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• UK must be more ambitious on rebuilding EU relations, says British Chambers of Commerce

  19-03-2025 23:35
  
  Boss of business lobby says recent warm words about post-Brexit reset are ‘not nearly enough’
  
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• UK must be more ambitious in rebuilding EU relations, says business group

  19-03-2025 23:35
  
  British Chambers of Commerce head says recent warm words about post-Brexit reset are ‘not nearly enough’
  
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• State pensions update as savers get extra month to claim huge top-up

  19-03-2025 22:28 via express.co.uk
  
  A deadline for workers and pensioners to backdate missed National Insurance payments as far back as 2006 will expire at midnight on 6 April.
  
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• Reeves will not raise taxes in Spring Statement, say officials

  19-03-2025 21:54
  
  Chancellor will rely on a spending squeeze to try to ensure she complies with her fiscal rules
  
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• Full list of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branch closures in April

  19-03-2025 18:57 via express.co.uk
  
  Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland will shut at least 252 bank branches in 2025 and 2026.
  
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• People on Universal Credit handed extra £775 a year by DWP

  19-03-2025 17:50 via express.co.uk
  
  A raft of welfare cuts are planned for benefits claimants but there is one benefit which is set to increase significantly.
  
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• State pension triple lock under threat as millions sent 'think again' warning

  19-03-2025 17:33 via express.co.uk
  
  The triple lock protects pensioners but places an 'extra burden' on working people, according to the former Work and Pensions Secretary.
  
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• Tax relief for cash Isa savers rose to £2.1bn last year 

  19-03-2025 16:42
  Cost to the UK Treasury rises 30-fold in two years due to rising interest rates and frozen thresholds
  
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• Personal tax allowance £20,000 call hits major threshold as Keir Starmer questioned

  19-03-2025 16:40 via express.co.uk
  
  For millions the £12,570 barrier has been frozen since 2021, pulling millions of low-wage earners into the income tax net through 'fiscal drag'
  
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• UK Treasury omits defence from National Wealth Fund priority sectors

  19-03-2025 15:33
  
  Decision comes even as government joins other European countries in seeking to raise military spending
  
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• Brits raging after spotting detail on 2025 Council Tax bills - 'robbers!'

  19-03-2025 15:31 via express.co.uk
  
  Millions of households are expected to see a rise in their Council Tax bill this year, with the cost of living crisis deepening - and it's left many people frustrated.
  
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• O2 urges Britons to be ‘vigilant’ of these 5 common phone scams as calls surge

  19-03-2025 15:29 via express.co.uk
  
  O2's new phone call scam service has picked up five common call trends that customers must watch out for.
  
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• New State Pension age to rise in 2026 for people born in certain years

  19-03-2025 15:15 via express.co.uk
  
  The State Pension age will rise from 66 to 67 next year, and the increase is due to be completed for all men and women across the UK by 2028.
  
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• UK races to avoid worst of Trump tariffs with talks on tech tax

  19-03-2025 15:11
  US wants Britain to drop its digital services tax, which affects big American companies
  
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• Workers set to pay more Income Tax from April after Rachel Reeves decision

  19-03-2025 14:49 via express.co.uk
  
  Many workers are set to pay more Income Tax from April thanks to a HMRC decision to freeze the tax bands yet again.
  
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• Martin Lewis gives personal tax allowance cash ISA warning - and says it's 'so important'

  19-03-2025 14:14 via express.co.uk
  
  Personal finance expert gave some important advice on cash ISAs as the end of the tax year approaches amid fears of a Rachel Reeves tax raid
  
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• Santander to close a fifth of UK branches

  19-03-2025 11:32
  
  Spanish lender will shut 95 of its 444 branches as it explores strategic options for British business
  
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• Santander closes a fifth of UK branches

  19-03-2025 11:32
  Spanish lender shuts 95 of its 444 branches as it explores strategic options for UK business
  
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• British Library to expand after £1.1bn investment from Mitsui Fudosan

  19-03-2025 10:59
  Project will double exhibition gallery space and create new offices
  
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• No one knows why UK benefit claims have outpaced peer countries

  19-03-2025 10:30
  Asking why might well result in answers that involve spending more money
  
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• Was Catherine Mann right to pivot? With charts and historical enquiry, we fail to answer that question

  19-03-2025 07:00
  The Descent of Mann
  
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• The UK’s ‘quango’ state

  19-03-2025 06:00
  Starmer’s push to slash arm’s-length bodies follows in a long line of ‘red tape challenges’ by previous governments
  
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