The Chancellor has confirmed a three-year stamp duty holiday on shares bought in new UK flotations in a move showing Britain is “backing its markets”, according to the London Stock Exchange.

A fourth person has been charged in connection with alleged offences under the Terrorism Act after a protest in Edinburgh in support of Palestine Action.

The annual adult cash Isa subscription limit will be slashed to £12,000 from April 2027, in what one building society described as a “sucker punch” to savers. In the Budget, the Government unveiled ...

The death of a man whose body was found off the A90 is being treated as unexplained by police. The body was discovered between Brechin in Angus and Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire at around 12.20pm on ...

Currently, overseas retailers can send small parcels worth less than £135 to the UK without paying import duties.

The Government will introduce a new business rates ‘surtax’ on larger commercial properties worth £500,000 or more.

A five-year-old girl who died in hospital four days after having her tonsils removed was her family’s “magical little ...

Experts said the new high value council tax surcharge, dubbed a ‘mansion tax’, could have knock-on effects for the property market.

Rachel Reeves hiked taxes by £26 billion as she faced forecasts of weaker economic growth, faster inflation and higher unemployment. The Chancellor’s measures, including a freeze on income tax ...

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the UK Government’s actions will lift thousands of Scottish children out of poverty.

The UK Government will allow extraction of oil and gas near existing fields as it looks to expand North Sea production without issuing new licences. Labour was adamant in the 2024 election campaign ...

Salary-sacrificed pension contributions above an annual £2,000 threshold will no longer be exempt from national insurance from April 2029.