More than 5.6 million people overpaid tax in the 2023/24 financial year, new figures from HMRC reveal. In total, taxpayers overpaid £3.5bn in income tax, with experts blaming tax code issuing errors and complicated rules. Tax codes are issued by HMRC and are used by employers or pension providers to work out how much income […]
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If you’ve ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it’s really like. This week we chat to plumber and gas engineer Leah Carney. Apprentice plumbers typically earn… between £18-19k, but this goes
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has embarked on a major selloff of its holdings in London-listed companies, even as Rachel Reeves hailed “a new golden age” for the City. Sky News has learnt that Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the $2 trillion fund which invests revenues generated from the country’s oil and gas resources, has begun
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Zootropolis 2 is now Hollywood’s highest-grossing animated film of all time, earning $1.7bn (£1.3bn) at the box office globally. The Walt Disney Animation Studios’ film has surpassed the former record holder Inside Out 2, which earned $1.69bn (£1.26b) following its 2024 release. The film, also known as Zootopia 2 in some countries, is now among
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“A trade war is in no one’s interest”. These were Sir Keir Starmer’s words on Monday as he ruled out imposing retaliatory tariffs on the United States since Donald Trump raised the stakes in his battle with Europe for control of Greenland. The US president has threatened further trade charges against his NATO allies unless
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Astronomers have spotted a mysterious cloud in the shape of a bar 2,600 light-years from Earth. It appears in the Ring nebula, also called Messier 57, which consists of the glowing remains of what was once a sun-like star in the constellation Lyra. Researchers said it is possible the cloud of iron atoms in the
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A trade war is “not the right way to resolve differences” within an alliance, Sir Keir Starmer has said. At a Downing Street press conference to address the Greenland crisis, the prime minister appeared to rule out slapping the US with retaliatory tariffs. Politics live: What does the UK do next on Greenland? It comes
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Five people have been charged with murder after a man was killed in a collision at a petrol station, police have said. Daniel Ambler, 23, died at the scene at the Asda Express service station in Seaham, County Durham, on the afternoon of Thursday 15 January. Durham Constabulary launched a murder investigation and now says
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Sky News has announced a brand new late-night show – The Wrap – fronted by Anna Botting and Gillian Joseph. Launching on 26 January, the new-look broadcast will focus on debating, analysing and making sense of the day’s news, not just reporting it, and will run from 10pm until midnight. Moving away from the traditional
The sports technology group behind Fantasy Football Hub has scored a multimillion pound funding boost from a syndicate of investors. Sky News understands that Scoreline, which counts the Sky Sports football pundit and former Manchester City defender Micah Richards among its investors, will announce a $6m (£4.5m) fundraising later this week. The funding round has
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