullivan reveals how you can boost their reading confidence at home

Politics

44 h. ago Manufacturing jobs cut for 10th month in a ROW as bosses fear Budget tax raid

Closely-watched data shows factory headcounts suffering one of their greatest declines since the pandemic last month.

Economics

3 d. ago Revealed: The massive deposit Angela Rayner put down on her new £800k seaside pad

The new revelation comes after the Deputy Prime Minister was criticised by a Labour MP over her controversial property dealings involving her £800,000 flat in East Sussex.

Economics

3 d. ago JEFF PRESTRIDGE: This is the champagne socialist who I fear is plotting a vicious raid that'll destroy your pension

As many of you will know, 'There may be trouble ahead' is the opening line to an Irving Berlin song. It sprang to mind when I learnt pensions minister Torsten Bell will help with the Chancellor's Budget...

Politics

4 d. ago DVLA urges drivers to 'think before you click' to avoid theft

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has issued a warning to all drivers urging them to 'think before they click' and follow some simple steps to avoid being scammed

Politics

4 d. ago Drivers warned that popular car feature could be damaging their engines

With rising costs and financial pressures causing many drivers to keep their cars on the road rather than replace them, a few simple steps could help your motor run smoother for longer

Events

4 d. ago It's one rule for socialist Angela Rayner... and another for the rest of us: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

It's now obvious to all of us with half a brain that this Labour government is rotten to the core. And in a Cabinet of hypocrites, there is no more brazen exponent of the art than Angela Rayner.

Politics

4 d. ago Bank shares sink on reports Reeves could hike tax on their profits in the Budget

Shares in Britain's biggest lenders fell sharply on Friday morning as investors fretted over reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning a tax raid on the sector.

Economics

4 d. ago UK bank shares fall as fears raised in City over budget tax raid

City traders were reacting to a report from the IPPR which said Rachel Reeves should impose a new bank tax.

Economics

4 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 29 August: Tax raid fears hit banking shares, US inflation data in focus

FTSE 100 banking stocks are under pressure after a think tank urged Rachel Reeves to consider tax raid on major firms such as Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest.

Economics

5 d. ago City fears mount that Budget will target banks to help fill £20bn fiscal hole

A tax raid on lenders would damage the government’s growth agenda, executives warn

Economics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves warned hiking levies on landlords will 'hurt tenants' with increased rents and fewer homes amid fury at 'Baldrick' Chancellor's latest property tax raid

The Chancellor is reportedly considering a tax raid on landlords by imposing National Insurance on rental income as she looks to plug a £50billion spending hole.

Events

5 d. ago Landlord tax raid: What Rachel Reeves' National Insurance plan could mean for buy

We explain what taxes landlords currently pay, and what they could face under the new proposals.

Economics

5 d. ago Kirstie Allsopp accuses Rachel Reeves of running economy 'like Baldrick' as Chancellor plans 'tax raid on landlords'

Proponents of the tax say landlords have been seen as a way of targeting ‘unearned revenue’

Economics

5 d. ago Kirstie Allsopp leads fury at Rachel Reeves' latest property tax raid: Anger at Chancellor's 'cunning plan' to hike levies on landlords sees her accused of 'running the economy like Baldrick'

Treasury officials are said to be looking at proposals to levy £2billion from property earnings as they scramble for revenue-raisers ahead of the Budget this autumn.

Economics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves accused of running the economy 'like Baldrick' as Chancellor plans 'tax raid on landlords'

Proponents of the tax say landlords have been seen as a way of targeting ‘unearned revenue’

Economics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves 'plots tax raid on landlords by applying National Insurance to rental income' as Chancellor looks to plug £50bn spending hole

Treasury officials are said to be looking at proposals to levy £2billion from property earnings as they scramble for revenue-raisers ahead of the Budget this autumn.

Economics