46 h. ago Starmer's 'tax fanatic' army: PM's bid to rein in Reeves with army of aides in desperate No10 reshuffle fuels tax hike fears

No10 communications director James Lyons announced he is leaving the role after a year amid a desperate effort to 'reset' the PM's team.

Politics

68 h. ago Brit drinkers 'are paying four times more tax on cocktails than Spain' as industry urges Reeves not to hike duty again at Budget

Excise duty on a standard 50ml double measure of gin, vodka or rum is 66p, double the level in France and Poland .

Economics

3 d. ago Paddy Power offer: Get Liverpool to win 50/1 or Arsenal at 70/1 ahead of Premier League clash

Paddy Power is offering new customers odds huge enhanced offer when backing the winner in this Club World Cup showdown between Juventus and Manchester City

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

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

6 d. ago Rachel Reeves mulls 'tax hike for landlords' with new national insurance levy

Officials are looking at the imposing national insurance on rental income as a way to raise 2 billion, which could be put towards public services

Politics

6 d. ago Reeves ‘eyes tax hike for landlords’ with ‘rental national insurance’

Officials are said to be looking at proposals to hike a levy on property earnings in a bid to raise £2 billion.

Politics

8 d. ago Angela Rayner 'defends third home' amid row over £800,000 seaside apartment

It comes amid a tax hike on second properties

Society

1 week ago Raising a GIANT glass to a war on the middle classes? Rayner is snapped sipping rosé in £165 Dryrobe

The Deputy PM's plan to hit Middle England with a hefty hike in council tax has already met a wave of opposition, but she seemed unconcerned as she sipped a glass of rosé on the beach.

Economics

1 week ago Price of Labour is a leap in inflation: Tax raid on employers and minimum wage hike have driven up costs, with more pain to come

The Tories warned 'Britain can't afford Labour' after figures showed consumer prices rose by 3.8 per cent last month compared with a year earlier.

Economics

1 week ago Raising her glass to a war on the middle classes? 'Woman of the people' Angela Rayner is snapped sipping rosé on the beach in £165 Dryrobe

The Deputy PM's plan to hit Middle England with a hefty hike in council tax has already met a wave of opposition, but she seemed unconcerned as she sipped a glass of rosé on the beach.

Economics

2 w. ago Hair transplant experts issue warning about UK clinics leaving men disfigured and depressed: 'Worse than Turkey'

A leading not-for-profit organisation-the British Association of Hair Restoration Surgery-has urgently warned that 'black market' hair transplants are taking place across Britain.

Events

2 w. ago Steaua Bucharest in derby day collapse ahead of Aberdeen clash as boss goes against madcap owner's Dons prediction

The Bucharest giants were left reeling after dropping two points against bitter rivals Rapid

Economics

2 w. ago Coleen Rooney revives Wagatha Christie investigator skills as a detective in hilarious Paddy Power ad... with Man City's 115 charges, Jake Humphrey's A

Coleen Rooney has turned her famous sleuthing skills to football's biggest off-pitch controversy, starring in a new Paddy Power sketch that sees her investigating Manchester City's FFP case.

Events

3 w. ago Paddy Power's owner predicts 40% profit surge amid calls for gambling tax hike

Calls are growing for Labour to target the "massively under-taxed" betting sector as Paddy Power, one of the industry's biggest players, revealed bumper results

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves opens door to gambling tax hike after Gordon Brown poverty demand

Ex-PM Gordon Brown says a hike in tax on the 'massively undertaxed profit' of the gambling industry could raise enough cash to scrap the controversial two-child benefit limit

Politics

3 w. ago Sony raises its profit forecast after saying it expects less damage from Trump's tariffs

Japanese entertainment and electronics company Sony says its profit surged 23% in the last quarter from the year before, as damage from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs was less than it had expected

Politics

3 w. ago Gordon Brown calls for gambling tax hikes to lift 500,000 kids out of poverty

Gordon Brown said poverty was blighting the lives of Britain’s children as he called for 'massively undertaxed profits' of the gambling industry to be used to lift kids out of poverty

Politics

3 w. ago Brit booze crisis as more than 1,100 pubs and restaurants shut since Rachel Reeves’ tax hike

Brits could soon be in a booze crisis as over 1,100 pubs and restaurants have shut their doors since Chancellor Rachel Reeves' tax rises in October, and more are expected to close

Events

4 w. ago BBC Homes Under the Hammer buyer makes £553k profit despite expert's concerns

Homes Under the Hammer took a rather different course as an eye surgeon made a hefty profit despite a number of major home setbacks

Economics