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UK households can escape HMRC inheritance tax bills with £3,000 rule
Rachel Reeves’ decision will gradually drag millions more people into higher tax bands
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Dog rule change from March will mean prison and pets being confiscated
New laws are coming into force on March 18, 2026 - extending police powers and meaning dog owners can face huge penalties
Rachel Reeves under fire for failing to raise £12.5bn from windfall tax on banks
Campaigners say a tax on the huge profits made by banks would have offset the need for freezing income tax and National Insurance thresholds, which are putting a financial squeeze on ordinary workers
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'Unexplained' Birmingham death probe as police remain at scene for second day
The body of a man was found dead outside a property on Yardley Wood Road, in Billesley, at around 2pm yesterday
DWP issues big update after steep rise in Universal Credit claims
DWP has published a breakdown of the proportion of claimants
Three mobile customer face extra charge from April
Three users will now see their charges in pounds and pence
HMRC owes people born between two certain dates money
HMRC said in September an estimated 758,000 people had yet to claim a missing £2,200 payment, in the form of lost Child Trust Funds.
Openreach told me I could have full fibre broadband - and then changed their mind
Its ‘fibre checker’ tool confirmed a UK household could have a connection, but a month later it changed its mind.
Keir Starmer announces £117 cost of living boost 'for everybody'
Household bills will be slashed for millions from April
EON confirms energy bills will come down for all customers from 1 April
Energy bills will be falling by £117 on average for families across the UK
Rachel Reeves' £150 pledge deflated by rising costs in household bills warning
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he know there is more to do and insists the Government is "pulling every lever to bear down on the cost of living and protect the pound in the pockets of working people"
First-time buyer enquiries up 50% as more UK banks offer mortgage rate cuts
Nationwide, Santander, Barclays and more have all recently announced rate cuts
HMRC issues 'important' update over National Insurance changes
Speaking in the Commons last week, Treasury minister Dan Tomlinson gave an update about National Insurance.
Nationwide customers reminded over UK law change that may affect you
Senior Treasury officials recently spoke to the Treasury Committee about new laws to be presented before MPs later this year.
Millions of households getting Disney+ for free in March - full list
Households will have access to hundreds more shows
CCTV appeal after man, 84, goes missing from holiday park
Malcolm Hunt was last seen at Weir Meadow Holiday Park
Three charged over disorder in Birmingham where police officers were assaulted
Three men have been charged with various offences after officers from West Midlands Police were assaulted while responding to disorder in Birmingham.
Man who murdered girl, 9, while she played in Boston street jailed for life
Lilia Valutyte was attacked by Deividas Skebas, 26, in the town centre in Lincolnshire
Decision on Birmingham Jewellery Quarter scheme delayed amid concerns over suburb's 'character'
One Birmingham councillor was worried about the "nature" of the Jewellery Quarter changing
Three charged after Birmingham police officers attacked responding to reports of trouble
Atif Ali, 30, Nasif Ali, 32, and Ali Hamza, 21, were due to appear in court today, Wednesday, February 25