Warning tax rises could force care homes to close
Social care providers say the sector is in “unprecedented danger” without more funding....
Month : October 2024
Typhoon Kong-rey makes landfall in Taiwan
The storm is the largest typhoon to directly hit Taiwan in nearly 30 years....
Israel strikes historic Lebanese city of Baalbek after ordering evacuation
Tens of thousands flee as the Israeli military says it struck fuel depots belonging to Hezbollah....
Where is the growth in Reeves’ ‘Budget for growth’?
Labour’s first Budget in 14 years had a lot to say about growth, but forecasts paint a mixed picture....
Labour hands £1.5bn pensions pot back to miners
The government has received £4.8bn from the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme through a deal struck in 1994....
N Korea fires banned missile in longest flight yet
The test shows that Pyongyang is building weapons that “fire farther and higher”, Seoul says....
How the Budget will affect you and your money
The chancellor has delivered a packed Budget, so here’s how it affects you and your money....
Green farming budget freeze ‘will hit nature work’
Environmental groups warn that next year’s farm payments budget will not be enough to protect nature....
Will mortgage rates fall? Your Budget questions answered
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a raft of changes to taxes and spending in the Budget....
Farmers ‘betrayed’ by £1m inheritance tax relief cap
Changes announced to inheritance tax rules could see the end of small family farms, warns the NFU....