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Business backlash as Rachel Reeves confirms minimum wage and living wage rates rise in Budget
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Rush Hour 4 in development after Trump reportedly pushed for sequel
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Is the government intent on killing London’s hospitality sector with a double-whammy tourist tax?
There was a time – not so long ago, though it already feels sepia-tinted – when London was the sort of place that tourists arrived in with stars in their eyes and left with shopping bags cutting off circulation at the fingers. Harrods bags, Selfridges bags, Mulberry bags, the brightContinue Reading
Increase in minimum wage rates announced
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Budget 2025: Rachel Reeves plans stamp duty holiday for investors
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly poised to announce a three-year stamp duty holiday for new UK stock market listings in Wednesday’sContinue Reading
Budget 2025: What rumours are doing to the FTSE 100
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Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health through his Sherlock Holmes stories
Conan Doyle in 1914. Wiki Commons/Canva, CC BY-SA Arthur Conan Doyle was not just one of the world’s best crime fiction writers. He was a progressive wordsmith who brought light to controversial and taboo subjects. One of those taboo subjects was male vulnerability and mental health problems – a topicContinue Reading
The countries where melting Antarctic ice could raise sea levels by up to 10ft
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Newcastle and Marseille fans clash in street as tear gas thrown in scary scenes
Newcastle and Marseille fans clashed on the streets of France ahead of the two teams’ Champions League match tonight. The Ligue 1 side will host the Premier League giants in a European league phase showdown this evening (Tuesday). Newcastle will take to the pitch at the Orange Velodrome stadium inContinue Reading
Labour announces ‘tourist tax’ to boost England’s cities
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