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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: The little-known trick to slash your income tax bill by 20 PER CENT

Today

For income-seekers, venture capital trusts can provide a rich seam of tax-free dividends to complement income from other sources such as pensions and Isas.

A bond rout could blow a huge hole in the UK's finances and repeat 1976's IMF bailout, warns HAMISH MCRAE

Today

Government bond yields are only back to normality - and they may go much higher. That's bad news when the UK spends £110bn on debt interest a year.

Time to start dusting off those boxes in the loft! This week's Pokémon card release could send prices soaring. Here's how to tell if YOUR old collection could now be worth thousands!

Today

Pokémon celebrates its 30th anniversary. New collectable cards are being released next week, creating a fresh buzz that experts say could boost card values to new heights...

Riverford founder: How I went from 50p bags of carrots to building a £117M a year organic veg box business

Today

We speak to Guy Singh-Watson, who tells us how he started and grew his organic veg box company Riverford, in our new How We Built It series.

How grieving families paid £315m in tax on gifts in just one year

Today

Grieving families were forced to pay a record £315 million tax in a single year on gifts that their loved ones made to them towards the end of their lives.

Why you're missing out on your best retirement: Experts reveal how to loosen the purse strings without running out of money

Today

You've saved hard for decades, funnelled away every spare pound, and now it's finally time to put your feet up for a well-earned retirement...

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Expect great news on the state pension this week - here's the key detail you must look out for

Today

There should be good news this week about the state pension which will delight those in receipt of it, especially pensioners struggling to cope with the cost of living crisis.

Get Andy Burnham to pay YOU 5.9% on your savings for years: Here's exactly how to cash in on the bond market mayhem - even if you're a beginner

Today

The Government owes a lot of people a lot of money - nearly £3trillion and rising at pace. This financial year alone, Chancellor John Healey is expected to borrow around £115 billion...

Next has gained from the 'Netflix effect' - will it deliver bumper profits again?

Today

Lord Wolfson has grown the company into Britain's biggest High Street clothing retailer, overtaking Marks & Spencer more than a decade ago.

Can my boss stop me setting up my own business in my spare time?

Today

I want to start my own business in my own time, while still doing my full-time job. It won't directly compete with my firm's line of work. Do I need to tell my boss and could they stop me?

Backlash grows against Labour's 'incoherent' reporting reforms

Today

Labour's plans to water down reporting rules for shareholder-owned firms have been condemned as 'incoherent' and showing 'a lack of joined-up thinking', it was claimed last night.

Iceland boss and ex-Labour cost of living czar tells Chancellor: Please stop squeezing business dry!

Today

Once a Conservative supporter, Walker switched allegiance to Labour in 2024.

Half of UK councils have no residential street chargers for electric car owners without driveways

Today

Over half of councils in the UK still don't offer any on-street EV charging, damning new research has found.

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen: I turned down £500,000 to front a TV ad campaign, it sounded rather boring

Yesterday

The flamboyant 61-year-old has since appeared in everything from The Weakest Link to Interior Design Masters. He reveals all to Me & My Money.

Bank of England boss urged to pause bond sales costing UK taxpayers £100bn

Yesterday

The Treasury has to cover these losses, adding to the Government's near-£3trillion debt burden and an extra headache for Chancellor John Healey.

VW ID.Polo driven: Can this electric car carry the weight of one of Volkswagen's most iconic names?

Yesterday

With half a century of heritage to uphold, can this small EV really capture the essence of one of the best-selling superminis in history? Daily Mail motoring editor Rob Hull finds out.

What would it take for you to retire early and would you want to? This is Money Podcast

Yesterday

Is it realistic, what do you gain and what do you give up with early retirement? Plus, inflation, landlord registers and trading card mania

Can we force council to trim back willow trees overhanging our garden?

Yesterday

The willow trees are now left to grow out of control and are overhanging and shadowing our garden.

Mums can fill in free and simple form for extra state pension... and avoid giving up to 40% to claims management firms

Yesterday

'We encourage anyone who thinks they're missing Home Responsibilities Protection to check if they're eligible using our online tool,' says an HMRC spokesman.

Stamp duty is choking the market as buyers delay moves until after the Budget, warns housebuilder

Friday

Berkeley Group said 'far more tax revenue is being lost through depressed activity than is being gained through SDLT on new build homes as set out by HMRC's own assessment'.

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