Thousands of farmers protest against inheritance tax changes

Thousands of farmers protest against inheritance tax changes This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jenny Kumah, Malcolm Prior Rural affairs Ruth Comerford, Alex Binley BBC News 19 November 2024 7761 Comments Thousands of people have protested in London over changes to inheritance tax… Continue reading Thousands of farmers protest against inheritance tax changes

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Warning retail job cuts ‘inevitable’ after Budget

Warning retail job cuts ‘inevitable’ after Budget Getty Images Mitchell Labiak Business reporter, BBC News 19 November 2024, 00:24 GMT 3117 Comments Updated 3 hours ago High Street job losses are “inevitable”, prices will rise, and shops will close because of tax rises in the Budget and other rising costs, a group of the biggest… Continue reading Warning retail job cuts ‘inevitable’ after Budget

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Roblox to ban young children from messaging others

Roblox to ban young children from messaging others Getty Images Liv McMahon Technology reporter 18 November 2024, 12:01 GMT 152 Comments Updated 2 hours ago Roblox has announced it will block under-13s from messaging others on the online gaming platform as part of new efforts to safeguard children. Child users will not be able to… Continue reading Roblox to ban young children from messaging others

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Bus services across England to share £1bn boost

Bus services across England to share £1bn boost André Rhoden-Paul BBC News 10 minutes ago Bus services in every part of England will be boosted by nearly £1bn of new funding, the government is pledging. The Department for Transport last month announced the investment for 2025. Confirming details of its plans, the government said the… Continue reading Bus services across England to share £1bn boost

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Elon Musk adds Microsoft to lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

Elon Musk adds Microsoft to lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI Getty Images 3 minutes ago Elon Musk has stepped up his ongoing feud with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI with a revived lawsuit against the firm, adding Microsoft as a defendant. Mr Musk, a co-founder of the artificial intelligence (AI) company, accused it and the tech giant of operating… Continue reading Elon Musk adds Microsoft to lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

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UK economy barely grew between July and September

UK economy barely grew between July and September Getty Images Nick Edser Business reporter, BBC News 15 November 2024, 07:07 GMT 547 Comments Updated 29 minutes ago The UK economy barely grew between July and September, with uncertainty about the Budget being blamed for the weak growth. The economy slowed over the three-month period, growing… Continue reading UK economy barely grew between July and September

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Meta fined €798m over ‘unfair’ Facebook Marketplace

Meta fined €798m over ‘unfair’ Facebook Marketplace Getty Images Tom Gerken Technology reporter 7 hours ago Meta has been fined €798m (£664m) for breaking competition law by embedding Facebook Marketplace within its social network. The European Commission said this meant alternative classified ads services had faced “unfair trading conditions”, making it harder for them to… Continue reading Meta fined €798m over ‘unfair’ Facebook Marketplace

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Reeves in radical pension shake-up to boost growth

Reeves in radical pension shake-up to boost growth Getty Images Faisal Islam, Mitchell Labiak & Nick Edser Economics editor and business reporters, BBC News 13 November 2024 4846 Comments Updated 36 minutes ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning what she calls the “biggest pension reform in decades” in an attempt to boost economic growth. The… Continue reading Reeves in radical pension shake-up to boost growth

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Badenoch accuses PM of ‘milking’ private sector

Badenoch accuses PM of ‘milking’ private sector UK Parliament/PA 1 hour ago Kemi Badenoch has accused the government of producing a Budget to “milk the private sector” as she stepped up her party’s criticism of the rise in National Insurance (NI) paid by employers. The Conservative leader also used her second appearance at Prime Minister’s… Continue reading Badenoch accuses PM of ‘milking’ private sector

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