The Chancellor has announced a decision to end an inheritance tax exemption for pension pots passed on if an individual dies before the age of 75, which could cost grieving families hundreds of thousands of pounds

Dozens of health and children’s groups have urged ministers to tackle obesity by imposing taxes on foods containing too much salt or sugar. New levies based on the sugar tax on soft drinks would make it easier for consumers to eat more healthily by forcing food manufacturers to reformulate their products, they claim. – Guardian