August 2025

Tax-free lump sum withdrawals from pension pots could be slashed as Rachel Reeves scrambles for fresh ways to plug a £50bn hole in the public finances. The Chancellor is reportedly …

So it begins. Red Roses vs USA at the Stadium of Light. Friday night, BBC 1. That’s a USA fielding the rugby player with by far the biggest social media …

Chancellor Rachel Reeves oversaw lower government borrowing than expected in July, official data has revealed.  Borrowing hit £1.1bn last month, making up the difference between income from taxes and total …

GPT-5 failed to wow users, but its less flashy delivery signals a positive shift for AI from at-all-costs advancement to actual use-case, writes Lewis Liu I was carrying boxes of …

The UK’s nonsensical spirit tax regime is an own goal that punishes industries like Scotch Whisky, writes Mark Kent Why should a drink with three times the calories and twice …

Running for the exit after Labour’s non-dom tax crackdown? Employment lawyer Chiara Muston outlines the trade-offs to consider Recent analysis has revealed there has been a significant increase in the …

The UK’s auto-enrolment contribution scheme should be reformed to prevent more workers slipping into retirement poverty, the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has said. In its latest paper, the SPP has called …

Consumer confidence ticked up slightly in August but remains far below where it was last summer, when Labour was elected in landslide victory. Brits’ expectations over the next three months …

Only a third of Brits think women’s football is value for money, exclusive data shared with City AM reveals ahead of next month’s WSL return. The surprising statistic comes as …

Mayor Sadiq Khan has staked his reputation – and your cash – on this year’s Carnival going off without a hitch, writes James Ford  Just how many stabbings is too …