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'My decisions at budget don't come for free,' warns Reeves
Rachel Reeves has said she is determined to \"defy\" forecasts that suggest she will face a multibillion-pound black hole in next month's budget, but has indicated there are some tough choices on the way.
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More than 11,000 immigration raids on takeaways, beauty salons, and car washes this year
More than 11,000 immigration raids on takeaways, beauty salons, and car washes have been carried out over the past year, new figures reveal, as the government accelerates its crackdown on illegal working.
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Workers' rights bill set for parliamentary 'ping pong'
Labour's workers' rights legislation has been plunged into a parliamentary \"ping pong\" battle after a series of government defeats in the House of Lords.
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Uncertainty for UK workers as Amazon to cut 14,000 jobs globally
Roughly 14,000 corporate jobs are to go at tech giant Amazon, the company announced.
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Income tax and national insurance unlikely to rise - as Sky News obtains definition of 'working people'
Rachel Reeves is unlikely to raise the basic rates of income tax and national insurance in order to avoid breaking a promise to protect \"working people\" in the budget.
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Budget 2025: What tax rises and spending cuts could Rachel Reeves announce?
As Rachel Reeves' second budget fast approaches, speculation about tax rises and spending cuts is reaching fever pitch.
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It's not your imagination, these products are shrinking
KitKats, Gaviscon, toothpaste, and even Freddo have all fallen victim to shrinkflation, consumer group Which? has found.
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We have a house, pension and ISAs worth £1m - how much inheritance tax will be owed?
Every Tuesday, we get an expert to answer your financial problems or consumer disputes - email yours to moneyblog@sky.uk. Today's is...
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Bond giant Pimco sells bulk of Thames Water debt position
Pimco, the giant bond fund manager, has offloaded hundreds of millions of pounds of Thames Water debt as the crisis-hit utility limps towards a private sector rescue deal aimed at averting the threat of temporary nationalisation.
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OpenAI reveals scale of people talking to ChatGPT about suicide
An estimated 1.2 million people a week have conversations with ChatGPT that indicate they are planning to take their own lives.
