Mystery surrounds Asos co-founder’s death in fall from Thai apartment building A senior coroner observed a translated police report provided ‘very brief circumstances’ of Mr Griffiths’ death The Independent UK · Sep 1
The Budget’s stealth tax phenomenon and how much it will cost you Even when taxes don’t rise, your payments might as a result of what’s called fiscal drag The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025
Stealth inheritance tax rises lead to record £4.4bn take for Treasury Boost to government’s coffers is in part due to frozen thresholds that have remained in place for years The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025
Family say brother who died on barge would still be alive if given proper care An inquest heard that the Home Office ‘missed opportunities’ to assess the mental health of Leonard Farruku. Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025
Home Office missed chances to assess man who died on Bibby Stockholm, coroner finds ‘Distraught’ Leonard Farruku, 27, was found dead in shower cubicle on Dorset barge The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025
Home Office ‘missed opportunities’ to assess asylum seeker who took his own life Leonard Farruku died onboard the Bibby Stockholm in December 2023. Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2025
Man who died onboard Bibby Stockholm ‘had not raised concerns’ about barge Leonard Farruku died on the barge providing accommodation for asylum seekers in December 2023. Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025
UK households put a record £103bn into Isas amid ‘dash for cash’ Figures show 15m more tax-efficient savings accounts were opened in 2023-24, with more following as fears grew allowance might be cut The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025
Calls to reform Lifetime ISAs over ‘nonsensical’ rules causing savers to lose their own money A 25 per cent boost to a first home deposit sounds a terrific deal – but the product itself can be complex and limiting The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025
HMRC reveals surge in corporation tax gap and small business non-compliance The corporation tax gap jumped to 15.8% – its highest for more than a decade – in the year to April 2024. Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025
Family of woman killed by man with psychosis criticise English prison and policing ‘lapses’ Coroner says failures contributed to Stephen Cole’s killing of Marta Elena Vento at a Bournemouth hotel The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2025
Psychotic man ‘ferociously’ killed hotel worker when unmedicated Stephen Cole had been released from prison in October that year The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025
Psychotic man ‘ferociously’ killed hotel worker when unmedicated, coroner rules Marta Elena Vento, 27, was working at a Travelodge in Bournemouth when she was killed by Stephen Cole in a brutal attack in 2020. Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025
Tax-efficient Isas jumped in popularity in 2022-23 amid improved rates About 12.5 million adult Isa accounts were subscribed to in 2022-23, HM Revenue and Customs said. The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024 Pressure on Labour and Conservatives as tax gap hits £40bn Shortfall between tax owed and tax paid puts issue of avoidance in election spotlight
The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024 Bibby Stockholm migrant warns others may harm themselves after roommate’s death ‘Every day their stress is increasing, getting worse’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2023 Coroner asks Home Office for statement on man’s death on Bibby Stockholm Coroner gives department six weeks to respond as inquest opens into death of Leonard Farruku on barge
Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2023 Bibby Stockholm: Albanian asylum seeker died from ‘compression of the neck’ Leonard Farruku was found unresponsive aboard the accommodation vessel at Portland Port.
The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023 Inquest hears Bibby Stockholm asylum-seeker’s cause of death No suspicious circumstances around death of Leonard Farruku, coroner says
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023 Coroner ‘unsure about boat’s involvement’ in connection to deaths off beach Joe Abbess and Sunnah Khan drowned after after they were suspected to have been caught in a riptide off Bournemouth beach.
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023 £35.8bn gap between tax expected to be paid and amount collected in 2021/22 Plugging the ‘holes in our tax system’ could help refill public coffers, a tax and financial planning expert said.
The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023 Bournemouth beach deaths: Drownings ‘caused by riptide’ Joe Abbess, 17, from Southampton, and Sunnah Khan, 12, from Buckinghamshire, were rescued from the sea during an incident on Wednesday, but both died
Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2023 Mum tells of heartbreak after girl, 15, drowns in dam in front of friends A mother has penned a heartbreaking tribute to her teenage daughter who drowned swimming in a reservoir in front of her friends.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023 Bournemouth beach deaths inquest told riptide may have led to drowning Hearing opens inquest proceedings into deaths of Joe Abbess, 17, and Sunnah Khan, 12, before being adjourned
Manchester Evening News · Jun 5, 2023 Boy and girl who died off the coast of Bournemouth beach drowned, inquest hears The inquests into the deaths of Joe Abbess, 17, from Southampton, and Sunnah Khan, 12, from Buckinghamshire, were opened on Monday