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HMRC Warning: Parents Only Have Upto Aug. 31 to Fix Child Benefit Payments For Next Month Payout

HMRC urges parents to use HMRC app or GOV.UK to extend claims for 16-19-year-olds in full-time study or training

International Business Times UK

Security approved: The beauty products you can - and can’t - pack in your hand luggage

The hand luggage packing rules you need to know for easy holiday beauty

Woman & Home

Fact check: Sharia law administrator job ad was for role with private employer

A local mosque said it had raised money to fund the position through private donations.

Evening Standard

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Gov.uk smartphone app to launch with limited functionality

First version steers users to existing webpages, with AI chatbot, notifications and digital driving licences to follow

The Guardian - UK

Government chatbot set to help public deal with bureaucracy

The chatbot is expected to become part of the new Gov.uk app.

Evening Standard

Everyone calm down, designers didn't get paid half a million to move a dot

Yet again, British tabloids have turned professional branding work into misleading clickbait and political misrepresentation.

Creative Bloq

Fact check: Migration to the UK has fallen in each month since January 2024

Year-on-year net migration numbers are lower now than they were in the same period last year.

Evening Standard

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Fact check: New guidance for veterans’ housing came into force in December

A widely shared online post made reference to a Bill to help veterans on housing lists.

The Independent UK

Banning of teacher-training students from Boat Race may be unlawful, lawyers say

An independent legal opinion has concluded there are ‘strong grounds to challenge the lawfulness’ of the decision to ban three Cambridge students from next month’s Boat Race

The Guardian - UK

A pensions expert explains 3 ways to get to grips with your retirement savings

Many people don’t think they’ll ever be able to stop work, research for Scottish Widows has revealed.

The Independent UK

Universal Credit down: Users unable to access benefits accounts as gov.uk not working

Millions of people claim the DWP benefit

The Independent UK

People may still boost state pension even after deadline passes in April

A form to request a call back to pay voluntary national insurance contributions has been placed on gov.uk for people struggling to get through.

Evening Standard

Time is running out to top up your state pension - here’s how as key deadline approaches

Voluntary contributions now could make a huge difference to your retirement income

The Independent UK

Fact-check: Did David Lammy spend £521,527 on restaurants and bars as social media claims?

Claims circulated online that the spending was solely made by the Foreign Secretary David Lammy

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Fact check: The Foreign Office spent £521,527 on restaurants and bars

Claims circulated online that the spending was solely made by the Foreign Secretary David Lammy.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Ukraine elections, tax thresholds and viral masked men image

Roundup of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Reform UK says campaign bus that went viral for 'expired' MOT is actually 'exempt'

Fines of up to £1,000 can be issued for driving without a valid MOT

The Guardian - UK

Gov.uk app could lead to ‘mandatory ID scheme’, claim privacy groups

App and wallet would allow people to carry digital versions of key documents such as driving licence on their phones

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Labour's Car Tax Changes: Could Your Vehicle Be Hit With a £600 Tax Bill? What You Need to Know

While some drivers could be exempt from paying car tax, older cars (2001-2017) with specific number plates (e.g., '17', '67') may face a £600 tax increase.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Southport trial scheduled by judge long before US election result

Claims have been made online about the timing of the trial of the Southport attacker.

The Independent UK

Digital driving licences coming this year as part of new government app

A new Gov.uk app will include a wallet to store digital versions of government-issued documents will be made available later this year.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Projections of fiscal drag effect on pensioners are not from HMRC

Claim that £130 of tax to be collected on everyone receiving state pension relies on tax thresholds staying frozen longer than anticipated.

Evening Standard

Fact check: The proportion of adults paying income tax has risen since 2014

In the 2014-15 fiscal year around 30.7 million people paid income tax, and this reached 37.4 million a decade later.

The Independent UK

Fact check: Wastewater reforms set to target companies, not individual homes

Government plans to tackle issue of sewage discharges without increasing taxation based on effluent flow meter readings.

The National (Scotland)

HMRC pension warning as deadline to boost your State Pension approaches

More than 10,000 people have boosted their state pensions by a combined £12.5 million in the last six months

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