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Five Options for Retirees Who No Longer Need Life Insurance

If you're retired and you've checked with your financial planner that life insurance is no longer vital, here are five ways you can turn it to your advantage.

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National Insurance hike could force Scottish care homes to shut doors

CARE homes across Scotland could be forced to shut their doors as a result of the Budget hike in employers’ National Insurance (NI) payments, it…

The National (Scotland)

Treasury must fully fund public sector tax increase, insists Robison

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Budget included a hike in employers’ national insurance contributions.

Evening Standard

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Tesla Cybertruck Renter Goes Full Vigilante, Rams Porch Pirate’s Getaway Car On Video

Some people say that getting behind the wheel of a Tesla Cybertruck gives you main character syndrome, and a new video showing a driver intercepting a package thief by sandwiching their car into a tree might prove that point.

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Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.

Upcoming changes to the Part D drug benefit, including a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket medication, will benefit millions of Americans. But higher premiums may also be on the way

Kiplinger

Insurance scams against drivers are on the rise, and they're getting smarter. Protect yourself with irrefutable evidence from a dash cam

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Broadcaster bias is failing to hold Israel to account

YOUR VIEW : Letters to the editor: our readers share their views. Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk

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Budget tax hikes will be ‘devastating’ for charities, body warns

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations said charities across the UK will be forced to make ‘difficult choices’.

Evening Standard

GPs ask Streeting for ‘assurances’ over employers’ national insurance hike

The Royal College of GPs is seeking assurances that practices will be protected like ‘the rest of the NHS and public sector’.

Evening Standard

Now Reeves faces backlash from GPs, care homes and hospices over national insurance hike

While the NHS and the rest of the public sector have been shielded from the chancellor’s rise in employer contributions to national insurance, GPs and the care sector warn they will face severe strain

The Independent UK

Warnings on GP surgery redundancies and care home closures amid Budget tax hike

There have also been concerns about the impact on GP surgeries, with one practice manager suggesting it could cost his practice about £40,000 a year.

Evening Standard

Six Steps to Take if Your Insurer Sends You a Non-Renewal Letter

First and foremost, don't procrastinate. Let your insurer know you plan to fix whatever the issue is and then actually follow through on fixing it.

Kiplinger

Will people leave Florida after devastating hurricanes? History suggests not

Up and down Florida’s Gulf Coast, residents are deciding whether to stay or go following two recent hurricanes

The Independent UK

Ballot initiatives include cannabis, insurance measures - Roll Call

A number of states will vote on ballot measures related to substance use, insurance and other health-related issues on Nov. 5.

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The National (Scotland)

Is Scotland being short-changed on funding technicality in the Budget?

BUDGETS always throw up a host of questions that can’t be easily answered in time for paper deadlines or the Six O’Clock News – not least of…

The Independent UK

Reeves admits tax hikes will hit working people as IFS accuses chancellor of ‘undermining trust’

Rachel Reeves was forced to accept that her decision to raise employers’ national insurance contributions will lead to workers being paid less, but asked, ‘what alternative was there?’

The Independent UK

Budget: Hairdresser breaks down in tears during live TV interview: ‘Our industry is done’

A hairdresser broke down in tears during a live television interview over the hike in national insurance announced in Labour’s historic budget.

Salon

Black Americans suffer worse health

The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises, research shows

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Al Jazeera

Fact check: Would Trump slash social security and Medicare?

Kamala Harris claims Donald Trump would allow medical insurance companies to deny coverage for pre-existing conditions.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Labour's National Insurance raid will hit "working people"

It was not all that long ago the Labour Party was campaigning for government, promising to prioritise economic growth, and reassuring voters that vast tax rises were not necessary. Yesterday’s Budget put paid to that.

The Independent UK

Watch: Starmer and Reeves speak after Labour’s £40bn tax-raising Budget

Watch as Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves deliver remarks during a visit to the West Midlands after the Budget announcement on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Ed Davey: care sector will be ‘pushed to brink’ by national insurance hike and should be exempt

Lib Dem leader says rise in employers’ contributions risks worsening NHS crisis

The Guardian - UK

‘There will be consequences’: budget may mean smaller pay rises, says Reeves

Increase in employers’ national insurance contributions will affect businesses but is projected to raise £25bn

Evening Standard

Lower pay rises likely due to Budget tax rises, Rachel Reeves admits

The Chancellor acknowledged her decision to raise national insurance contributions for employers could impact wage growth for workers.

The Independent UK

Lower pay rises likely due to Budget tax increases, Rachel Reeves admits

The Chancellor acknowledged her decision to raise national insurance contributions for employers could affect wage growth for workers.

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