Millions of people could find it easier to keep track of their retirement savings when the Government's new Pensions Dashboard becomes available to the public. The service is designed to bring information about State Pensions, workplace pensions and private pension pots together in one place, potentially making it easier to understand what income people can expect in retirement.
For many young people, buying a first home is a long-held ambition. Years of saving, help from family and careful budgeting may finally make it possible to get onto the property ladder.
I make no apologies for making this article one of the longer ones. A campaign about pensions for women should be something we all care about so women should read it and men who have a wife, mother or daughter - it concerns us all.
When we discuss rising oil prices, we tend to concentrate on Brent crude because it is the familiar international benchmark. But Brent is only one part of a much larger market.
The approval of the Jackdaw gas field has brought Britain's North Sea resources back into the headlines. But it raises a wider question: are there other discoveries that could help supply the country with gas, support jobs and reduce dependence on imports? The answer is yes.
Scotland's public finances are under pressure, and the Scottish Government is looking for ways to reduce spending. Against that background, reports that around 800 public-sector employees are costing taxpayers £27.6 million a year while waiting for new jobs have raised questions about how efficiently public money is being used.
The Government is asking households across the UK to prepare for at least three days of disruption by keeping essential supplies at home. It is a simple message, but one that has particular relevance in Scotland, where severe weather, long travel distances and the vulnerability of rural transport links can make an emergency more difficult to manage.
The Government's advice to keep at least three days of essential supplies at home has prompted a useful discussion about how well households are prepared for emergencies. But perhaps there is a bigger question to consider.
Oil prices climbing above $116 a barrel are a warning that markets remain deeply nervous about the outlook. The question is whether investors are simply pricing in the risk of renewed conflict, or whether several international pressures are combining to push prices higher.
The headline of April 2026 promised an end to a terrifying chapter in modern history. Following a high-intensity, devastating military campaign in February that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and obliterated key segments of the country’s defense infrastructure, US President Donald Trump announced a formal ceasefire.
The Government is telling households to prepare for three days of disruption, while military chiefs warn that the public must face up to the possibility of war. Is Britain being given the full picture?.
National Audit Office warns that older debts are becoming harder to collect, despite improvements in HMRC’s performance HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reduced tax debt as a proportion of tax receipts for three consecutive years, despite dealing with significantly more new debt than before the pandemic. However, around half of the outstanding balance is now more than a year old, making it harder and less likely to be recovered.
Audit Scotland warns that cuts to community services could deepen inequalities, while councils lack the evidence to measure the full consequences. Scotland’s councils are spending less on culture and leisure services while asking the public to pay more to use them, raising questions about the future of libraries, swimming pools, sports facilities, museums and other important parts of community life.
Self Assessment customers have just 100 days to file their tax return for the 2025 to 2026 tax year and pay any tax owed. The Self Assessment tax return deadline for 2025 to 2026 tax year is 31 January 2027.
A historic Wick church that could have become another empty building on the edge of the town centre is being given a new future in community ownership. Wick Development Trust completed the purchase of St Fergus Church on 8 October, securing the 196-year-old building for £80,000.
Major package to unlock the opportunities of AI in every postcode, scale up home grown AI firms, and keep UK safe from threats announced by the Chancellor. A major package of investment to unlock the opportunities of AI in every postcode, scale up home grown AI firms, and keep the country safe from hostile threats will be announced by the Chancellor next week.
With Christmas still two months away, shoppers might be wise to start looking at phones, tablets and laptops sooner rather than later. The cost of memory chips is rising sharply, and there are growing concerns that higher manufacturing costs could feed through to the prices consumers pay for electronic goods.
When motorists see petrol and diesel prices rising, or households face higher heating and electricity costs, attention usually turns to the price of crude oil. But there is another important factor that receives less attention: the cost of transporting energy around the world.
The Chancellor wants to make it easier for HMRC to recover unpaid tax through automatic bank-account deductions. The proposals raise questions about debt collection, taxpayers' rights and protection for people who are struggling financially.
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