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Rachel Reeves recruits AI robot army to collect her taxes – and she’s ‘clamping down hard’.uk

Hiking taxes isn’t enough for Rachel Reeves. She has to collect them too. Rachel Reeves isn’t just taxing more, she’s getting more aggressive at collecting it (Image: Getty) For years, HMRC has struggled to get all the tax it’s owed. The…

Ballymena rioter sets himself on fire with petrol as locals put nationalities on doors.uk

Crowds of missile-throwing rioters have taken over the streets of Ballymena for a second night after two boys were charged with an alleged sexual assault An attempt to chuck a petrol bomb at police in Ballymena backfired, Tuesday (June 10) (Image:…

Rachel Reeves set to declare war on motorists with ’10p fuel duty hike in Budget’.uk

EXCLUSIVE: Another day, another tax raid. After 14 years of fuel freezes, campaigners claim Labour is plotting to whack Britain’s 37 million motorists with a 10p fuel duty increase in the Autumn Budget. Fleeced at the forecourt? Campaigners claim plans…

Fury as Starmer’s Chagos Islands ‘surrender’ to fund £30bn tax cuts for Mauritians.uk

Mauritian PM Navin Ramgoolam announced on Wednesday that nearly £500 million in payments under the terms of the deal to gain control of the island will be used to pay off the island nation’s national debt. The Prime Minister, Sir…

Shock figure reveals how many UK councils now have asylum accommodation.uk

Ministers are under pressure to move migrants out of hotel rooms because it is costing taxpayers £4.7 billion a year – the equivalent to the taxes paid by 582,000 people. The Home Office is battling to regain control of the…

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POLL: Should London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s knighthood be revoked? Vote now.uk

Sadiq Khan has been formally knighted by King Charles today despite intense criticism. Sadiq Khan has been knighted (Image: PA) The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today been knighted despite mammoth petitions to stop it happening. One currently has more than 220,000…

UK to sanction Israeli ministers over ‘monstrous’ Gaza comments.uk

The two politicians have been sanctioned (Image: Getty) Britain will formally sanction two far-right Israeli ministers after they made “monstrous” comments about Gaza, it has emerged. Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli security minister, and Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, will have their assets frozen and…

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NatWest set to close 55 branches – full list of locations.uk

The major UK bank has announced more closures on high streets across Britain. NatWest has announced more closures across its network (Image: Getty) NatWest will close 55 bank branches within five months, it has been confirmed. Some 46 locations are set for…

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Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves owe the nation’s pensioners an apology.uk

Despite today’s humiliating climbdown, a record for a new government, this rushed reversal raises as many questions as it answers. Helen Whately (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster) Today we witnessed a new low for our increasingly desperate and embattled Prime Minister. But Keir Starmer‘s…

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Winter Fuel Payment 2025: eligibility and how much State Pensioners get under new rules.uk

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced new rules on Winter Fuel Payment eligibility. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced new eligibility rules for the Winter Fuel Payment this year (Image: Getty) Nine million state pensioners in England and Wales will receive the Winter Fuel…