
HMRC fined 184,000 low earners for not filing return despite no tax owing
More than 180,000 people on low incomes were fined for not filing a tax return last year, even though they received so little that they had…
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More than 180,000 people on low incomes were fined for not filing a tax return last year, even though they received so little that they had…

Over 90 per cent of mid-sized UK businesses are facing challenges accessing funding and financing amidst the wave of interest hikes by the Bank of England,…

A water company boss has blamed people working from home for a new hosepipe ban.

German-owned discount supermarket Lidl can have an injunction to stop rival Tesco copying its logo, London’s High Court has ruled, despite hearing it will cost Tesco…

Mortgage holders will get a 12-month grace period before banks begin repossessions on their homes, Jeremy Hunt has announced, after a crunch meeting with lenders at…

Heathrow airport security staff have called off strikes after voting to accept a pay offer.

More than 20 councils across England are removing pay and display parking machines and asking people to pay using an app instead.

The prospect of a new battery factory in Northumberland has suffered a setback after the buyer of Britishvolt was raided by Australian police.

The global economy is at risk of falling into a permanent high inflationary trap that will be difficult to “dislodge” as workers and companies chase rising…

More than 50 per cent of people believe that the UK was wrong to leave the EU seven years on from the referendum, according to a…

The economy is at a greater risk of falling into a recession in the year ahead as investors expect interest rates to rise to the highest…

Ocado shares have surged amid speculation that the online grocer might be the subject of takeover talks from Amazon or another US tech firm.

Brits are still splashing the cash amid soaring inflation, with retail sales estimated to have increased by 0.3 per cent last month off the back of…

The Church of England is divesting from fossil fuels in its multibillion pound endowment and pension funds over climate concerns and what the church claims are…

Amazon has announced more than 100 new apprenticeships in organisations across the creative industries, doubling its creative industries apprenticeship levy funding to £2m.