Inflation back above 2% in blow for Bank of England
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteInflation is rising and has gone back above the Bank of England’s 2 per cent target, figures are expected to show this…
One in ten to be hit with £3,000 council tax bills after Keir Starmer gives local authorities permission to raise it by nearly three times the rate of inflation
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne in 10 households could soon be walloped with a massive £3,000 council tax bill following Keir Starmer‘s permission to increase the charge…
OPINION - The golden era of TfL freebies like the 60+ Oyster must end — London can't afford it any more
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In just over six years, I’m due to join the best club in London. It won’t serve G&Ts, restrict women or provide…
Three in four England universities expected to be in the red next year
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteEngland’s universities face financial turmoil with nearly three in four expected to be in the red next year, according to gloomy forecasts…
Labour have 'broken their promises' on not raising council tax
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCouncil tax bills are set to jump by an average of £110 next year after ministers gave the green light to inflation-busting…
Lenders raise mortgage rates as Budget fallout hits homeowners
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMajor lenders including NatWest, Barclays and Nationwide have raised their fixed-rate mortgages as market fallout from the Budget “ripples” into pricing. Read More
DWP to review £300 benefit application after facing accusations over 200-question form
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is revisiting a complex form that pensioners have to wade through to claim the £300 Winter…
People dying in poverty up by almost a fifth, says charity
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe proportion of people dying in poverty has risen by almost a fifth in recent years, according to analysis for an end-of-life…
More than 3,000 privately-educated pupils apply to join state schools
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 3,000 private school pupils have already applied to join the state sector amid Labour’s tax raid, new figures revealed today. …
Boost for Brits as Bank of England trims interest rates from 5% to 4.75%... but falls now set to be 'gradual' after Labour's big-spending Budget
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bank of England cut interest rates today – but Chancellor Rachel Reeves‘ big-spending Budget could keep borrowing costs higher in future. Read More