Pensions to be brought into inheritance tax scope, says Reeves
The Chancellor said pensions passed on would be included in the levy, closing a ‘loophole’ in passing on wealth when someone dies.
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Increases in train fares and price of railcards announced
Regulated rail fares in England will rise by up to 4.6% next year.
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Taxes, borrowing and spending up in Rachel Reeves’ first Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was ‘fixing the foundations of our economy’ but taxes will rise to their highest levels since the Second World War.
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Price of wine and spirits to rise but pub pints to fall by a penny
Rachel Reeves announced that alcohol duty rates on non-draught products will increase in line with RPI from February next year.
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At a glance: Key points from the 2024 Autumn Budget
Here are the main points from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget, the first by a Labour government since March 2010.
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Chancellor announces rise in flight taxes
Rachel Reeves said air passenger duty will rise, adding up to £2 to the cost of an economy ticket for a short-haul flight.
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Inflation set to stay above 2% for next four years, says OBR
The fiscal watchdog said inflation is expected to be 2.6% next year, significantly ahead of a previous prediction of 1.5%.
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Youth guilty of shooting woman dead through front door
A 17-year-old has been found guilty of the murder of Lianne Gordon, who was shot dead in her own home in east London in December 2023.
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Reeves increases taxes by £40bn to address ‘black hole’ in public finances
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will also increase investment as she promised to ‘fix the foundations’ of the economy.
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Thick smoke and bright flashes seen during fire at nuclear submarine shipyard
Two workers were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation following the incident at BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
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Live: Rachel Reeves delivers tax-raising Budget
In the first Labour Budget since 2010 – and the first delivered by a woman – Ms Reeves promised to ‘invest, invest, invest’.
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GSK sales hampered by slump in demand for key vaccine
The drugmaker said sales of Arexvy fell sharply in the third quarter, but cancer and HIV treatments saw a stronger performance.
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Reeves will use tax rises and increased borrowing to ‘invest, invest, invest’
Rachel Reeves is the UK’s first female chancellor and she will deliver a Labour budget for the first time since Alistair Darling in March 2010.
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Next sees annual profits topping £1 billion after autumn sales boost
The retail giant has raised its full-year pre-tax profit guidance by £10 million to £1.01 billion after third-quarter sales jumped 7.6%.
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New York Yankees avoid sweep to keep World Series alive
Anthony Volpe hit a grand slam as the Yankees beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 and made the series 3-1.
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