Civil Legal Aid Eligibility Keycard
A new keycard is available from Monday 7 April 2025. HM GovernmentSource
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Rise in unlicensed wells and boreholes on West Country farms
The Environment Agency is warning farmers with private springs, wells and boreholes to check they are taking water legally from the environment. HM GovernmentSource
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Companies House starts to verify identities
The voluntary period for identity verification is open for business. More than 6 million individuals will need to comply in the 12 months after identity verification becomes a legal requirement later this year. This phased a… HM GovernmentSource
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NT Labs Methylene Blue – Product defect recall alert
Product recall for two batches of NT Labs Methylene Blue. HM GovernmentSource
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The Guardian view on Rachel Reeves’s spending cuts: a choice, not an economic necessity | Editorial
The spring statement casts austerity as unavoidable, but Labour is clinging to economic myths while ignoring the tools of power The chancellor’s spring statement arrives with the sombre tone of inevitability. Britain, we’re told, must tighten its belt. Welfare payments for the sick and disabled will be shrunk.
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Labour’s economic strategy is outdated. I can fix that | Jagjit Chadha
The last thing we need from Wednesday’s spring statement are incremental changes to tax and spending. Let’s have a clear plan Jagjit Chadha is professor of economics at Cambridge University and a former academic adviser to HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the Treasury select committee Britain
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UK Trade Envoy to Bangladesh visits Dhaka to boost trade partnership
UK Trade Envoy to Bangladesh, Rt. Hon. the Baroness Rosie Winterton of Doncaster DBE, is visiting Dhaka to strengthen and expand the long-standing economic and trade partnership between the UK and Bangladesh. HM GovernmentSource
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Bank ‘should cut UK interest rates to at least 4% in May amid tariff turmoil’
Ex-Bank of England deputy governor Charlie Bean says cut of 0.5 points needed because of ‘crazy situation’ in US The Bank of England should use its meeting next month to cut interest rates by at least half a percentage point to 4% in response to the financial turmoil
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UK economy shrinks unexpectedly in blow to Rachel Reeves
ONS data showing 0.1% fall in GDP in January comes less than two weeks before chancellor’s spring statement Analysis: Shrinking economy an unhelpful backdrop for Reeves’s growth push Business live – latest updates The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in January, dealing a blow to Rachel Reeves before
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Top City watchdogs drop new diversity and inclusion rules for firms
FCA and Bank of England’s PRA join retreat from efforts to help underrepresented groups, citing ‘regulatory burdens’ Peers working for City firms dominate Lords scrutiny panel FCA scraps plan to ‘name and shame’ UK firms under investigation Business live – latest updates The City’s top two regulators have
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