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The long-term cost of high student debt is not just for graduates

Labour’s changes to the student loan system have turned frustration into full-blown fury, which is likely to benefit its opponents at the ballot box

The Guardian - UK

Cost of pint to rise under new alcohol duty changes

The UK Spirits Alliance has written to Rachel Reeves urging her to use an upcoming duty review to drive growth

The Independent UK

Graduates being ‘squeezed’ for cash-strapped government, experts warn amid fury over student loans

Anger grows as chancellor insists current system is ‘fair’

The Independent UK

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‘Not moral’: Martin Lewis takes student loan repayment swipe at Rachel Reeves

Martin Lewis has issued a stark message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves over the decision to freeze the student debt repayment threshold.

The Independent UK

Fury as Starmer’s promise to clamp down on damp and mouldy homes pushed back to 2035

Campaigners hit out at ‘outrageous’ delays, warning ‘renters simply can’t wait this long for decent homes’

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves urged to give families more time to settle inheritance tax bills after law change

Pensions will be included in inheritance estates for the first time from 2027

The Independent UK

Who is on Keir Starmer's China trip, and why are they there?

A delegation of ministers, business leaders and cultural figures are part of the trip, as the Prime Minister seeks to improve relations

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Children could be sent to pubs if cafes and soft plays shut down, Labour MP warns

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced every pub in England will get 15 per cent off its business rates bill

The Independent UK

Pubs can stay open into early hours to show World Cup games, Government announces

Some industry experts have said the government’s reforms are ‘short-sighted’

Evening Standard

U-turn on pubs has not solved the government’s mess on business rates

The package being offered is not insignificant but the hospitality sector is still in trouble

The Guardian - UK

Financial support for pubs and music venues criticised as ‘wholly inadequate’

Pubs and live music venues in England will benefit from 15% off their business rates bills from April.

Evening Standard

Labour is killing London's hospitality — let’s fight to save it

We’re campaigning to help London’s brilliant pubs, restaurants and hotels battle an existential threat

Evening Standard

Every pub in London to get 15% off business rates bill as £300m support package unveiled

Pubs will now receive around £100 million a year until 2029 through additional financial support

Evening Standard

Gambling giant to follow through on pre-Budget threat

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Treasury announces business rate support package worth more than £80m a year – as it happened

Treasury minister says under the new measures, every pub in England will get 15% off its new business rates bill from April, in a package worth average of £1,650 each

The Guardian - UK

Pubs and live music venues to get support after business rates backlash

Package worth at least £80m a year for England and extra to come for Wales and Scotland receives mixed reaction

The Guardian - UK

Wall Street landlords have met a surprising opponent in Trump. So why is Starmer courting them?

To win votes, Trump can afford to face up to corporate power – to deliver his promised 1.5m homes, Starmer can’t, says writer and researcher Adam Almeida

The Independent UK

‘We survived HS2 – now a huge pipeline backed by Rachel Reeves could split our farm in two’

Peter Oakes faces the prospect of a underground pipeline passing through his Cheshire farm following years of uncertainty over plans for a HS2 line across his dairy fields

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The Guardian - UK

Put north of England ‘front and centre’ of net zero strategy, Reeves urged

Region has higher share of net zero economic output, data shows, and Labour leaders fear Reform would dismantle industry if it wins power

The Guardian - UK

Student loans: ‘My debt rose £20,000 to £77,000 even though I’m paying’

Millions of graduates are trapped by ballooning debts, as their repayments are dwarfed by the interest added

The Guardian - UK

Gordon Ramsay says tax changes will make restaurants ‘lambs to the slaughter’

Celebrity chef warns UK government’s plans for higher business rates from April ‘simply will not work’

The Guardian - UK

UK government borrowing falls to £11.6bn in December

Official figures better than expected after record-breaking receipts for the month of December

Evening Standard

London jobs crisis: How the axe is falling on workers in shops, offices, pubs, factories and the City

Firms are being hit by higher taxes and growing wage bills

The Independent UK

Major UK retailers pile pressure on Rachel Reeves

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Evening Standard

Firms warn over impact of rising business costs from Government policies

Retailer Currys, pub group JD Wetherspoon and supermarket Morrisons became the latest to caution over the effects of business costs hikes.

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