2 h. ago Vote in our Independent Money poll: Which describes your current pension position best?

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7 d. ago Vote in our Independent Money poll: Would you rather save or invest a lump sum of cash?

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8 d. ago Hong Kong rejects bill that would have given limited rights to same

Only 14 of 86 lawmakers supported the bill, which would have granted limited rights to same-sex couples who married or entered civil unions overseas

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9 d. ago France plunged into chaos as prime minister loses confidence vote

François Bayrou to resign after just nine months in office

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1 week ago UK couple may have to evict Ukrainian refugees owing to planning rules

Rosemary Duckett, 80, and her husband, Anthony, 88, say situation is ‘bureaucracy gone mad’A couple who the prime minister thanked for housing Ukrainian refugees have been told by their local council they may have to evict their current guest due to planning rules which the couple describe as “bureaucracy gone mad”.Rosemary Duckett, 80, a retired magistrate and former chair of her local YMCA, and her husband, Anthony, 88, have been providing accommodation in a room above their garage to Ukrainian refugees since 2022. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fresh vote on independence ‘has never been more important’, says Swinney

The First Minister spoke as a new Scottish Government paper called on Westminster to ‘respect the people of Scotland’s right to decide their future’.

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2 w. ago Vote in our Independent Money poll: When are you due to renew your mortgage deal?

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2 w. ago Voices: Mon dieu, France – this is no time for un political meltdown!

Next month’s surprise confidence vote could bring down an already crisis-hit minority government, test the country’s governability and end with a drastic power shift – it might also be bad news for Keir Starmer and his coalition of the willing, says Mary Dejevsky

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3 w. ago Taiwan holds key votes on expulsion of opposition MPs and future of nuclear power

Voters in Taiwan are deciding whether to dismiss seven opposition members from the legislature, a move that would restore the DPP’s majority

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