Northern Ireland’s First Minister said instead of ‘real action’ to bring down bills, many will now face higher tax bills in ...

Progress has been made, says an opposition councillor, after an NFDC report showed over half of complaints related to a new waste system rollout.

The Office for Budget Responsibility also pointed to a worsening short-term picture for inflation and unemployment.

When Rachel Reeves delivered her spring financial statement in March 2025, the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast the tax burden to reach the equivalent of 37.7% of GDP by 2027/28: the highest ...

The Reform UK leader also suggested people complaining about his behaviour at school had ‘different political views to me’.

Capping salary sacrifice for pension saving has been described as ‘a short-sighted tax grab which will lower pension saving.’ ...

Stormont Finance Minister John O’Dowd said Rachel Reeves’ spending plan ‘strengthened the need’ for fiscal devolution in ...

First Minister John Swinney said money freed up by the Chancellor’s announcement would be used to help in the fight against ...

Westminster Abbey’s website says: “A national flag is flown on the day when the high commission of a Commonwealth member ...

The UK Government is taxing the oil and gas industry “to death”, a trade body has said as the Chancellor refused to scrap the windfall tax. The energy profits levy (EPL) was placed on the profits of ...

The former defence secretary criticised the ‘chaos’ he said surrounded Rachel Reeves’s Budget after receiving his knighthood ...

Sophie took charge of a heavy duty power tool as she visited RAW Workshop in Blackbird Leys on Wednesday. Sophie was pictured ...