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Minister says there is a ‘balance’ between free speech and workers’ rights bit.ly/4jcXsLg confirming fears that private conversations in pubs, restaurants, universities, even at football matches could be stifled

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Senior British Jews condemn Israeli government in open letter bit.ly/43YgyQC which criticises the end of the Gaza ceasefire and colonisation activities in the West Bank saying a line has been crossed and no more, not in our name

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Auditors EY to be investigated for failing to spot Post Office Horizon IT scandal bit.ly/44t4Rl7

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And here a guide to the changes that will have to be made after Supreme Court sex judgement bit.ly/4ikCAQW and I hope it’s the end of the term ‘gender critical’ for people who are simply stating what biology and now the law makes clear and who always support trans rights

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There is almost certainly life on this planet and it’s right next door in galactic terms bit.ly/4jiDCOQ scientists say

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Every organisation and company will have to review and probably amend their equalities guidance after Supreme Court ruling that man, woman and sex in the Equality Act 2010 referred to biological man, woman and sex bit.ly/3Y2hvUg Scotland will not try to appeal ruling

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Why does any news outlet run these staged events bit.ly/4j9GVaS of a woman whose husband sues magazines which publish unapproved pictures of her and her family?

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FT: Woodford plans advice service on investing. Should be called HIMMAYE. How I Made Money At Your Expense

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Here are links to the very brief summaries of taxable income of PM, DepPM and CX bit.ly/42edE9e what strikes me is (a) how little we pay these people doing these massive jobs that affect us all and (b) none of them has any taxable income from investments or shares

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Stock markets rise bit.ly/42eWmss but are still a long way below where they were a month ago and the US dollar continues to weaken

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So here is the full set of tables for state pension age rises. As you will see they are official table not something I made up bit.ly/43SV3AP The current one looming next April was set in 2014 and brought forward eight years by whoever was in charge then.

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Another crucial bit of infrastructure has collapsed bit.ly/43TmVVj young people are denied driving tests and exploiters grab them by bot and resell them. If the govt wants young people to work and study it must sort this out.

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Another crucial bit of infrastructure has collapsed bit.ly/43TmVVj young people are denied driving tests and exploiters grab them by bot and resell them. If the govt wants young people to work and study it must sort this out.

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These gifts were taxable, no one has been ‘forced’ to do anything bit.ly/4jAYyjP but @DanNeidle is correct - these are not tax returns but summaries of them by accountants. As I said yesterday we need to scrap all the ridiculous secrecy around wealth and income.

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When it was suggested people had done this bit.ly/4jw9HlZ it seemed to sum up the corruption people sensed at the heart of government. But the real scandal is the gambling industry itself - which always wins - isn’t subject to tighter controls to stop it ruining lives

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Thieves, illegal touts, unlicensed food sales - Westminster Bridge by the Houses of Parliament has them all bit.ly/4jxmnZT

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The experts who don’t exist but are widely quoted as authorities bit.ly/43MnBMd @pressgazette exposes the rise of the AI fakes

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Labour MPs fear losing their seats over plans to cut benefits for 5 million disabled people bit.ly/3G91Ts4 that will concentrate their minds when it comes to voting on them!

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What a complete and utter mess for businesses bit.ly/3ROUVLc

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When is your state pension age? Born 6 April 1960 or later it’s over 66! Until state pension age you are expected to work, pay NICs if you do, and if you don’t you can only claim working age benefits which are much lower than those paid over that age. Rise to 68 begins from 2044

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Insurance gives you peace of mind - until you claim part 94 bit.ly/4ju8fAq the industry has stopped publishing figures for how many claims are paid out. When it last did they showed 1 in 11 critical illness claims was refused. And 1 in 3 total permanent disability claims

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How to run a country bit.ly/44mA9Kp

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The art of the kneel - Trump bows down to American tech firms and exempts some laptops, memory cards, smartphones, semiconductors, and solar cells from his import tariffs bit.ly/42FeI62

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In the UK in 2020 (latest figures) 5088 men and 3308 women died aged 66. So around 8400 more people will never get a state pension when pension age rises to 67, and more than 600,000 66 year olds who live will have to wait an extra year. No wonder it saves billions!

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Burning the Quran is not a crime and should not be prosecuted, says legal expert bit.ly/4jsmyWi and warns of the danger of blasphemy laws returning through legal side doors

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Secret holidays of the royals exposed in Paris magazine bit.ly/42q7GRd but the Waleses may take them to court under French privacy laws

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Sword bearer joins cancer causing firm bit.ly/4j7GRZo

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Hard line Labourites dab on a bit of Musk to please their boss bit.ly/4jxvU3f

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If only football was this interesting! Libel case drags on into into extra time as lawyers admit diving - they claim it was ‘an unfortunate error’ - on VAT claim bit.ly/4ilR5Es who will win on costs difference!

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Will’s wife Sue, 74, is in a wheelchair and gets Attendance Allowance. He cares for her full time. Yet he is denied the £83.30 carer’s allowance which would greatly improve their difficult life bit.ly/3XUiENL Why? Because he is a pensioner.

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At last the great Eric Gill statue is restored and put back on display. Sadly it has to be protected from vandals by a glass screen bit.ly/4lu3V6g

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Atheist may pay high price for low rent Christian home

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It now costs £19.50 to get much closer than this to England’s oldest cathedral where Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170 on King Henry II’s behalf. Services are free (but you have to take part). And the grounds are free after 4.30pm.

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Revolut, not yet fully approved as a bank in the UK, has been fined €3.5million by Lithuanian regulator for money laundering failings. It is authorised as a bank in Lithuania and that allows it to operate as one throughout EU not in UK. This won't help. bit.ly/3Eb7228

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As the price of shares and bonds tumbles, are you about to withdraw your pension fund or in the middle of it? Has its value plummeted? @moneybox.bsky.social would love to hear from you on DM or DM me or email [email protected]

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Off to the Canterbury Dickens Fellowship to talk about the Journeys of Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens. Talking wonderful HS1 - fastest and cheapest train journey I’ve done for a while! - through the lovely Kent countryside.

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Sometimes the headline drives the tweet bit.ly/44eD8EC Or it could be …. Music teacher attacked deputy with triangle over ‘love wrench’.

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Chancellor tells Commons the potential impact of US tariffs ‘could be profound’. But not profound enough for her to boycott American cliches! She promises families anxious about cost of living ‘we have your backs’ also worried British businesses ‘we have your backs too’

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Trade war - in the White House! bit.ly/4lATjTc Musk and others support free trade as Trump hardens his line

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Thieves about. Hi dad my phones been stolen, please save and text me on my new number 07843 xxxxxx I'm texting you off a friends phone just to inform you. X So two numbers to report to the police. And someone I know asking me to buy a gift card for a cancer victim for which they'll pay me!

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People on benefits will be poorer this year. Working age and disability benefits rise 1.7% from this week. Most by less than the price of a 1st class stamp. Inflation (CPI) is 2.8% and OBR forecasts a rise to 3.2% this year and Bank of England forecasts CPI to be 3.7% by Autumn

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Here are the rates of tax on different ways of making a living. There's no NI on dividends or gains. Higher rates of income tax are generally higher in Scotland and thresholds are generally lower. Self-employed pay 6% basic rate NI not 8%. 32% CGT applies to 'carried interest'

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Triple lock only applies to the basic and standard new state pension which are being raised from this week by 4.1%. All the extras such as SERPS (with old) protected payments (with new) and extra for deferring (with both) rise by desultory 1.7% which applies to all other benefits

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It is the first day of the tax year 2025/26. But why? Why does the UK tax year begin part way through a month on 6 April? And why April? The answer may surprise you bit.ly/2ys5AWL

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Israeli army soldiers who attacked this aid convoy and murdered 15 aid workers had made a mistake when they believed the ambulances and other vehicles (below) were a threat with no lights showing bit.ly/4j7iESX and there had been no ‘intentional lie’ by the government.

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Private tutors boost state school exam results for those who can afford them bit.ly/4jltkgC and can be exempt from VAT but the rules are complex bit.ly/3R1bXWe

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