HMRC fined 184,000 low earners for not filing return despite no tax owing

Penalties relate to people paid less than the UK personal allowance in 2020-21 tax year, prompting calls for reform

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Britons’ earlier deaths linked to NHS underinvestment – study

Major King’s Fund report finds Britons more likely to die of biggest killer diseases than in many other richer countries

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UK economy in growth ‘doom loop’ after decades of underinvestment

Institute for Public Policy Research points to £500bn-plus underspend compared with other advanced economies

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Sunak says no extra help with mortgages as fixed rates climb to 6%

Prime minister says no new support available for households struggling to pay loans

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Children in England’s asylum hotels suffering from malnutrition

Health professionals say some children dangerously thin, with parents reportedly rummaging through bins to find food

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Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament over Partygate, MPs find

Cross-party committee says ex-PM would have faced 90-day suspension had he not quit in rage at findings last week

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River in ‘wettest place in England’ in Lake District almost completely dry

Experts are warning of disastrous conditions for wildlife at upper River Derwent in Borrowdale

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Minister refuses to back Hancock Covid claim of ‘protective ring’ for care homes

Helen Whately declines to endorse former health secretary’s 2020 assertion as pandemic public inquiry begins in earnest

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Home Office faces legal action over children missing from UK asylum hotels

Charity alleges placing unaccompanied children in hotels is ‘unlawful’ and a national scandal

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Thousands of Afghan refugees in UK set to be made homeless

Downing Street crisis meeting hears that about 8,000 who arrived under Operation Warm Welcome will be evicted this summer with nowhere to go

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