90 m. ago Guinness UP by 4p a pint and favourite lagers to be WATERED DOWN as desperate pub bosses try to dodge Reeves’ tax grab

RACHEL Reeves was blasted last night as pubgoers were hit by a double whammy of pricier Guinness and diluted alcoholic drinks due to her devastating tax grab.  Guinness Draught maker Diageo is putting up a pint of the Black Stuff by 4p from April as it manages rising costs.   It comes as pubs are watering...

Economics

6 h. ago ‘Brighter future’ ahead for Scots under Budget plans, claims Shona Robison

The Scottish Finance Secretary has unveiled her draft tax and spending plans for 2026-27.

Politics

6 h. ago OBR has ‘earned people’s trust’ despite budget leak, says former chairman

Richard Hughes resigned from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) in December over the mistaken early publication of its forecasts.

Politics

7 h. ago Family homes worth £1.5m could yet be hit by Rachel Reeves' 'mansion tax' as officials promise to ensure new levy will raise as much as possible

At her Budget in November, the Chancellor announced a 'high-value council tax surcharge' in England on homes above £2million from April 2028.

Society

8 h. ago Sacha Lord condemns Rachel Reeves as being 'worse for pubs than Covid' as landlords say rescue package is not enough to save them after Chancellor's hammer

The Treasury signalled a major U-turn on business rate hikes for pubs last week amid warnings hundreds could be forced to close.

Events

8 h. ago Starmer and Reeves will 'kill off' Britain's pubs with 'nail in coffin' booze tax hike

Despite sparking warnings the move will devastate Britain's remaining bars, chancellor Rachel Reeves is intent on hammering landlords with a 'last straw' tax jump in a matter of weeks.

Events

10 h. ago Andy Burnham piles pressure on Rachel Reeves to 'rebalance' taxes on the high street after Chancellor refuses to extend rate bail out beyond pubs despite fear of mass closures

The Greater Manchester mayor, a former Cabinet minister and possible challenger to Keir Starmer, said changes were needed as part of wider reform that includes revaluing council tax.

Events

13 h. ago Rachel Reeves set to cut VAT on public electric car charging to offset fears EV demand will plummet when pay

The Government is could make EV charging on the public network cheaper by clashing VAT by 15%. The aim is to stop EV demand being killed from pay-per-mile tax in 2028.

Economics

15 h. ago New HMRC alert as thousands of workers 'could lose free childcare' in tax threshold change

Rachel Reeves' decision to freeze the income tax threshold until 2031 is set to see the number of Britons earning six-figure salaries rise to over two million for the first time

Economics

23 h. ago Rachel Reeves refuses to bail out hospitality venues as 2,000 face closure after major U

The Treasury signalled a major U-turn on pubs last week following warnings hundreds could be forced to close after a big hike in rates.

Politics

23 h. ago Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says

Seven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection saysThe government will not meet its targets to save wildlife in England and is failing on almost all environmental measures, the Office for Environmental Protection watchdog has said.In a damning report, the OEP has found that seven of the 10 targets set in the Environment Act 2021 have little likelihood of being met by 2030, which is the deadline set in law. Continue reading...

Politics

26 h. ago BBC star targeted by ‘sextortion’ plot after threats to post sexualised deepfake videos online

THE star of a BBC farming programme has been targeted in a £2,000 deepfake "sextortion" plot. Gareth Wyn Jones, 58, known as "the nation's favourite farmer", boasts two million social media followers and presented BBC documentary series The Family Farm. The TV personality, who campaigned against Rachel Reeves's inheritance tax, said his work as an...

Events

31 h. ago Six hospitality firms a day could close without rates help, warns trade group

UK Hospitality estimates that 2,076 firms could close in 2026 as a result of rising property taxes.

Events

32 h. ago Farming influencer who campaigned against Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raid is targeted in 'sextortion plot'

Gareth Wyn Jones, 58, has built up a huge two million strong following online by documenting life on a rugged hill farm in the mountains of North Wales.

Economics

46 h. ago Collapse in confidence after Budget sets up bleak year for jobs and business

In a report that piles more pressure on Rachel Reeves, the accountancy group BDO said morale among firms fell to its lowest level in nearly five years last month.

Economics

58 h. ago Hidden tax change that could see thousands of tax bills quadruple from April due to Labour rules

WHITE van men are facing a tax bombshell as annual bills have quadrupled under rules introduced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Thousands of tradespeople and small business owners who rely on double-cab pick-up trucks are being hammered by a little-known tax hike quietly introduced back in April 2025. Experts say a "little-known tweak" in the 2024...

Economics

61 h. ago British seaside holidays will be killed off by Rachel Reeves and Labour's business rates hike, coastal MPs warn

The Chancellor is due to announce relief packages for pubs in the coming days but has been under mounting pressure to extend them to hotels, shops and restaurants.

Events

4 d. ago Entire hospitality trade rounds on Labour to extend pubs support

Hotels, shops and other small businesses piled pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to find a solution for them following the U-turn on pubs.

Politics

4 d. ago The Greater Manchester council left teetering on the brink of bankruptcy

Only a £20m loan can save the authority, which has issued a plea for Government case

Sport

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves’s pub reprieve is nothing for Labour to cheer about

Editorial: The government’s latest U-turn, over business rate relief, will be welcomed by publicans – but it only comes after a noisy nationwide campaign that saw MPs banned from more than a thousand boozers. It is sadly emblematic of how this administration goes about its business

Politics