UK inflation rate hits highest level for eight months
The UK inflation rate has gone up for the second month in a row, rising at the fastest rate since March.
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Donald Mackey
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Donald Mackey
Kemi Badenoch under fire after ‘Truss-style’ tax idea – Tories ‘haven’t learnt’
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is under fire after saying a flat tax rate – where millionaires would pay the same rate of tax as the poor – is an ‘attractive idea.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/kemi-badenoch-under-fire-after-34326838
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Donald Mackey
The surprising barrier that keeps us from building the housing we need
Sure, there’s too much red tape, but there is another reason building anything is so expensive: the construction industry’s “awful” productivity.
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Amanda Ontiveros
Andrew will not join royals for Christmas at Sandringham
The Duke of York will not join the rest of the Royal Family for the traditional Christmas gathering in Sandringham, royal sources have told the BBC. It is expected that Prince Andrew will “honourably withdraw” from Royal Family events at Christmas to avoid being a distraction.
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Donald Mackey
Creating a Personal Financial Plan: Step-by-Step Guide
Financial plans are written, organized strategies for maintaining financial health and accomplishing financial goals.
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Amanda Ontiveros
Parking ‘tourist tax’ planned for Devon town dubbed Chelsea-on-Sea
A tourist “parking tax” is being planned for a Devon town, dubbed Chelsea-on-Sea, which is popular with holidaymakers for its beaches. Businesses in Salcombe warned the proposal to charge tourists more than locals to park in their town, and across the district of South Hams, could be “detrimental” to the area’s economy.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/15/parking-tourist-tax-planned-for-devon-town-salcombe/
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Amanda Ontiveros
Power restored in ‘biggest ever’ fix after storm
Power has been restored to all National Grid customers who suffered outages due to Storm Darragh, according to its operation director. Roisin Quinn described it as the “biggest restoration effort ever on our network” after about 64,000 properties were left without power in mid and south Wales alone.
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Amanda Ontiveros
The incredible UK seaside town where ‘mountains meet the sea’
The UK has many staycation options with beautiful seaside townson coasts all over the country. While some towns in places like Cornwall and the south coast are well-recognised, one Welsh town has been hailed as another great option.
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Amanda Ontiveros
Huge tailbacks as M25 closed in crash after pedestrian hit by car near Hornchurch
There are huge tailbacks on the M25 after it was partially closed due to a serious collision between a pedestrian and a car around midday on Thursday. Both sections of the major motorway was closed between J29 for Hornchurch and J28 for Brentwood as emergency services responded to the scene.
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Amanda Ontiveros
Petition for another UK general election passes 2m signatures
Elon Musk has said the British public has “had enough of a tyrannical police state” as a petition calling for a general election passes two million signatures.
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