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• DWP 'working hard' as it issues update on Pension Credit processing times

  06-05-2025 12:01 via express.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions issued an important update on Pension Credit processing times.
  
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• UK to water down regulations for financial benchmarks

  18-12-2025 06:00
  Most index providers will be exempt from UK rules under a scaled-back regime
  
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• Auditors raise red flags at public body run by Ben Houchen

  18-12-2025 06:00
  EY said errors included ‘material misstatements’ in latest setback for Conservative metro mayor Lord Houchen
  
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• Wealthy areas in England get new powers to raise council tax in funding shake up

  17-12-2025 18:49
  Six authorities will be exempted from rules requiring tax rises of 5 per cent or more to be put to a local referendum
  
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• Wealthy areas get new powers to raise council tax in funding shake-up

  17-12-2025 18:49
  Six authorities will be exempted from rules requiring tax rises of 5 per cent or more to be put to a local referendum
  
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• Softer inflation adds to signs of cooling in UK economy

  17-12-2025 18:05
  Data bolsters argument that Bank of England will cut interest rates on Thursday
  
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• Slowing inflation fuels concerns about a cooling UK economy

  17-12-2025 18:05
  Data bolsters expectations that Bank of England will cut interest rates on Thursday
  
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• UK should relax salary requirements for skilled worker visas, advisers say

  17-12-2025 16:00
  Migration Advisory Committee says threshold higher than necessary to protect domestic wages
  
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• UK to shift more research funding into AI and video games

  17-12-2025 15:33
  Ten sectors, including the creative industries and life sciences, will share £12bn over four years
  
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• KKR nears Viridor stake sale to Equitix

  17-12-2025 15:33
  Private capital firm explored both £7bn sale and partial disposal of UK waste management group
  
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• Investment banks expect UK borrowing costs to fall further in 2026

  17-12-2025 12:42
  Gilts will outshine global peers, helped by BoE rate cuts, Wall Street lenders predict
  
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• London property prices fall at fastest pace in nearly 2 years

  17-12-2025 12:12
  Drop of 2.4% in year to October takes cost of average dwelling in UK capital to £547,299
  
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• Leftwinger wins race to lead Britain’s largest trade union

  17-12-2025 12:11
  Andrea Egan defeats incumbent Christina McAnea, an ally of Keir Starmer
  
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• Britain to pay £570mn to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme

  17-12-2025 10:30
  Annual amount is almost twice that paid before Brexit
  
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• Slowing UK inflation in November clears last hurdle for December cut

  17-12-2025 08:56
  Inflation figures were much more encouraging than the Monetary Policy Committee was expecting
  
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• UK inflation falls more than expected to 3.2% in November

  17-12-2025 08:01
  Figure strengthens case for BoE rate cut this week
  
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• HMRC says 'you must write to us' over due tax payments

  17-12-2025 08:00 via express.co.uk
  The department also clarified how to contact them to request your tax refund
  
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• Massive relief for Rachel Reeves as UK inflation drops to 3.2%

  17-12-2025 07:56 via express.co.uk
  The fall piles pressure on the Bank of England to cut interest rates.
  
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• All the DWP payments landing in bank accounts before January 1 - full list

  17-12-2025 06:45 via express.co.uk
  Several winter benefit payments are being issued before New Year to help with higher energy costs
  
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• When giving to charity engage your brain, as well as your heart

  17-12-2025 06:00
  How to ensure any gifting you do this Christmas does the most good
  
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• UK backs £150mn package for Ineos’s Grangemouth chemical plant

  17-12-2025 01:01
  Government says investment will protect 500 jobs at a time when facilities across Europe are being shut down
  
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• UK government’s flagship workers’ rights legislation clears final hurdle

  16-12-2025 19:05
  Employment rights bill heads for statute book after House of Lords backs down
  
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• Give extra tax breaks to arts donations outside London, says review

  16-12-2025 18:25
  Baroness Margaret Hodge urges ministers to follow French model to boost funding and improve relations with business
  
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• Morrison’s pluck makes for a win despite chicken tax loss 

  16-12-2025 18:19
  In a sector as cut-throat as UK supermarkets, every penny of publicity counts
  
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• UK government’s flagship workers’ rights legislation clears House of Lords

  16-12-2025 18:04
  Landmark Employment Rights bill heads for statute books
  
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• State pensioners given up to £305 and it’s not winter fuel payment

  16-12-2025 17:18 via express.co.uk
  The first payments have been processed and have started to land in bank accounts.
  
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• TV licence fee payers can cancel and get £174.50 refund

  16-12-2025 17:14 via express.co.uk
  Some households could ditch their TV Licence altogether due to their viewing habits.
  
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• UK financial watchdog finds no signs of insider trading around pre-Budget leaks

  16-12-2025 17:00
  FCA boss criticises OBR’s decision to take down premature analysis of Rachel Reeves’ financial statement
  
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• TV licence could be scrapped for millions in bombshell BBC plan

  16-12-2025 16:22 via express.co.uk
  The future of the BBC TV licence has been under scrutiny as annual price increases have driven more Brits away from paying for the service.
  
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• Martin Lewis gives British Gas, Eon and Octopus Energy customers £150 boost

  16-12-2025 15:33 via express.co.uk
  Customers of major energy companies will enjoy cheaper bills from April 2026.
  
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