JK Rowling and Ed Sheeran among UK's highest tax payers

The 100 contributors, ranked by the Sunday Times, were judged to have paid £5.35bn in tax last year.

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Sony calls off merger with India media giant Zee

Zee considers legal action after Sony ends the planned $10bn merger of the firms' Indian operations.

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Tata Steel: Port Talbot apprentices worry about future

About 2,800 jobs are set to be cut at Tata Steel, with the bulk expected to be in Port Talbot.

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Royal Mail: Scrapping Saturday post among Ofcom options for reform

Royal Mail has previously said it wants to deliver five days a week, from Monday to Friday only.

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Retail sales fall at sharpest rate since Covid

Sales during December tumbled by 3.2% as shoppers stocked up earlier in Black Friday discounts.

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Fujitsu rules itself out of UK public contract bids during Post Office inquiry

The firm is part of an inquiry into how hundreds of Post Office managers were wrongly prosecuted.

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Wizz Air pays out £1.2m over disrupted flights

The low-cost airline had to compensate some 6,000 customers after reviewing thousands of complaints.

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Why there's a boom for damp-busting machines

Sales of dehumidifiers are booming as people try to reduce damp and mould problems, and save money.

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Inflation risk from Red Sea disruption, warns economist

Attacks on global shipping could push up prices and quash interest rate cuts, a leading economist says.

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Pothole reports hit a five-year high in 2023

Climate change will worsen potholes but scientists hope new technology will help make them a thing of the past.

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What are cold weather payments and how much are they worth?

Cold weather payments are available to some people after seven days of below-zero temperatures.

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Tesco and M&S report strong Christmas sales

Both retailers beat expectations for the key festive period as overall food prices remain high.

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Sainsbury's sells record pigs in blankets and mince pies

Festive food sales helped boost the supermarket giant over the Christmas period.

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Energy firms allowed to restart force-fitting meters

Regulator Ofgem has given three companies permission to force-fit prepayment meters in homes.

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Sunak considers measures to clear all Post Office victims

The Justice Secretary is looking into steps to help hundreds of wrongly convicted sub-postmasters.

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Alaska Airlines plane lands in Portland after losing window

Alaska Airlines "temporarily" grounds all 65 of its 737 Max 9 aircraft to conduct inspections.

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Sir Howard Davies: Not that difficult to buy a home, says NatWest chair

Sir Howard Davies says there are "dangers" in people having easy access to mortgage credit.

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Next warns of supply delays due to Red Sea shipping attacks

The retailer says delays to its stock are "likely" as a result of disruption to shipping journeys.

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Supermarkets have busiest Christmas since 2019, says Kantar

Research suggests £13.7bn was spent at supermarkets last month, with an average household parting with £477.

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When will the 15 free hours of childcare for two-year-olds begin?

All children of working parents in England will get 30 hours of funded childcare by September 2025.

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