From April 2028, electric car drivers in the UK will start paying a new 3p‑per‑mile road tax, on top of standard Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). The system, called electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED), is t...
More than one million additional pensioners are expected to pay income tax by 2031 after the Government extended the freeze on tax thresholds, according to new forecasts from the Office for Budget Respons...
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has issued updated travel advice focused on British nationals affected by the ongoing situation in the Middle East, including new guidance on r...
From this year, UK passport holders will be able to hop over to the likes of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou visa-free for short stays - cutting out the faff of application forms, in-person appointments and triple‑check...
In the middle of a cost-of-living squeeze, when shoppers are scrutinising receipts more closely than ever, counting every penny - the UK’s favourite supermarket might not be the one you’d expect. Despite receiving ju...
Universal Credit is undergoing major reforms that will cut support for many sick and disabled people from April 2026, mainly by reducing the health‑related “top‑up” for new claimants while slightly increasing the standa...
HMRC is bringing in a new “points mean penalties” system for late tax returns - and it’s about to change how self‑assessment fines work for millions of taxpayers. What’s changing with HMRC fines? HMRC is starting to r...
A new National Police Service (NPS), quickly dubbed a “British FBI” is set to overhaul how serious and everyday crime is tackled in England and Wales, in what ministers are calling the biggest shake-up of policing in 20...
More than half of the UK’s grassroots music venues failed to make a profit in 2025, with thousands of jobs lost and the national touring circuit shrinking to a handful of major cities. The latest annual report from t...
Portable chargers used to be the ultimate travel no-brainer: throw one in your bag, breeze through security and happily top up your phone from check-in to touchdown. Now, a growing number of airlines are quietly rewr...