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The Papers: Labour to 'miss homes pledge' and 'pension megafunds' plan
Concerns over housing targets and plans to make councils merge their pension funds lead the papers.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Reeves in radical pension shake-up to boost growth
The chancellor wants to merge the UK's pension funds but critics worry about the impact on savers.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Labour’s home insulation pledge in doubt, say consumer rights groups
Campaigners warn Budget pledge falls far short of manifesto promise to support energy efficiencyWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
Minister warns on Labour pledge to build 1.5mn new UK homes
Meeting target will be ‘more difficult than we expected’ because of supply downturn, Matthew Pennycook saysWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Reeves to force council pensions to consolidate into 8 ‘megafunds’
Chancellor to target minimum size for multiemployer defined contribution schemes of £25bn to £50bnBusiness - Financial Times - November 13 -
The Papers: Reeves 'risks hurting pensioners' and shoplifting 'crisis'
Warnings ahead of Rachel Reeves' first Budget, and the soaring cost of theft from shops, lead the papers.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
The Papers: Labour suspends MP and a hot Halloween ahead
An alleged altercation involving Mike Amesbury leads many papers.Top stories - BBC News - October 27 -
The Papers: 'Labour challenges Badenoch' and 'Lopez backs Harris'
A variety of stories appear in this Sunday's papers, featuring the Royal Family and Kemi Badenoch.Top stories - BBC News - November 2 -
The Papers: Budget 'to match Labour best' and King back to full duties
Rachel Reeves promising to keep Labour's promises and King Charles's health, lead the papers.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
The Papers: Labour targets waiting lists but tax rises 'won't cure NHS'
The measures expected in Wednesday's Budget, particularly those focused on the NHS, lead the papers.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Closure of UK inheritance tax ‘loophole’ to penalise estates of wealthy pensioners
Experts say big tax bills could result from Rachel Reeves’ move in the BudgetBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Farmer uproar a consequence of Labour’s high-risk tax pledges
Farmers’ union and government diverge on scale of impact of Budget changesWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Pension plan a sticking point for Boeing machinists on strike
The union representing Boeing machinists has voted to reject the company's latest contract offer, extending a costly, weeks-long strike. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave and Kelly O'Grady explain what ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Barnier touches nerve with plan to trim French pensions
Prime minister’s money-saving proposal hits opposition, despite calls for more intergenerational fairnessWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
Rachel Reeves’ plans to reform Britain’s pensions industry
Proposals expected to lead to rapid consolidation of workplace retirement schemes and reallocation of assetsWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
UK pledges thousands of new jobs in freeports plan
Critics have said freeports do not boost actual job numbers, but move investment to a different area instead.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
UK savings plans overhauled with planned pension tax changes
Advisers race to rethink approach after Rachel Reeves pledges to bring retirement pots under inheritance levy regimeBusiness - Financial Times - October 31 -
The Papers: 'King cuts off Andrew' and 'tax blow for care homes'
A range of stories are on the front of Saturday's papers including a new biography about the royals.Top stories - BBC News - November 2 -
Boeing Strikers Want Their Pension Plan Back, But It’s a Long-Shot Demand
A five-decade trend shows the number of workers on pension plans shrank by nearly 75 percent, making this contract objective unlikely.Business - Inc. - October 29 -
IRS increases pension and retirement plan contribution limits for 2025
2025 contribution limit for 401(k) plans is $23,500, up from $23,000 in 2024. IRA contribution limit remains $7,000.Top stories - CBS News - November 1 -
Reeves plans to use £350bn council pension pot to boost UK economy
Chancellor to set out reform to fragmented local authority funds in Mansion House speechBusiness - Financial Times - November 8 -
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UK MPs plan to grill Shein boss over labour practices
Business select committee intends to summon fast-fashion brands over workers’ rights as soon as JanuaryWorld - Financial Times - November 4 -
Decarbonisation, downsized: what became of Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan
A Trump rollback of climate initiatives could help Europe attract funding but UK’s rebrand of goals highlights mountain aheadWorld - Financial Times - November 8 -
Search to resume for child missing presumed dead
Gardai (Irish police) are continuing the search in Dundalk after eight-year-old Kyran Durnin's disappearance.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Meet the groups trying to create a new leftwing party – and channel the energy missing from Starmer’s Labour | Andy Beckett
As disenchantment grows with mainstream parties, these collectives argue that the time is right – but there will be big obstacles. Ever since Keir Starmer began shoving Labour rightwards in 2020, a ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
A 4-Year-Old in Harlem Starved to Death at Home. How Were the Signs Missed?
Jahmeik Modlin was found emaciated in a Harlem apartment stocked with food. His family’s child-welfare case had been closed two years before.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
Chris Mason: Labour facing test from farmers who feel let down by inheritance tax plan
Starmer's farmer-alarmer in the Budget could crystalise anger over ministers’ perceived ignorance about agricultural life.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Fluor’s stock tumbles after a big earnings miss, plan to deconsolidate NuScale
Fluor misses revenue expectations by the widest margin in five years, will deconsolidate NuScale, and the stock tumbles.Business - MarketWatch - November 8 -
Harris’s plan for ‘Medicare at Home’ would revolutionize care in America
Home care and paid leave are complementary, critically needed care investments that could transform how the U.S. addresses serious health needs, disability and aging.Politics - The Hill - October 26 -
A Lebanese family planning for a daughter's wedding is killed in an Israeli strike on their home
Maya Gharib was planning to get married in October, though she was worried her brother living abroad wouldn't be able to make it back to Lebanon as tensions with Israel grewWorld - ABC News - October 31