Labour remains committed to its pre-election tax pledges, including on income tax, minister Nick Thomas-Symonds told Sky News this morning. It follows a recent report in The Guardian that Chancellor Rachel Reeves was considering raising income tax in the budget to help close a multibillion-pound deficit. Thomas-Symonds said: "We stand by our manifesto pledges on VAT, … Continue reading Minister denies report the chancellor is considering income tax rise
Spotify is increasing the cost of its UK premium subscription, the Money blog can reveal. Emails have started going out to subscribers informing them the cost will rise from £11.99 to £12.99 a month. It equates to an 8.3% increase. Spotify says subscribers will get a one-month grace period. It had announced earlier this year … Continue reading Exclusive: Spotify hikes UK subscription prices
A restaurant in north London has hit out at "indifferent" locals for causing it to permanently close. Don Ciccio in Highgate said it had been forced to shut after six years due to a "lack of customers". "To the community of Highgate and its neighbours - thank you for never supporting us, not even once," … Continue reading ‘Thank you for never supporting us’ – Restaurant takes swipe at locals after closure
Shoplifting offences have risen by 13% in the past year, with 529,994 incidents reported, according to the latest Office for National Statistics figures. A major trade body has warned, however, that the "true scale" of the crime is even bigger. Theft is costing shops more than £2.2bn a year, according to the British Retail Consortium. … Continue reading UK shoplifting offences jump 13% in a year
You can get a £100 Amazon gift card for opening a new Santander current account with a new deal. Unlike usual bank incentives, there is no need to shut down your old account or switch to get the voucher, but you do need to open the account in a specific way. You can claim the … Continue reading Santander launches £100 Amazon gift card deal – and you don’t need to switch
Pensioners around the country are receiving their winter fuel payment letters - but many are still confused about how it works and why and how some people have to pay it back. (Most of the information in this guide covers England and Wales - you can find out the situation in Scotland and Northern Ireland … Continue reading Winter fuel payment letters are arriving – here’s when you’ll get money and how anyone earning over £35,000 pays it back
Influencers be warned - free products aren't always tax-free. That's the message from Lee Murphy, managing director of The Accountancy Partnership, as the content creator economy booms. If you receive a free product or service with the obligation to post about it, you should be paying HMRC, he says. "It's considered a form of payment, just not … Continue reading Tax warning to millions of influencers and content creators
Marks & Spencer and Morrisons are the big winners of an annual Christmas supermarket taste test, which crowns the best shopping destination for everything from turkey to pudding. Set up by Good Food, the test had judges blind taste 185 Christmas products entered by 13 supermarkets across 17 categories. While many categories were won by M&S, … Continue reading M&S and Morrisons beat supermarket rivals in Christmas food taste test
Broadband, TV and mobile customers could save hundreds of pounds by switching or haggling, new research reveals. Mobile switches were the most lucrative, followed by TV and broadband packages and broadband-only products, according to a Which? survey of 5,000 people. Mobile Mobile customers who switched networks and swapped a phone contract for a sim-only deal … Continue reading The best UK companies for haggling on mobile, TV and broadband – as Britons told they could save hundreds
Popular Nigerian actress, Regina Daniels, has acquired a new house just days after accusing her husband, Senator Ned Nwoko, of domestic violence. MEZIESBLOG reports that the actress made the allegation on Saturday, October 18, 2025, in a viral video on social media. Reacting to the allegation, Senator Nwoko, in a lengthy post on his Instagram … Continue reading Regina Daniels shows off new mansion amid divorce rumours with Senator Ned Nwoko
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