Savills observed that many house buyers this year sought to beat the stamp duty changes
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Britain risks being ‘dumping ground’ for forced labour goods, MPs warn
Stronger EU and US regulation means products made with forced labour are more likely to enter the UK
Minimum level of retirement income needed to prevent surge in pensioner poverty, MPs warn
Labour minister Liz Kendall has warned of a ‘tsunami in pensioner poverty’ and opened the door to a rise in the state retirement age
High street self-tests for bowel cancer and menopause may be unfit for purpose, researchers warn
There are many self-tests available to UK customers without the need for a doctor’s appointment through supermarkets, pharmacies and high street shops
Starmer set to unleash billions of investment into UK as he signs India trade deal
Prime minister and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are set to put their signatures on a trade deal
Rotherham abuse prisoner found guilty of raping another teenager
Sageer Hussain, 39, was one of three men found guilty of rape at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday
Mother and two children killed in Northern Ireland shooting
The incident has ‘stunned the entire community’
False online rumours spark protests outside Canary Wharf hotel earmarked for migrants
Protesters gathered at the site in London after posts claimed migrants were being moved there from the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex
British families of Air India crash victims ‘received wrong bodies’ in bungled repatriation
One family reportedly had to abandon funeral plans after being told that the coffin contained a different body
Children face two-hour limits on Snapchat and TikTok as government cracks down on ‘compulsive’ screen time
Labour deputy prime minister Angela Rayner warned that increasing time spent online is having a ‘profound impact’ on British society