Housing market ‘will bounce back into the new year after Budget uncertainty’ Speculation around property taxes ahead of the Budget contributed to a fall in home buyer demand and sales agreed in recent weeks, according to Zoopla. It said house prices had recorded an annual fall in London and southern England for the first time
Number of cars built in the UK sharply down following JLR cyber attack The number of cars built in the UK fell last month, new figures show. Production was down by 23.8% compared to last October, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Just over 59,000 cars left factories, 18,474 fewer than in
Trump calls for Afghan refugees to be investigated after shooting President Donald Trump called for the reinvestigation of all Afghan refugees who entered under the Biden administration after the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington DC. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser described it as “a targeted shooting” and said the two victims were in
Rachel Reeves insists tax on working people kept at ‘absolute minimum’ at Budget Rachel Reeves has insisted taxes have been kept at “an absolute minimum on ordinary working people”, even as an influential think tank said low-to-middle earners would have been better off with their tax rates rising than their thresholds being frozen. The defiant-sounding
‘National emergency briefing’ to arm people with facts on climate change MPs, peers, business leaders and celebrities are set to attend an “emergency climate change summit” on Thursday where they will hear how the UK is unprepared for rising temperatures. Hundreds of people are expected to join TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham for the
Councils warned they are not ‘immune’ to cyber attack and urged to prepare Councils have been warned of the “urgent need” to be prepared following an investigation into a “significant” cyber attack on Western Isles Council. The Accounts Commission said councils should assume it is a case of “when, not if” they are attacked and
Two National Guard members shot near White House Two National Guard soldiers have been shot near the White House in Washington DC and a suspect is in custody, according to law enforcement sources. Their conditions were not immediately known, the officials said. Emergency vehicles were seen responding to the area. The Joint DC Task Force
Reeves launches £26 billion tax raid as welfare spending rises Rachel Reeves hiked taxes by £26 billion as she faced forecasts of weaker economic growth, faster inflation and higher unemployment. The Chancellor’s measures, including a freeze on income tax thresholds which will leave 1.7 million people paying more, take the tax burden to an all-time
Sir Elton John: Losing my eyesight is ‘devastating’ Sir Elton John has told how his celebrity friends such as Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Mick Jagger often check in with him as he deals with losing his sight in one eye. Sir Elton said he “lost my right eye and my left eye’s not so
Taxes hiked to ‘all-time high’ by Reeves as growth forecasts cut Rachel Reeves has announced tax rises amounting to £26 billion as she battles a downgrade in forecast economic growth. More than 1.7 million people will face paying more income tax as she froze thresholds, meaning people will be dragged into paying the tax for