Richard Morgan

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Stormont’s Dept of Infrastructure is planning to reduce street clutter by almost halving the number of pay & display machines across Belfast, Lisburn & Newry. Lesser used machines will be removed or relocated as part of a modernisation project.

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Breaking: Doug Beattie quits UUP as his membership no longer 'tenable'

In a hard-hitting letter Doug Beattie confirms he has left the UUP following major row with Jon Burrows https://t.co/u9UcK2PEZH

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Rachel Reeves will announce a stealth tax raid on retirement savings, a move experts said would reduce take-home pay and cut the size of pension pots

The chancellor is expected to use the budget to limit a tax break on pension contributions for both employers and employees to raise up to £2 billion a year

Reeves has decided not to cut pension lump-sum withdrawals due to concerns about the impact on pensioners. It means people who retire will be able to continue making tax-free drawdown payments worth 25 per cent of a total pension pot up to a maximum of £268,275

The chancellor will instead target salary sacrifice schemes as she attempts to fill a gap in the public finances of up to £30 billion

Reeves is expected to use the budget to cap the amount of someone’s salary that can be sacrificed without incurring national insurance payments at £2,000 a year

Any pension contributions over that level would result in an employee paying the full rate of national insurance of 8 per cent on a salary of less than £50,000 and 2 per cent on income above that

There are concerns that the crackdown will penalise people for “trying to do the right thing” and save for their retirement as well as being detrimental to company pension schemes

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Trauma and Trespasses in new Gillian Anderson Troubles drama ⁦@everosatoTV⁩ https://t.co/rOJwVr4b3w

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EXCLUSIVE

Rachel Reeves has told the Budget watchdog that she plans to increase income tax as she seeks to repair the public finances

The Chancellor has informed the Office of Budget Responsibility that a rise in personal taxation is one of the “major measures” on tax and spending that she is preparing to announce later this mont

The forecaster will assess the impact of the measures, which also include Reeves’s plans to grow the economy, before informing the Treasury of its assessment on Monday. It is the penultimate round of forecasts before the Budget on November 26

While Reeves could still pull back from the tax rise, its inclusion in the government’s official submission to the OBR is the clearest signal yet that the Chancellor is preparing to break with Labour’s manifesto pledge not to increase income tax rates

The chancellor is considering a 2p rise in income tax and a 2p cut in national insurance in an attempt to shift the burden of tax rises away from workers and on to other groups such as pensioners and landlords

Reeves is said to be determined that the wealthiest should face the biggest tax rises

She is considering limiting the national insurance cut to earnings below £50,270, reducing the rate from 8 per cent to 6 per cent. Earnings over £50,270 would still be subject to a 2 per cent rate to ensure that those with the “broadest shoulders” bear the biggest burden

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Interest rates expected to be held as Budget looms - BBC News https://t.co/eZ7HiBGsPo

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The Education Authority has announced the price of school meals will increase by almost 20%

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📻 Great to join @BBCRichardM on @bbcradioulster last night to discuss the Chancellor’s unprecedented pre-budget speech.

No.10 & 11 wanted the public to notice that tax is going up and start making the big political argument as to whose fault it is.

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Chancellor making it clear this morning that we must all “do our bit” to protect our economy now, and in the future.

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Paul Givan: Sinn Féin to support motion against DUP minister - BBC News https://t.co/NHHEq5zycR

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“I think this is a really brave, important, and right step by the King, and I fully support it”

The #bbcqt audience and Labour’s Lisa Nandy react to the news that Andrew has been stripped of his 'Prince' title and will move out of Royal Lodge

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So excited to be part of ���@BBCNewsNI⁩ Halloween coverage from Derry on Friday night! 🎃 👻

We’ll be streaming the parade live 🎥 & speaking to some spooky guests…

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A verdict is expected later in the trial of a former British soldier accused of murdering two people on Bloody Sunday in 1972.

You can join our live page coverage for the latest updates by clicking the link below.

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“Mum, I’ve got food tech tomorrow” #CelebrityTraitors

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Introducing the Ireland Rugby Social 🎙🤩

Former Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray joins BBC Sport NI's Gavin Andrews on a new BBC Sounds podcast🏉

The Ireland Rugby Social will be available every Tuesday on BBC Sounds📅

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Tomorrow "The Tax Conundrum" starts on Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

Ahead of what will be another tax raising budget on 26 November I ask in this major 3 part series why we seem to find it so hard to have a rational conversation about how MUCH we pay in tax and HOW we pay it...1/4

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A weather warning for rain for Antrim, Armagh, and Down has now been extended until 15:00 on Sunday. The warning area has also been widened to include parts of Counties Derry and Tyrone.

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Asian hornet: Nest located and being removed - NIEA - BBC News https://t.co/K7DL9mHcNS