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Reeves and Kendall summon telecoms chiefs, warning firms must do more to protect consumers from unexpected price hikes

Reeves and Kendall summon telecoms chiefs, warning firm...

Rachel Reeves and Peter Kyle have summoned telecoms CEOs, urging them to protec...

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Revolut surpasses Barclays in value after Nvidia-backed deal puts fintech at $75bn

Revolut surpasses Barclays in value after Nvidia-backed...

Revolut has surpassed Barclays after a $75bn Nvidia-backed share sale, cementin...

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HMRC to scrap homeworking tax relief from 2026, hitting 300,000 employees

HMRC to scrap homeworking tax relief from 2026, hitting...

HMRC will scrap homeworking tax relief from April 2026, costing 300,000 employe...

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Employers want to hire disabled staff – but many don’t know where to start

Employers want to hire disabled staff – but many don’t ...

Ahead of the UN’s Disability Day, new research shows employers want to hire dis...

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Christmas crisp shortage feared as Hula Hoops and McCoy’s workers vote to strike

Christmas crisp shortage feared as Hula Hoops and McCoy...

Workers producing Hula Hoops, McCoy’s, Pom-Bears and Discos have voted to strik...

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Budget ‘tone deaf’ and ‘a bit pathetic’, says AO World boss as Reeves refuses to rule out further tax rises

Budget ‘tone deaf’ and ‘a bit pathetic’, says AO World ...

AO World CEO John Roberts calls Rachel Reeves’ Budget “tone deaf” and “pathetic...

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Betting chief warns thousands of UK jobs at risk as online gaming tax doubles

Betting chief warns thousands of UK jobs at risk as onl...

Evoke, owner of William Hill, warns thousands of jobs could be lost after Rache...

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EV drivers to face new pay-per-mile tax from 2028, Reeves confirms in Budget

EV drivers to face new pay-per-mile tax from 2028, Reev...

Rachel Reeves has confirmed a new 3p-per-mile tax on EVs from 2028, prompting c...

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£4.7bn ‘salary sacrifice raid’ could see pension benefit scrapped by thousands of employers, experts warn

£4.7bn ‘salary sacrifice raid’ could see pension benefi...

Experts say Reeves’ £4.7bn salary sacrifice cap will make pension schemes far l...

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Budget 2025: Key announcements at a glance

Budget 2025: Key announcements at a glance

Rachel Reeves’ 2025 Budget freezes tax thresholds, raises dividend and savings ...

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Reeves unveils £30bn tax rise as Budget leaves millions worse off and middle earners hit hardest

Reeves unveils £30bn tax rise as Budget leaves millions...

Rachel Reeves’ £30bn tax rises will leave most Britons worse off, with middle e...

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Budget’s new VAT relief set to boost business donations and cut landfill waste

Budget’s new VAT relief set to boost business donations...

A 2026 VAT reform will remove tax charges on donated goods, encouraging busines...

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AI could replace half of the work carried out by American workers, McKinsey warns

AI could replace half of the work carried out by Americ...

A new McKinsey report warns AI and robots could automate 57% of US work hours, ...

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Rachel Reeves urges Labour MPs to unite behind her ‘make-or-break’ Budget

Rachel Reeves urges Labour MPs to unite behind her ‘mak...

Rachel Reeves tells Labour MPs to unite behind her “fair, progressive” Budget, ...

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Sir Richard Branson announces death of his wife Joan after 50 years of marriage

Sir Richard Branson announces death of his wife Joan af...

Sir Richard Branson has announced the death of his wife, Joan Branson, sharing ...

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Is the government intent on killing London’s hospitality sector with a double-whammy tourist tax?

Is the government intent on killing London’s hospitalit...

First came the scrapping of VAT-free shopping, sending high-spending tourists —...