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Pensions industry struggles with lump sum stampede amid fears over tax raid! B

Savers rush to withdraw from retirement pots amid ‘widespread concern’ ahead of Budget The Institute for Fiscal Studies is urging Rachel Reeves to reduce the maximum tax-free lump sum Jessica Taylor/AFP Britain’s pension industry is facing a stampede of savers attempting to…

The first-time Labour voters with buyers’ remorse! B

After decades of Conservative MPs, Hitchin voted red – but residents are already frustrated with Sir Keir Starmer\ Resident Magda Kazinierczuk would like to see Starmer take a tougher line on immigration John Lawrence for The Telegraph It took quite some…

Labour set to bring back ‘boiler tax’, say industry sources! B

Clean Heat Market Mechanism looks likely to be revived despite warnings it will drive up cost of a new boiler Ministers are set to impose heat pump targets next year in a move that will lead to a “boiler tax” on households,…

Starmer ‘has four weeks to prove Government is not dysfunctional’! B

In a warning shot to the Prime Minister, senior Whitehall figure says he needs to ‘get a grip’ on situation A poll on Saturday showed that Sir Keir Starmer’s approval rating had plummeted and he was now more unpopular than…

Angela Rayner to announce renters’ protections at opening of Labour Party conference! B

The deputy prime minister will kick off the party conference with a speech on housing – against the backdrop of a row over the prime minister accepting freebies. Angela Rayner arrives at Downing Street. Pic: Reuters Angela Rayner will set…

‘I saved £12,000 in a few short years thanks to this clever money app’! B

Jordan explains how his savings have been transformed by Plum (Picture: Supplied) Imagine waking up one day to find the small change you’ve squirrelled away has turned into a neat little (or rather large) nest egg. Sounds too good to…

Worker sacked after calling customer ‘t***’ in email mix-up awarded £5k! B

Meliesha Jones, an administrator at a curtain and blinds company, accidentally forwarded an email calling a customer a twat to that customer instead of a colleague. A worker who was sacked after calling a customer a “twat” in an email…

Starmer will stop accepting clothes to show solidarity with public, says Nandy! B

Culture secretary says PM and others will stop accepting gifted clothes as they don’t want voters to believe they are ‘living very different lives’ British prime minister, Keir Starmer, and his wife, Victoria, disembark from their plane in Washington DC…

Burglar awarded £5m after being stabbed in Chelmsford prison kitchen! B

Steven Wilson was attacked after risk assessment failed to stop convicted murderer working in kitchen with access to knives Wilson’s assailant was serving a life sentence for murder. Photograph: Trevor Benbrook/Alamy A career burglar has been awarded more than £5m in…

Couple buy dream £1,500,000 mansion but their worst nightmare comes true! B

Martin and Sarah Caton in the mansion’s Jacobean drawing room with the mantlepiece supports that have been returned (Picture: SWNS) A couple who bought a stunning £1.5 million estate were left in disbelief after the previous owner stripped it of its…