Business news
Company insolvencies remain high
Insolvencies up 27% on previous year.HMRC has ‘enormous amount of work’ to deliver MTD on time
Accountants call for ‘fresh thinking’ on MTD.High interest rates result in biggest UK wealth fall since World War II
High rates could end a 40-year wealth boom.Falling petrol prices cause inflation to fall to 7.9%
Inflation reaches lowest point in over a year.Four in ten taxpayers unable to speak to adviser over phone
Taxpayer satisfaction with HMRC services falls.Interest rate rises deliver biggest wealth fall for households since World War II
High rates could end 40-year wealth boom.UK economy remains on shaky ground
GDP falls by 0.1% in May.R&D tax relief crackdown allegedly deterring genuine claims
Valid claims are apparently being rejected by HMRC.Record wage growth not fast enough to beat inflation
Wage growth nevertheless fuels inflation fears.Chancellor aims to boost pension funds by £1,000 a year
Announcement part of wider pension reforms.
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.