24 h. ago Five London boroughs face larger council tax hikes than rest of country in funding shake

Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham, Wandsworth, Westminster, and the City of London will face cuts

Economics

1 week ago American living in England left stunned after Brits declare he's eating common Christmas treat all wrong

Russell Valentin, 31, recently moved to London from Chicago, but sparked quite the controversy after he learned that there's a certain way you're supposed to consume a holiday staple in England.

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2 w. ago Big Yellow warns annual business rates bill to jump by £1.8m post Budget

The business said it will be affected by an upcoming tax shake-up which will see properties worth more than £500,000 taxed at higher rates.

Economics

2 w. ago A moment that changed me: My unbearable grief kept growing – until I found solace in a silent community

After my dad died, I tried to cope by keeping busy: a day job, a side hustle, socialising and working out. But I kept bursting into tears in public. At a Quaker meeting, it was as if someone had turned down the volume of the worldIt was 2022, and my dad had just died from a rare blood disease. In the aftermath, I quit my PhD and moved back to London from Brighton. I coped by keeping incredibly busy. I regularly informed friends “I’m fine, actually”, as I threw myself into a new job in communications, went clubbing every weekend, picked up a side hustle selling secondhand clothes and got suspiciously invested in my gym routine. If I could just keep busy, I thought, perhaps I could drown out the growing tidal wave of grief.And it worked, until it just didn’t any more. I began to burst into tears randomly – during a work meeting, at the gym, on my commute – and everyone around me would politely pretend they didn’t notice the 28-year-old man weeping on the tube at 8.30am. I tried to pus...

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2 w. ago Zipcar parking bays left empty when firm quits London 'should be converted into e

Councils urged to repurpose car club bays for e-bikes to help tackle capital’s pavement parking problem

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2 w. ago London Zoo boss QUITS amid investigation into ‘unacceptable workplace behaviour’

London Zoo boss QUITS amid investigation into ‘unacceptable workplace behaviour’  The Sun

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2 w. ago London Zoo boss quits over ‘unacceptable workplace behaviour’

London Zoo boss quits over ‘unacceptable workplace behaviour’  The Telegraph

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2 w. ago London zoo boss quits amid claims of ‘unacceptable workplace behaviour’

London zoo boss quits amid claims of ‘unacceptable workplace behaviour’  The Guardian

Economics

2 w. ago The young Brits jetting off to work in Australia and Dubai as near

Workers are boasting on social media of sunnier weather and healthier bank accounts in Australia and Dubai as huge numbers choose to head abroad to escape Labour's tax hikes.

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3 w. ago Woman regrets quitting London job and moving to India; calls it ‘pretty stupid’ | Trending

Woman regrets quitting London job and moving to India; calls it ‘pretty stupid’ | Trending  Hindustan Times

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3 w. ago Steel billionaire reportedly latest to leave UK ahead of proposed tax squeeze on ultra

Move marks the latest high-profile departure amid fears Rachel Reeves’s budget will drive Britain’s wealth overseas

Economics

3 w. ago Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal quits London for Dubai over tax changes

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal quits London for Dubai over tax changes  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago Billionaire steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal quits Britain amid Rachel Reeves' tax raid on the super

The Indian-born steel tycoon will now reportedly spend much of the future in Dubai and is registered as a resident in Switzerland for tax.

Economics

3 w. ago Steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal quits London for Dubai over Labour tax shake

Mittal is Britain’s 7th richest individual and now plans to spend more time in the Gulf

Economics