5 h. ago My sources tell me these are Rachel Reeves' hugely damaging plans for tax, pensions and your savings. Be very afraid, warns JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Rachel Reeves is desperately scrambling around for ideas to fill the UK's financial black hole like a contestant in a treasure hunt, writes JEFF PRESTRIDGE.

Events

12 h. ago Pensioners face new tax bill and may need to fill in HMRC form after key date

State pension payments increase each April in line with the triple lock, with payments set to go up 4.8 per cent next year

Economics

30 h. ago New update on calls for pension tax lock to protect retirement savings

More than 19,000 people have signed an online petition calling for changes to pension withdrawals in the Autumn Budget.

Economics

30 h. ago Personal Allowance income tax threshold of £12,570 could increase at Autumn Budget

More pensioners will pay tax in retirement next year due to the frozen Personal Allowance.

Economics

54 h. ago Pensions tax raid fears: Treasury today issues official response to Budget campaign

Worried people have been rushing to withdraw lump sums amid concerns it could be targeted by Rachel Reeces in November Budget

Economics

54 h. ago Government responds to calls to introduce a Pension Tax Lock

A Pension Tax Lock would help ensure retirement savings are protected and people can save with confidence, according to a petition

Politics

56 h. ago New State Pension rates from April could push more older people over tax threshold

Pensioners with an additional income of £10,000 could get an unexpected tax bill.

Economics

67 h. ago It's always the same story. Dogs bark, ducks quack and Labour hits the middle class with tax rises

Tax rises are a choice - and an extremely unwise choice, given that the private sector is already groaning under the heaviest tax burden since the 1940s.

Events

4 d. ago New income tax warning to more than one million pensioners with money in a savings account

More than 14 million people in the UK are thought to have over £10,000 saved in cash.

Economics

5 d. ago More than 1.1m people over pension age could pay income tax on savings accounts

Some 1,160,000 people over state pension age are expected to incur an income tax liability on savings, according to data obtained by AJ Bell.

Economics

5 d. ago Should you be saving or spending pension cash before inheritance tax rules change?

Reports suggest some people are withdrawing pension savings to spend now - but is it the right approach?

Economics

5 d. ago 24 DWP benefits that could see you 'automatically' get extra £10 before 2026

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) gives certain people a tax-free payment each year

Economics

5 d. ago Pension savers warned over 'unwanted' sweeping tax change in Budget

The Chancellor recently said she is looking at tax changes in her Autumn Statement

Events

5 d. ago Moroccan migrant, 31, stole £3k of valuables and damaged 'extremely rare' plants in Magdalen College rampage

Faida Elhabib, 31, of Luton, Bedfordshire, stole nearly £3,000 worth of items from Magdalen College and damaged extremely rare plants at Oxford's Botanic Gardens, a court heard.

Economics

6 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Repairs begin in bid to restore power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

UN watchdog says Russia and Ukraine have established special ceasefire zones to allow the repairs to be safely carried out. What we know on day 1,334Work has started to repair damaged power lines leading to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after a lengthy outage, the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Saturday. The site, occupied by Russian forces since March 2022, lost its connection to the grid on 23 September for the 10th time – the longest outage of external power supply to the facility since Russia invaded Ukraine.The repairs to the off-site power lines began after Russian and Ukrainian forces established “local ceasefire zones to allow work to proceed”, Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in a post on X. “Both sides engaged constructively with the IAEA to enable the complex repair plan to proceed,” Grossi said. “Restoration of off-site power is crucial for nuclear safety and security.” The agency said it expected the work to take about...

Events

7 d. ago Work begins to restore power to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Work has begun to repair the damaged power supply to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said

Economics

7 d. ago Treasury confirms which state pensioners could avoid income tax next year

The annual state pension increase is threatening to make some pensioners liable for a tax bill

Economics

7 d. ago Frostbitten plants could be saved as RHS expert explains how to spot a lost cause

While frost-damaged plants may sometimes seem dead, a simple test can reveal if it’s possible to save as one expert revealed how to do just that

Politics

7 d. ago Shipping emissions levy shelved as countries bow to US pressure

Long-planned charge on greenhouse gas emissions postponed as Trump officials accused of intimidation tacticsUnder intense pressure from Donald Trump’s government, countries have postponed plans to force shipowners to start paying for the damage they do to the climate.US officials were accused of “bullying” and “intimidation”, as nations met in London for what should have been the rubber-stamping of a decision made months ago to place a small levy on the greenhouse gases from global shipping. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago UK Government urged to increase Personal Allowance to prevent pensioners paying tax

The annual uprating in April will see the full New State Pension creep closer to the £12,570 Personal Allowance threshold.

Economics