The state pension tax raid is what’s happening as the state pension keeps climbing under the triple lock while the tax-free personal allowance sits frozen at £12,570. It isn’t a new tax on paper, but for a growing number of pensioners it feels exactly like one. Key Takeaways The full new state pension went up […]
HMRC has apologised for a nine-year state pension forecast error affecting thousands. This happened due to an error in the forecast tool, which left up to 800,000 people with inflated retirement estimates. The mistake, which dated back to the tool’s launch in February 2016, failed to correctly account for people who had “contracted out” of […]
HMRC opened 4,940 inheritance tax investigations last year. That’s the highest number in six years, up 18% on the year before, and most of the people caught up in it aren’t hiding money offshore. They’re ordinary families who inherited a house, sorted out a parent’s estate as best they could, and got a letter a […]
If you’d bought Vistry shares at the start of 2026, you’d have lost more than half your money by now. The stock hit 746p in February. It closed at 252.40p on July 7, then took another leg down on the morning of July 8, dropping more than 9% to around 229p after a fresh trading […]
Not going to sugarcoat this one. The Rachel Reeves cash ISA changes mean a real cut to how much cash under-65s can shelter tax-free from 2027 onward, down from £20,000 to £12,000. That leftover £8,000 has to go into something riskier, an investment ISA, no way around it. Over 65? None of this touches you, […]
A flurry of Rachel Reeves car tax changes are about to land on UK driveways, and they’ll hit different motorists in very different ways. Some drivers will be quids in, others left grumbling. From a bigger mileage allowance to a fuel duty freeze and a looming pay-per-mile charge on electric cars, here’s a brief overview […]
I have spent over a decade writing about the unique world of collectors, who embark on missions to collect rare stamps, construct full-scale Star Wars droids, or accumulate Victorian coins. But nothing really can prepare you for the Liesl Benecke minion collection. Imagine walking into a house in Perth with more than 1,000 pairs of goggles staring […]
The video game industry is in mourning as it has lost one of its most innovative and creative minds in Vince Zampella. Vince was one of the brains behind the Call of Duty series and the founder of the video game developer, Respawn Entertainment. Vince was killed in a car accident on Sunday afternoon. He […]
President Donald Trump’s Wednesday night address from the White House had one thing everyone noticed. The volume. Critics immediately took to social media, asking why Trump appeared to be yelling his way through a 20-minute speech meant to calm economic anxieties. “Why is he screaming?” asked Andrew Feinberg, White House correspondent for The Independent. CNN’s […]
Discord has rolled out its very first yearly recap feature. On 4 December, the platform launched Checkpoint, letting users see in detail what they had been doing over the course of 2025. If you’ve been wondering how much time you’ve spent in voice channels or which server you’ve been glued to throughout the year, this Discord Wrapped […]
This Christmas, McDonald’s is introducing The Grinch’s cheeky spirit to their holiday menu. They’re partnering with Dr. Seuss Enterprises for this festive treat. The new line will hit stores on November 26, 2025, in the United States, the United Kingdom, and more. This gives fans something fun to enjoy during Christmas dinner. A Whimsical Holiday […]
GTA 6 delayed again. Yep, you read that right. Rockstar confirmed yesterday that the game won’t be released on 26th May 2026, as they had promised. New date? 19th November 2026. This is getting ridiculous now. They had previously rescheduled it from 2025 to May 2026. And five months later, they’re now postponing it another six months. […]