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UK has ‘low capital gains tax rates’, Healey says

Politics

The UK enjoys the lowest capital gains tax rate of any major European economy, Chancellor John Healey has said, raising the prospect of another hike at the Budget. Healey has said he wanted to improve the UK’s economic fortunes yet pointed to the UK’s competitiveness on capital taxes when speaking about business confidence. He told […]
Burnham declines to back Heathrow third runway amid four-year delay

Aviation

Opinion

The Building Safety Levy will cost eight times more in London than County Durham

Opinion

The new Building Safety Levy, introduced to pay for historic fire safety defects, will make many new developments unviable, especially in London where they are needed most, says Mark Holloway The introduction of the Building Safety Levy (BSL) marks a shift in how the government funds the remediation of historic building safety defects. Due to […]
Olympia reborn: Inside a £1.3bn makeover for a 140-year-old icon

Opinion

Is Canary Wharf Back? Barclays' Mega Bet
The City should prepare for Burnham's tax raid
Motor finance compensation in doutbt, Thatcher aide on 'No. 10 North' and: what is co-living?
Why Andy Burnham Could Spell Disaster for the UK Economy
Sky buys chunk of ITV, what the City makes of Burnham, and $8m World Cup tickets

Sport

Should Vuori ditch Draper over injury-hit tennis season?

Sport Business

California-based performance and lifestyle brand Vuori signed Jack Draper from Nike in August 2025 to global headlines. At the time it looked like a masterstroke. He was ranked world No5 and was well placed to challenge Nike’s big two players, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Combined with his Burberry deal Draper appeared to cement himself […]
AI and politics will never destroy the beauty of supporting clubs like Bournemouth

Sport Business

The Punter

Have faith in Dalo and Djan to land field Cam

Sport

THERE is a feast of action to get stuck into from Newmarket this week, with two Group One contests and the deeply competitive Cambridgeshire Handicap (3.40pm) headlining the bill on Saturday afternoon. The Cambridgeshire boasts the largest maximum field size of any Flat race in the UK with 35 slots up for grabs, which is […]
Take Orthodox approach in wide-open Middle Park

Sport
Episode 106: Ayr and Newbury

Sport

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