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• Modern Workplace: Disability

  14-04-2025 05:03
  
  Progress on disability employment is at risk under Trump policies; accessible transport is a route to more pay and out of worklessness; Rosie Jones on the curse of ableism and discrimination; how quotas push Chile ahead of Ireland and improve job prospects for more
  
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• Digital ID should aim to win public support, not force it

  14-01-2026 10:45
  Keir Starmer irked his MPs last year by framing move as means to tackle illegal working
  
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• City minister in push to boost UK-EU financial services co-operation

  14-01-2026 01:01
  Lucy Rigby tells FT that London and Brussels can increase investment and drive growth
  
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• Reeves to unveil £45bn railway upgrade in northern England

  13-01-2026 23:35
  But chancellor only committing to ‘planning, development and design work’ worth £1.1bn during current parliament
  
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• Starmer set to drop plans to make digital ID mandatory for UK workers

  13-01-2026 21:08
  U-turn comes after Labour MPs expressed concern about compulsory nature of proposed scheme
  
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• UK fiscal rules do ‘very little’ to fix public finances, says former watchdog

  13-01-2026 19:55
  Ex-chair of Office for Budget Responsibility gives downbeat assessment
  
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• Reeves’ borrowing rules do ‘very little’ to fix public finances, says former OBR chief

  13-01-2026 19:55
  Richard Hughes gives lawmakers a downbeat assessment of the UK’s fiscal health
  
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• Scottish government to impose ‘mansion tax’ and private jet levy

  13-01-2026 17:50
  SNP administration says last Budget before elections asks wealthiest ‘to contribute that little bit more’
  
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• Fortnum & Mason to rebuild European sales on hopes of new UK-EU trade deal

  13-01-2026 14:00
  British grocer seeks to grow exports of hampers, teas and jams that were hammered by Brexit
  
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• Ministers to announce new rail link between Birmingham and Manchester

  13-01-2026 12:56
  Government will reveal much-delayed plans for major new and upgraded rail links in north of England
  
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• Distressed debt buyer applies to put UK broadband operator into administration

  13-01-2026 10:35
  FitzWalter Capital’s move at G.Network is set to mark the first insolvency in Britain’s ‘altnet’ sector for years
  
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• Distressed debt buyer applies to put UK broadband firm into administration

  13-01-2026 10:35
  FitzWalter Capital’s move at G.Network is set to mark the first insolvency in Britain’s ‘altnet’ sector in years
  
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• Openreach needs to make full fibre broadband work

  13-01-2026 06:00
  BT’s infrastructure company cannot retreat on its plans for a national digital network
  
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• HS2 leads the world — in costs

  13-01-2026 06:00
  Line set to cost more per kilometre than any other rail project in the world as total bill could surpass £100bn
  
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• How the UK ended up building the world’s most expensive railway

  13-01-2026 06:00
  HS2 is set to cost more per kilometre than any other rail project in the world as total bill could surpass £100bn
  
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• UK towns and cities with ‘hottest property market prospects in 2026’ unveiled

  13-01-2026 01:01 via express.co.uk
  Property website Zoopla has named the UK housing markets with the strongest prospects for house price growth in 2026 - and several towns and cities have been listed.
  
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• UK retail spending rose at lowest pace for 7 months in December

  13-01-2026 01:01
  Industry data points to disappointing Christmas for shops as consumers held back
  
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• Aldi set to introduce new £13.35 rule in March

  13-01-2026 01:01 via express.co.uk
  Aldi is set to introduce a new £13.35 rule, with thousands to benefit from the retailer's latest investment.
  
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• Starmer and Reeves talk up the UK’s economic prospects ahead of Davos

  13-01-2026 00:16
  British ministers aim to secure foreign investment at the World Economic Forum
  
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• Is UK immigration set for ‘net zero’?

  12-01-2026 23:55
  The surge in net migration that came after Brexit and Covid-era lockdowns has eased, its effects compounded by clampdowns
  
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• Tories vow to defend ‘vital’ role of UK fiscal watchdog

  12-01-2026 23:00
  Shadow chancellor Mel Stride will also propose reforms to OBR aimed at ‘fully capturing’ impact of tax cuts on growth
  
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• Eligible married couples over State Pension age could claim up to £4,300

  12-01-2026 22:05 via express.co.uk
  Pension Credit tops up incomes to help with the cost of living.
  
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• Labour crushes 320,000 retirees with huge £1k tax bills on their State Pension

  12-01-2026 18:39 via express.co.uk
  Rachel Reeves froze the personal tax-free allowance until 2031.
  
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• Households given free £150 from energy firm this week

  12-01-2026 17:54 via express.co.uk
  Eligible households don't need to apply and should receive the boost automatically.
  
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• DWP giving new state pensioners nearly £600 more benefits in 2026

  12-01-2026 17:46 via express.co.uk
  The DWP will give new state pensioners nearly £600 more in 2026.
  
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• Octopus and OVO ranked in 'best and worst' UK suppliers as 2 surprise names come top

  12-01-2026 17:42 via express.co.uk
  Energy suppliers such as British Gas, E.ON, EDF and Scottish Power are under the microscope in the UK as new findings tell us more about their performance.
  
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• World-famous department store to close 150 sites from mid-January

  12-01-2026 16:38 via express.co.uk
  The move comes amid a new strategy to reverse losses seen in recent years.
  
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• State Pension age changes and when it will jump up again

  12-01-2026 16:35 via express.co.uk
  The State Pension age is rising again
  
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• HMRC admits huge errors as thousands wrongly had benefit payments stopped

  12-01-2026 15:39 via express.co.uk
  HMRC has completed a review of around 24,000 cases after a row broke out over errors made in an attempt to crack down on fraud.
  
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• Anyone with a jewellery box urged to check it now

  12-01-2026 15:36 via express.co.uk
  A spike has sparked a rush of interest well beyond City traders
  
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