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Inheritance tax raised £2.8 billion during April to July 2024, which is £0.2 billion higher than the same period last year. Will the chancellor target the tax in her Budget?

Inheritance tax receipts rise again as rumours persist about Budget changes

The Norton Motorcycles pensions fund scandal defrauded over 200 UK pensioners in 2012 and 2013. Under the leadership of businessman Stuart Garner, Norton entered administration (similar to US bankruptcy) in 2020, and Garner was ordered to pay over £14m to victims. Garner then declared bankruptcy, leaving the UK Fraud...

Justice at Last? Norton Pensions Scandal Victims Finally Get Paid

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There’s still plenty of time to apply. The deadline to file for 2023 tax year is Oct. 31. The latest round in the Senior Freeze property-tax relief program began July 15, with the first reimbursement checks issued. The New Jersey Department of the Treasury’s Division of Taxation said it will continue issuing weekly reimbursements as more applications are filed and approved.

Senior Freeze property-tax relief checks are flowing

High levels of waste and fly-tipping are causing a problem with rats, residents claim.

'Rats the size of dogs' outside rubbish-hit homes

Two drug dealers have been jailed after cannabis plants worth more than £300,000 were discovered. Marjus Gashi, 34, and Albjon Kucuku, 31, were arrested on 2 May at the former’s home in Shelton Road, Stanground, Peterborough, after Cambridgeshire Police executed a warrant and found 285 plants worth up to about £240,000.

Pair jailed after police uncover cannabis factory

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A record-breaking cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025 is unlikely to benefit most seniors.

Social Security's Historic 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is on Track to Yield a Trio of Disappointments

The card was addressed to a Miss Lydia Davies, who lived at the address when it was sent in 1903.

Postcard finally arrives 121 years after it was sent

Kamala Harris has been holding rallies across the US as she campaigns against Donald Trump, and will appear in Milwaukee on Tuesday ahead of her headline speech at the Democratic National Convention later in the week. She has made a series of claims contrasting their records on the economy, healthcare,...

Six Kamala Harris claims fact-checked

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

A man who was given a new type of weight loss pill by the NHS has now had gastric bypass surgery after losing three and a half stone (22.2kg). Dave Pulford from Yeovil was given a capsule that contained a gastric balloon at Musgrove Park Hospital, the first hospital to offer the treatment, in February.

Surgery for man after weight loss balloon pill success

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Andrea Wallace and her husband became millionaires by 28 through frugality and house-hacking. They're on pace to both retire by 35.

A millennial couple who became millionaires before they were 30 by 'house-hacking' and living frugally explain how they plan to retire in the next 4 years

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You can't always avoid taxes, but on these income sources, you won't pay as much as you expect.

Retirees Don't Have To Pay Taxes on These Kinds of Income

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For many people, early retirement means 62. This is the age they can start withdrawing money from their retirement accounts and receive Social Security. For example, let's assume an individual with $425,000 in a Roth IRA, a $1,000 monthly pension, and expect $1,600 in Social Security. Is it going to be enough? As often in […] The post I’m 62 With $425k in a Roth IRA and $2,600 per Month between Social Security and Pension. Can I Retire Now? appeared first on SmartReads by SmartAsset.

I'm 62 With $425k in a Roth IRA and $2,600 per Month between Social Security and Pension. Can I Retire Now?

A 15-year-old girl who died in a river had been playing with friends, the opening of an inquest has been told. Holli Smallman from Welshpool, Powys, was found at 20:00 BST on Friday, 9 August after a search of the River Severn. Her heartbroken family described Holli as a "loving...

Girl, 15, found in river was playing, inquest told

Two motorcyclists who died in a crash near a Derbyshire town have been named by police. Derbyshire Police were called to the A6 near Tom Thorn between Buxton and Dove Holes at about 10:18 BST on Sunday to reports of a crash involving two motorbikes and a car. On Monday,...

Police name two motorcyclists killed in crash

The Grade II listed property in East Horsley is being sold as it is "too costly" to modernise.

‘Inhabitable’ historic manor house for sale at £1.5m

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Vice President Kamala Harris announced a proposal that would greatly increase the child tax credit. Learn why time is of the essence for both presidential tickets.

VP Harris proposes expanding child tax credit up to $6,000 per kid

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

The woman, named locally as Alberta Obinim, died at the scene in Gorton while two others are in hospital.

Woman killed and two hurt in stabbing

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Lots of retirees decide that after hanging up their work boots and clocking in for decades at a job, it is time for a change of pace. That could involve a move, a downsizing of homes or a collection...

10 Worst States for Retirees To Rent in the Next 5 Years

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Child benefit claims rise after income rule change

The number of new claims rose in April, after a rule change on how much parents can earn and still be...

Child benefit claims rise after income rule change

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