The UK government's decision to raise Remote Gaming Duty to 40% and Remote Betting Duty to 25% across 2026 and 2027 marks a fundamental shift in how online gambling is taxed in Britain, with significant consequences for operators, players, and the licensed market as a whole.
From April 2027, unused pension funds will be taxed as part of your estate at 40%, a rule change that could land many UK families with a six-figure inheritance tax bill they never expected.
With youth unemployment stubbornly high and graduate job searches stretching into months of fruitless applications, we look at what is driving the crisis and which strategies are genuinely helping young people find work.
Alan Milburn's new report on youth unemployment puts a £125 billion annual price tag on the UK's "lost generation" problem and calls for a national movement to bring young people back into work and education.
UK gilt yields have hit an 18-year high, and while the headlines focus on politics, the real story is how rising government borrowing costs quietly shape your mortgage, your savings, and your pension.
