Taxing questions ahead of the General Election - as the spending pledges of the major parties add up, how might the tax rules change to pay for it all? Presenter Claer Barrett talks to Nimesh Shah, a partner at Blick Rothenberg to get the answers. Plus, if you’re already dreading your annual tax return, would you prefer it if computers did it for you? Chris Giles, the FT’s economics editor, has been probing the future shift toward personal tax accounts that could deduct what you owe in real time! And finally, Becky O'Connor from Royal London tells listeners about a host of savings tips and tricks that could help you balance your own budget. 

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Analysts fear unintended consequences of central bank’s vast foreign-currency holdings

Black journalist forced America to confront the evils of lynching

UK government spending faces increasing pressures

Modern Games is a new studio working to create games that combine physical and digital play. The company was founded by husband-and-wife team Justin and Amanda Kifer — serial entrepreneurs who previously launched companies including Citizen Local (acquired by MyLife in 2011) and Fidgetly, a fidget spinner company that also created a motion controller for […]

Modern Games is a new studio working to create games that combine physical and digital play. The company was founded by husband-and-wife team Justin and Amanda Kifer — serial entrepreneurs who previously launched companies including Citizen Local (acquired by MyLife in 2011) and Fidgetly, a fidget spinner company that also created a motion controller for […]

Governments must apply renewed focus to achieve fiscal balance and sustainably reduce the cost of delivery.

'Your wings already exist all you have to do is fly. Can u see the butterfly?' the beauty asked her 641k Instagram followers alongside a picture of her balancing a coconut on her head at the resort.

Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus, 27, split in August last year, eight months after their secret wedding.   

Jessica Ennis-Hill has revealed she faces her ‘biggest challenge ever’ as she attempts to juggle being a mother with winning gold at next year’s Rio Olympics.

Home and Away star Sam Frost has opened up about struggling to find a balance between work and life.

Q Can you suggest a reasonably priced moisturiser for my oily skin? I am Asian, in my twenties

British royal author Penny Junor told Hello! that the Queen understands the significance of the situation but is also dealing with Harry, 35, whom she recognises is 'in crisis'.

The Rude Boy songstress, 31, posted a snap of herself pouting and revealed alongside that she's failed 'to get back to' her friends, family and coworkers, and explained that she'll 'be right back'

The two bitter rivals were set to go toe-to-toe inside the octagon at UFC 249 on April 18 but the global coronavirus pandemic has left the main event hanging in the balance.

Brisbane Broncos player James Segeyaro's career hangs in the balance after he returned a positive drug test.

South Sydney Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett confirmed the four players were showing flu-like symptoms and were turned away from training in Redfern on Monday morning.

The Bernabeu outfit were one of the most active clubs in the summer transfer window, spending big to appease returning manager Zinedine Zidane ahead of the new season.

PAUL NEWMAN: If cricket returns this summer, one key proposal by the ECB is for the Test and white-ball sides to play at the same time to enable as much action as possible to take place. 

All airlines using the plane have now been slapped with a safety directive by the flight regulator, the European Aviation Safety Agency. Budget airline easyJet has 31 of the aircraft in its fleet.

Footage showed her turning around after laying wreaths at a former execution wall at Auschwitz when she appeared to stumble and almost fall backwards.

As Floyd Mayweather continues to consider his next opponent, it appears the boxer isn't letting it ruin his social life as he partied at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. 

A balanced portfolio has a mix of assets, all of which perform differently at varying stages of the economic cycle. All investors should ensure a good mix.

The Chancellor has pledged to eliminate the record deficit racked up by Labour during the financial crisis and return the country to the black by the end of the decade.

Nathan Ferguson's proposed £10m move to Crystal Palace is in the balance. The two clubs agreed a fee for the 19 year-old earlier this week giving him the green light to move to Selhurst Park.

BUMBLE AT THE TEST: On the face of it, England selected a very disjointed side: five seamers, no spinner and a part-time wicketkeeper. I suspect this selection was driven by stats of previous Tests.

At one time interest-freezing balance transfer credit card offers lasted a bumper 43 months, just over a year on and the top deal stretches to 33 months.

Over-50s in possession of Saga’s Platinum Visa card have just two months to clear their debts and find themselves an alternative after the company announced it was discontinuing the product.

Credit card companies have slashed the number and length of their 0% balance transfer deals in a bid to get a lid on Britain’s debt crisis, new analysis suggests.

The longest 0% balance transfer deal has been slashed below 30 months for the first time in more than five years, prompting further concerns that owners of such cards could end up in trouble.

Asking for too many balance transfer cards can damage your credit rating. Experian has launched a service that lets people enter their details online, including how much debt they want to transfer.

High street giant NatWest denied it was reneging on a five year old pledge to no longer offer 0 per cent balance transfer credit cards to customers, as it announced today it was re-entering the market

Those looking to cheaply clear their debts this January could take advantage of 0% balance transfer cards which charge no fees, provided they are happy to pay their balance off quicker.

Neil Seagrave, 35, from Dorset, tried to transfer his credit card balance to HSBC at the start of March before his zero-interest term with Sainsbury's Bank expired, but this was not resolved until April.

A new pair of hovershoes unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show, called Motokicks, could soon replace your scooter, bike and skateboard - just don't try to take them for a spin in the rain.

Some steps to cover recycling cost of end-of-life product would have helped e-waste recycling sector

However, there are no remarkable announcements that the logistics sector can bank on

That's one lesson Modi ship's internalised from Vajpayee's exit, that pro-market can proceed if it can be marketed as pro-poor

Having drastically curtailed the width of eco-sensitive zones in Sikkim, the MoEF seems intent on ignoring local sentiment as well as environmental norms in order to push forward the Tashiding HEP on the sacred Rathong Chu river. Soumik Dutta reports on the latest in the case.

The establishment's appetite for large dams diminished marginally in the late nineties, but encouraged by the World Bank's low-key decision to restart funding, Indian governments are ready to start building again. But are large dams worth the expenditure? Tarun Jain and Ashima Sood report on the findings of a new research paper.

The employment guarantee in rural areas is having multiple and layered effects. With better wages, the bargaining power of the weakest has gone up a notch. P Sainath reports.

Pradeep K Baisakh traces the changes in the balance of power between our courts and lawmakers.

Even as the state government refuses to accept the cause behind the recent 50 starvation deaths reported by the media, hunger stalks the people of Balangir and other KBK districts in Orissa portending more such tragedies, writes Pradeep Baisakh.

Thousands of cotton farmers in Maharashtra are due money from the state's procurement agency -- the marketing federation -- for the 2004-5 season. Though officials maintain that they have released payments, farmers are not getting money from the banks. Jaideep Hardikar reports.

India has provided a stimulus which doesn’t even equal a percent of the country’s GDP when other countries have already pumped funds far in excess into their respective economies.

Sudhir Krishnaswamy also clarifies that he won't be representing cases related to India, but willl look at content moderation questions from around the world.

Thackeray will cease to be the Maharashtra CM if he is not a member of the legislative council by May 28, when he completes six months in office.

Being very new in the film world, she didn’t know how to meet expenses and ultimately she had to mortgage her bangles to pay the expenses.

Actress Vidya Balan has collaborated with celebrity shout-out platform Tring to raise donations to provide additional 1000 PPE kits, along with Manish Mundra of Drishyam Films and photographer cum film producer Atul Kasbekar.

Your family is the only support system which you can reach out to personally during these times. Manage your working hours in such a way, that you don't come across as a burden. It is the best time to support and interact with them.