7 h. ago Outraged pub bosses threaten to go on STRIKE and change opening hours in protest at Budget tax grab by Government

OUTRAGED pub bosses are threatening to go on strike in protest at punishing taxes they fear will force many boozers to close permanently. Opening times could also be pushed back from the traditional 11am start as publicans try to give Chancellor Rachel Reeves a bloody nose following her Budget tax grab. Others are considering ringing...

Events

15 h. ago Angry MPs demand more support for pubs before they call last orders for good

Dozens of Labour backbenchers are urging Rachel Reeves to save landlords from being hammered by a rise in business rates and are calling for more financial help

Politics

16 h. ago DLR extension to Thamesmead 'significantly' more than £1.5bn as Abbey Wood link is ruled out

City Hall jobs still on the line despite mayor Sadiq Khan receiving more money than expected from Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Economics

17 h. ago Owner of pedalo firm accuses Rachel Reeves red tape and tax hikes of killing his family's 50

Sam Jones said he can no longer afford to operate the seasonal service on Weymouth Beach in Dorset following two successive Labour budgets.

Events

28 h. ago Aldrich Ames, CIA agent who spied for Soviet Union and Russia, dies aged 84

In damaging intelligence breach, Ames admitted to passing information to Moscow for nearly a decadeAldrich Ames, the CIA agent who spied for the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in US history, has died in a Maryland prison. He was 84.His death on Monday was confirmed by the Bureau of Prisons. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Rachel Reeves slammed for blocking a cash lifeline for our beleaguered pubs

Pubs are under threat but chancellor Rachel Reeves has been accused of pulling the rug from under them by Celebrity chef and pub owner Tom Kerridge

Politics

43 h. ago Rachel Reeves is blamed for crashing Claire's chain as she 'blocks business rates bailout to save pubs' despite PM's hints at another U

Fingers have been pointed at Rachel Reeves' policies after Modella Capital announced that the chain and the Original Factory Shop are being put into administration.

Events

61 h. ago Rachel Reeves says Treasury watchdog WON'T check she is balancing the books in the Spring... and will she even face MPs to defend her policies?

Rachel Reeves has announced that the Office for Budget Responsibility will produce an economic forecast on March 3.

Events

62 h. ago Spring statement to take place on March 3, Rachel Reeves tells MPs

The Chancellor said the Government only plans to deliver ‘one major fiscal event a year’.

Politics

66 h. ago Reeves urged to scrap inheritance tax raid on family firms in full after humiliating climbdown

Rachel Reeves is facing fresh calls to scrap an inheritance tax raid that threatens to destroy family firms across Britain.

Economics

67 h. ago Swinney says ‘variety of tactics’ could be used to win second independence vote

The Holyrood elections take place in May.

Politics

5 d. ago Never a more important time to be a unionist or conservative, says Findlay

The Scottish Conservative leader attacked Reform UK’s unionist credentials.

Politics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves branded 'delusional' after taking credit for FTSE 100 reaching record high

In a boost for Britain's savers and investors - and a promising start for New Year trading - London's leading share index soared above the landmark figure.

Politics

5 d. ago FTSE 100 starts new year higher but slips back after crossing 10,000

The FTSE 100 index closed up 19.76 points, 0.2%, at 9,951.14 – it had earlier traded as high as 10,046.25, a record intraday level.

Politics

5 d. ago FTSE 100 smashing through 10,000 mark hailed by Rachel Reeves as vote of confidence in UK economy

The optimistic news came as Labour is hoping for economic growth ahead of crunch local elections in May

Politics

5 d. ago Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK’s new ‘taxi tax’

Hailing app will now act as agent rather than supplier outside London, avoiding VAT requirement, although change is not permitted in LondonUber has swerved paying millions of pounds to the UK exchequer under Rachel Reeves’s new “taxi tax” after the ride-hailing app rewrote contracts with its drivers.The move came as rules announced in November’s budget took effect, which adjusted how VAT is payable on minicab fares and would have resulted in the whole Uber fare becoming subject to the 20% sales tax. Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago Income tax freeze ‘hammering’ workers while pensioners and benefits claimants see income increase

Chancellor Rachel Reeves extended a freeze on the Personal Allowance and National Insurance thresholds until 2031.

Economics

6 d. ago Rachel Reeves's 'fiscal drag' stealth tax will leave striving British workers £505 worse off by 2030

Millions of workers will find themselves worse off by 2030 as Labour's tax policy 'quietly hammers' workers yet leaves benefits claimants and pensioners richer, a think tank has warned.

Economics

6 d. ago Reeves stealth taxes ‘hammering’ workers while pensioners and benefits claimants ‘better off’

Labour chancellor’s freeze on tax thresholds will mean a worker currently earning £50,000 would be £505 worse off by 2030-31, analysis finds

Economics

6 d. ago All the ways Rachel Reeves will raid your bank account in 2026 – how to protect yourself from losing thousands

IF you thought 2025 was painful, brace yourself. As we hurtle towards 2026, Rachel Reeves is sharpening her axe for a fresh round of raids on your wallet. The Chancellor promised she wouldn't tax "working people" — but if you're planning to retire, earn a slightly better wage or looking to invest next year, you...

Economics