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Energy bosses were summoned to a roundtable meeting on Thursday to discuss the government's plan to pay down the energy debts of about 2.4m of the hardest-hit households. The debt relief scheme is part of a wider…
The new powers, unveiled by Chancellor John Healey in the Budget, effective from July 2029, will allow HMRC to automatically deduct debts from holders who fail to engage with the taxman despite being able to pay. The…
The chancellor declined to tax investments more, keeping capital gains tax and dividend rates untouched, although he did target landlords with a further tax hike on property income. He also announced he would explore a…
The GLA’s draft London Plan gives a good indication of what’s next for the capital – setting out a vision for a city that will be greener and denser by 2050. But what does this really mean for the Square Mile – already…
It’s the right result for the wrong reason, says Kristian Niemietz The final results are not in yet, but unless the remaining uncounted votes are wildly out of the tune with the counted ones, California’s wealth tax…
The Conservatives are on the hunt for their candidate for the London mayor elections in 2028. Mauricio Alencar spoke to one Sir James Cleverly’s challengers, Festus Akinbusoye. Festus Akinbusoye imagines what a London…
Hidden from view inside the sleek outer nacelle are hundreds of little turbine blades that can shrug off enormous mechanical stresses and temperatures exceeding 1,500C. It is a true engineering marvel. And these hardy…
Her interviewer didn't. She waited for around 40 minutes in a shopping centre while the interviewer's co-worker called them "two or three times". When they finally showed up, Tiara says she was told it was because the…
"It's difficult to find the right words for the end of something that has meant so much to so many people. Salon was never just a website," Salon said in a statement . "It was an idea about what journalism could be, born…
As Wall Street sustained widespread losses, the Nasdaq composite tumbled into "correction territory" – more than 10% below its recent record high – with more than $2tn shaved off its value by the end of trading Thursday.…