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New HMRC service announced for workers to take control of their tax affairs

Workers are set to take control of their tax affairs as the government today (21 July 2025) announces a new online Pay As You Earn (PAYE) service for around 35 million UK taxpayers as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sets out more than 50 measures to transform the UK’s tax and customs system.

The new online service for all PAYE taxpayers will make it simpler and easier to check and update their income, allowances, reliefs and expenses, and will be available via their Personal Tax Account or through the HMRC app.

This service forms part of HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap...

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Eight men jailed for £1m courier fraud

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 05/06/2016 - 11:51am

Eight men were jailed on Wednesday 4 May for a total of 34 years for defrauding elderly people out of approximately £1 million.

The gang from London and the South East were convicted at the Old Bailey following a Met Police investigation into the ‘Bank of Terror’ conmen responsible from defrauding victims in Devon and Cornwall and across the country.

A number of the organised crime gang’s 140 victims were from Devon and Cornwall and were identified by Operation Fardel which has been investigating these offences for over 18 months.

The Operation Fardel team were...

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Influence of sea-ice loss on Arctic warming is shaped by varying temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, new study shows

The crucial role that sea-ice loss plays in rapid Arctic warming is regulated by variable climate patterns taking place in the Pacific Ocean, a pioneering new study has found.

The Arctic amplification phenomenon refers to the faster rate of warming in the Arctic compared to places farther south. Arctic amplification has been linked to a spike in the number of persistent cold spells experienced in recent years over Europe and North America.

New research led by University of Exeter expert Dr James Screen and published in leading scientific journal Nature Climate Change has...

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New trial aims to prevent type 1 diabetes

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 04/20/2016 - 10:59am

A clinical study evaluating a new hypothesis that an inexpensive drug with a simple treatment regimen can prevent type 1 diabetes will be launched tomorrow.

The autoimmune diabetes Accelerator Prevention Trial (adAPT) is led by Professor Terence Wilkin, of the University of Exeter Medical School, with support from colleagues at the University of Dundee and NHS Tayside. It will be launched at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, on Tuesday, 19th April.

Initial funding of $1.7 million is being provided by JDRF, the leading global organisation backing type 1 diabetes research.

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Rugby stars support 19240 Shrouds of the Somme Gala

Exeter Chiefs and England Rugby superstar Jack Nowell was among 250 guests at a special gala dinner in aid of a project to remember 19,240 Allied servicemen who lost their lives on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

This year marks 100 years since the bloodiest day in British military history and the 19240 Shrouds of the Somme project aims to bring into sharp focus the true reality, loss and sacrifice of every individual who died on the 1st of July 1916.

Artist Rob Heard has been hand crafting thousands of shroud covered miniature figurines – each representing the...

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Eyesore road signs can be 'torn down'

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Posted: Sun, 04/17/2016 - 9:41pm

New powers to tear down pointless road signs that are an eyesore and distract drivers will be given to councils next week (22 April 2016).

The number of signs on our roads, more than doubled from 2.45 million in England in 1993 to an estimated 4.57 million in 2013.

Now simpler rules are being brought in to give town halls the power to take down unnecessary signs and for the first time, signs that say ‘new’ layout ahead will have ‘remove by dates’ on the back so they are not needlessly left in place for years.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: "Road signs...

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Bring your Dog to Work Day 2016

The third national Bring Your Dog To Work Day - which is organised by the dog grooming product company HOWND - has been confirmed for early summer.

On Friday 24 June, businesses from across the UK will welcome their dog loving employees into the workplace along with their loyal (and well-behaved!) four-legged companions, all in the name of charity.

Britain’s most memorable day at the office took the national press and social media by storm in 2015. The initiative was mentioned by The Times, Daily Mirror, The Independent, Metro and Mashable - it even trended on Twitter...

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British services expedition to conduct pioneering medical research as they summit world’s 7th highest peak

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Posted: Mon, 04/11/2016 - 8:04am

A team of British military personnel has arrived in Nepal to make an alpine-style ascent of the North East ridge of Dhaulagiri, which at 8167m is the seventh highest point on earth.

Alongside this feat of mountaineering, the joint service team officially named the ‘British Services Dhaulagiri Medical Research Expedition 2016’ (BSDMRE ) will conduct pioneering medical research into the effects of altitude on the human body – the first time a military study has done so above 6000m and using implanted technology. The team will climb at extreme altitudes without oxygen, following 6...

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William Morris to stand again in Police and Crime elections

I take this opportunity to let the readers of the Exeter Daily know that I shall be standing as candidate for the post of Police and Crime Commissioner in the May 5th elections.

I will stand again as an independent candidate because I believe this is not an appropriate post to be held by someone with an allegiance to a political party. I have a number of key policies which will be announced and explained in a series of videos the first of which are already online. My policies are outlined here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S3-u5Gi0Dk

As regards Exeter itself, one key...

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Compulsory dog microchipping comes into effect

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 04/06/2016 - 11:58am

Lost or stray dogs will be reunited with their owners thanks to new microchipping laws which come into effect to improve dog welfare today.

Under the new measures all owners must ensure their dog is microchipped and their details are kept up to date. Not only will this mean the UK’s 8.5 million dogs can be returned to their owners more quickly if they wander too far from home, but it will also make it easier to track down the owners of dogs that carry out attacks on people.

Already over 86% of responsible dog owners have had their pets painlessly implanted with a microchip...

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Places still available for Ride to the Somme

With this year marking the centenary of the Battle of the Somme people are being urged to join the three day and over 200 mile charity cycle, to commemorate the occasion.

The battle was said to be one of the bloodiest in human conflict and claimed over 1 million casualties over a four month period, it included 15 designated cycling battalions with the Devonshire regiment one of them.

The headquarters of the regiment was located in Exeter and by 1915 Devonshire regiment cyclists were being sent to France and Flanders to fight in the war.

Casualty lists show that many...

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