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HMRC could stop £1,407 payments for UK households from August 31
HMRC Child Benefit, paid out by the Labour Party government, typically ends on August 31 as the teen turns 16.
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State pensioners handed automatic DWP payment boost with HMRC benefit
Mums and dads can claim Child Benefit from HMRC, which helps with the costs of childcare.
Family releases devastating CCTV of moment son is killed they want everyone to watch
WARNING: DISTRESSING FOOTAGE Luke Thompson, 25, died after Dylan Maxwell punched him during a confrontation in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, causing the young dad to fall and suffer fatal head injuries
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Woman dies as body pulled from pool in Sandwell Valley Country Park
The woman went missing in the water this afternoon
Major update from UK zoo after boy, 3, 'thrown in crocodile enclosure'
Johnsons of Old Hurst zoo in Cambs has posted an update on social media, nine days after a three-year-old boy was seriously injured in the crocodile enclosure
Courteney Cox 'splits' from Snow Patrol boyfriend Johnny McDaid after 12 years
The actress, 62, best known for portraying Monica Geller in Friends, had been in a relationship with the musician since January 2014
People born between 1997 and 2012 getting pay bump
The Resolution Foundation found Gen Z, those typically born between 1997 and 2012, are earning more.
Car 'ploughs into pedestrians' outside busy UK M&S with three injured
An air ambulance was dispatched to the busy shopping area
Treasury issues response to calls for new type of ISA for UK households
It comes as the amount you can save into your cash ISA each year will be cut from £20,000 to £12,000 from April 2027
Exact date UK weather maps show new heatwave in July - 17 counties affected
While the temperatures are beginning to drop and should be back under 30C across the country by Monday, we could soon see the mercury rising once again.
Plane crash horror as crew found floating on wing after crashing into sea off UK coast
Two people were found sitting on the plane's wing before being brought to safety by RNLI lifeboat crews and a coastguard rescue helicopter.
HMRC inheritance tax loophole ahead of upcoming pension change
G overnment has confirmed, from 2027,pensions will no longer be exempt from inheritance tax.
UK weather maps show blistering new 38C heatwave in days - and Midlands could be hottest
Temperature records have been broken day after day in the current heatwave, and the mercury could be back at 38C soon
Heatwave beachgoers 'screaming' in horror as man dies in 100ft fall from Bournemouth cliff
Officers began speaking to him, but he soon fell and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
Exact date Andy Burnham is expected to become PM - 'only' thing that can stop him is in Birmingham
The former Manchester mayor is expected to be formally declared Labour leader at a special conference
HMRC confirms £2,200 average windfall for people born between two years
Alert from the taxman
HMRC increases Tax-Free Personal Allowance to £20,070 with scheme
Under Labour Party government rules, the standard income tax personal allowance is £12,570.
Victim 'suffers face injuries' after attack in Oldbury street - police appeal
Police ask public 'do you recognise this man' after assault in Wolverhampton Road
Live travel updates as M6 and M42 hit by delays and trains cancelled over 'hot weather'
Delays have been reported along the M6 and M42, one of the busiest stretches of motorway in Europe
Police speed camera vans visit new Birmingham 30mph roads in warning to drivers
Most main routes around the city were recently cut to 30mph