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Firms call for urgent action to reduce unemployment
Unemployment increased to 5% in the three months to November 2020.HMRC waives penalties for late-filed tax returns
Fines to kick in after 28 February 2021.Nine million people increased borrowing in 2020
The proportion of borrowing £1,000 or more increased to 45%.Millions to face fines if self-assessment tax return deadline missed
Taxpayers could face fines totalling to £250 million.
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.