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Ahead of the autumn statement next Wednesday, Brewin Dolphin urges the Chancellor to focus upon growth, which includes creating a new Business EIS, pushing up the JISA allowance and an end to tinkering with pensions.

“ Britain needs to be allowed to grow ,” says Simon Blowey, Divisional Director of Financial Planning. “ By softening HMRC’s stance on legitimate tax planning, allowing the pension system to settle down a bit so that savers can trust it and creating and supporting schemes that encourage taxpayer investment in British business, we believe the government can help it to...

Diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy professionals who are members of the Society of Radiographers in England and Northern Ireland will be taking industrial action on Monday, 24 November.

The radiographers, who work in radiology departments and cancer treatment centres, will be joining with 10 other unions who have members who work in the National Health Service. All will stop work on Monday morning from 8am to noon and the strike action will be followed by a week of working-to-rule.

Emergency and urgent care will continue to be provided on Monday morning but pre-booked...

Britain's bass stocks have collapsed, with commercial fishermen and even recreational anglers facing drastic cuts in what they're allowed to catch. West Country boats are laid up after a total ban on fishing for skate — the latest evidence of our continuing failure to manage our seas properly.

But it is not all bad news. Tough decisions to slash cod quotas in the North Sea in recent years, vigorously opposed by the fishing industry at the time, have led to the stock beginning to recover. But still far too little is being done to ensure we have a healthy, sustainable marine...

Wildlife, communities and local economies are reaping the benefits of England’s new Nature Improvement Areas, according to a report published today.

Nature Improvement Areas (NIAs) set up by the government in 2012 have helped farmers to access EU grants, made valuable contributions towards university research and boosted the £210 billion rural economy.

They’ve also attracted outside investment – more than £730,000 from business partners and £7.8 million from NGOs and not-for-profit organisations.

Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss said: “A healthy environment and...