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Biggest stocks and shares Isa pots 13 times the size of largest cash accounts

The UK’s top stocks and shares Isa investors have built fortunes worth more than 13 times the size of the biggest cash Isas typically, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures.

Plastic litter increases by nearly 10 on UK beaches charity clean up finds

The amount of plastic litter on beaches around the UK increased by almost a tenth last year, volunteer beach cleans have revealed.

Smoking rates increasing in some parts of England study suggests

Progress in slashing smoking rates across England has “stalled” in recent years, with apparent increases in some areas, researchers have warned.

Two men guilty over theft of 475m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace

Two men have been found guilty over the theft of a £4.75 million gold toilet from Blenheim Palace.

Government defends major welfare reforms but charities condemn cruel cuts

Benefit reforms branded the biggest shake-up to the welfare system in a generation will create a “pro-work system”, the Government has said.

Parliamentary report names 18th British victim of 2023 Hamas attack

All 18 British nationals killed in Hamas’s attack on Israel in October 2023 have been named for the first time in a report commissioned by MPs and peers.