The Guardian – ‘Social care cap could expose poorer homeowners to catastrophic costs’
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The Guardian – ‘Social care cap could expose poorer homeowners to catastrophic costs’
Tens of thousands of England’s poorest pensioners face paying the same for their old age care as wealthier people after the government published details of the new cap on home and care costs, The Guardian writes.
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John Prescott, Labour deputy prime minister under Tony Blair, dies aged 86 – UK politics live
John Prescott, Labour deputy prime minister under Tony Blair, dies aged 86 – UK politics live Former trade union activist and key figure of Tony Blair’s New Labour project has died at care home surrounded by family When Labour won the election in 2007 with Blair as PM, Prescott, in addition to being made deputy PM, he was put in charge of a new “super ministry” covering the environment, transport and the regions. In that
Captain Tom’s family personally benefited from charity they founded
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HSBC to open London ‘wealth centre’ in effort to draw in premier clients
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Starling Bank staff resign after new chief executive calls for more time in-office
Starling Bank staff resign after new chief executive calls for more time in-office Exclusive: Staff complain Raman Bhatia is creating ‘grey corporate hellscape’ and offices already lack desk space. Staff have resigned at Starling Bank after its new chief executive demanded thousands of workers attend its offices more regularly, despite lacking enough space to host them. In his first major policy change since taking over from the UK digital bank’s founder, Anne Boden, in March,
MPs to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in UK summer riots
MPs to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in UK summer riots Commons inquiry into rise of harmful content on social media also expected to call Meta and TikTok executives MPs are to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation, in a parliamentary inquiry into the UK riots and the rise of false and harmful AI content, the Guardian has learned. Senior executives from Meta, which runs Facebook and
What are the inheritance tax changes affecting UK farmers?
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