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Isas, cars and pensions: How the Budget affects you

The Budget delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves will affect you and your financ...

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Isas, cars and pensions: How the Budget affects you

The Budget delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves will affect you and your financ...

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Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls released over a week after abduction

Nigerian officials dispute reports that some 250 children remain missing after a...

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UK growth forecasts lowered from next year

Downgrades to productivity means the economy is set to grow at an annual rate of...

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What is the two-child benefit cap and when will it be lifted?

Since 2017, some benefits have been limited when parents have a third child or m...

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Budget 2025: Key points at a glance

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Budget 2025: Key points at a glance

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Budget 2025: Key points at a glance

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Electric vehicle owners to face pay-per-mile tax

Drivers of electric cars will pay a road charge of 3p per mile, while plug-in hy...

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Electric vehicle owners to face pay-per-mile tax

Drivers of electric cars will pay a road charge of 3p per mile, while plug-in hy...

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Properties worth more than £2m face new tax

The surcharge begins at £2,500, rising to £7,500 for properties valued at more...

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Watch: 'Mind-blowing' - BBC correspondents react as OBR releases Budget details early

In the lead up to the Chancellor delivering her Budget, the Office for Budget Re...

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Nvidia plays down Google chip threat concerns

The world's most valuable company said it was still "a generation ahead of the i...

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At least 13 dead as fire engulfs Hong Kong tower blocks

Pictures show the flames spreading on bamboo scaffolding on the outside of the h...

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No real intent in Moscow to engage in peace talks, says von der Leyen

The European Commission chief said the EU would stand with Ukraine and support i...

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Deadly fire engulfs Hong Kong apartment blocks

Video footage shows large plumes of smoke billowing up into the sky, as firefigh...

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Bolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for Brazil coup plot

The Supreme Court says the former leader has exhausted his appeals and will star...

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More North Sea drilling to be allowed in new Labour plan

The chancellor will unveil the North Sea Strategy in her Budget speech, the BBC ...

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Why am I taxed and what is it spent on?

The BBC's Ben Chu looks at how much the UK government gets in tax and where thos...

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Trump defends Witkoff after leak appears to show envoy coaching Russia

The US president said he had not heard the audio, but that it sounded like "stan...

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