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Britain's biggest hotelier to cut 3,800 jobs blaming business rate and National Insurance hikes
Hotel group to convert remaining sites into food and drink services as part of five-year overhaul
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The UK already has some of the most expensive electricity in the developed world
MoneyDWP launches PIP change trial which are set to affect thousands of claimants
Disability campaigners warned the trial could lead to less accurate benefit decisions for vulnerable claimants
MoneyMartin Lewis warns 210,000 state pensioners could be owed back payments worth £8,377 on average
Hundreds of thousands of pensioners may be missing out on state pension payments because of historic Home Responsibilities Protection errors
MoneyH&M, Morrisons, British Heart Foundation and Charles Clinkard announce store closures across Britain in 2026
Major retailers and charities are shutting stores across Britain as mounting costs and weaker consumer spending continue to hit the high street
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London's biggest premium chocolatier collapses into administration after nearly 40 years
Marasu's Petit Fours supplied luxury chocolates to Fortnum & Mason, Harrods and Selfridges before entering administration

Pension warning: Retirees paid £87.2million tax after withdrawing pension pots in full
Retirees who withdrew their pension pots in full faced a sharp rise in income tax bills over six months

Self Assessment tax deadline fast approaching – when do you need to pay HMRC?
Self Assessment Tax Return forms need to be completed and sent to HMRC by January 31 or taxpayers could be fined

Andy Burnham faces backlash over social care funding plans as PM told 'death tax is not the answer!'
The Prime Minister is expected to unveil social care proposals this week as critics warn families could face higher taxes on estates
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HMRC issues warning as Britons have only two weeks to complete tax return or be hit with penalty
The deadline for Self Assessment tax returns is January 31 but some people struggling to pay their taxes before this date could set up a payment plan to alleviate the financial pressure

Millions on tracker mortgages could see their monthly repayments cut by £300 a month
Analysts predict the Bank could lower the base rate by 0.25 percentage points in their June meeting

Self Assessment warning as 450,000 Britons only have day left to make deadline or risk £100 fine
Self-employed workers have days left to file their tax return before the important deadline on Wednesday

Thousands of parents 'overcharged' by Child Maintenance Service by £4.3m in an 'ongoing nightmare'
Thousands of parents were wrongly charged over a 10-year period as ministers face calls to act

One million more Britons face income tax as average bill rises £640
The typical taxpayer is now paying £1,040 more in income tax than they were in 2023-24.

State pension rules: Labour urged to reform access to retirement savings for terminally ill
Cross-party peers are urging the Government to remove barriers preventing terminally ill people from accessing their pension savings