Britain issues costliest five-year debt since 2008 in run-up to budget – business live

The Debt Management Office sold £4.5bn of 5-year debt at an average yield of 5.036%, the highest since 2008, Reuters reports . There was plenty of interest in the gilts – perhaps not surprising, given the lucrative…

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Autumn Budget 2026: In defence of cheaper gherkins, nature’s Ozempic

So when I started a new eat-healthier regime, I went to Will with some questions. I didn’t ask how he got muscular (I assumed that would be from lifting weights) – what felt more relatable was to ask him what he was…

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Blackmail, deception and extinction: The AI risks revealed in Anthropic’s IPO pitch

Anthropic has devoted 92 pages of its IPO prospectus to risks ranging from the potential extinction of humanity to AI systems resisting shutdown, as new analysis values the company nearly 30 per cent below its mooted $2…

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Minimum wage set to rise but 18-20 year-olds will not get bigger increase

Pay for younger workers will rise in line with the increase in minimum pay for employees aged 21 years and over. However, the increase for younger workers is lower than that seen in the previous two years, when Labour…

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Knicks trade publicly as MSG chief Dolan nets $10m pay-out

The Big Apple firm created two companies for its two sports franchises – the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers ice hockey team – which began trading on Tuesday under respective MSGK and MSGR tickets. MSGK opened…

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Hotels and holiday accommodation (VAT Notice 709/3)

Get emails about this page Print this page Contents 1. Overview 2. Hotels, inns, boarding houses and similar establishments 3. Long stay guests 4. Accommodation supplied for catering and other supplies 5. Holiday homes…

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Government issues debt at highest interest rate since financial crisis on eve of Budget

The body responsible for selling the UK’s debt said it had issued £4.5bn of bonds maturing in 2032 at a yield of 5.04 per cent on Tuesday. The figure is the highest annual payment since the global financial crisis sent…

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How being single can lead to a higher inheritance tax bill

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals 8.6 million lived by themselves in the UK in 2025, up from 7.7 million in 2015. This equated to 29.5% of households in 2025 and 28.6% in 2015. If you…

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‘Meaningless as a laptop screensaver’: reviewers slate Musk’s AI-made Odyssey film

Having criticised the hit movie in the summer, the tycoon said he would use Grok Imagine to make a "historically accurate" adaptation. The initial results have been released on X in the form of a seven-minute episode…

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Guidance: Social security agreement between the UK and India

Get emails about this page Documents UK and India: new social security agreement HTML Details The UK and India have agreed a new social security agreement. The new agreement will: determine where workers and employers…

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