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Self assessment changes for company directors
Mandatory close company details from 2025 to 2026.HMRC restarts direct recovery of debts
Test phase targets persistent non-payers over £1,000.Register for self assessment by 5 October
HMRC urges taxpayers to act or risk penalties.Fuel duty revenue falls as EVs rise
HMRC figures show shifting tax income trends.Government borrowing hits five-year August high
Rising costs outpace tax growth, adding Budget pressure.US firms commit £150bn investment in UK
Thousands of jobs promised as Trump visits Britain.Retail sales rise but tax fears loom
Warm weather lifts spending, but Christmas outlook uncertain.Starmer creates Budget board to ease business ties
New group aims to balance growth and tax pressures.UK inflation holds at 3.8% in August
Bank looks set to keep interest rates unchanged amid pressure.State pension is set for a £500 rise
Increase expected as triple lock applies wage growth.
In the 11th and 12th centuries half a million pilgrims a year travelled on foot from all over Europe to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. In September 1992 Patrick Shanahan retraced their steps, recording his 500 mile journey in a series of photographs, some of which are reproduced on this website.