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The HM revenue and customs are dramatically cutting the number of physical letters sent by them, which announces the plan to eliminate the most outbound posts-until it does not generate direct revenue-as part of the broad change in the first communication. Confirmed as part of Wednesday's spending review, this move is expected to reduce the post output of HMRC by 75% by 2028–29 tax years and save £ 50 million per year. Taxpayers will still receive letters about unpaid taxes or compliance issues, but most other correspondence including general updates and information will be transferred online. The government said that

Multinational companies are pulling back from sponsoring the UK's biggest pride festivals, the organizers reported a significant decline in corporate funding amid growing global backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion (DII) policies – especially in the United States under Trump Administration. Despite high-profile participation in recent years, brands such as Sony, Rekit Bencizer, Costa Coffee, Deloite, and Skycanner do not renew their support for leading UK Pride events this year. Proud in London, the UK's leading program, has seen sponsorship by Sony's PlayStation Brand and the retit durex has been quietly dropped, while Coca-Cola-owned Costa, Briton and How Pride, has

The metro bank has received a takeover approach from private equity firm Parag Street Capital, in a step that can see a high road lender privately and intensify concerns about the shrinking rosters of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. The approach created within the previous fortnight, has not yet been a formal bid and is understood in the early stages of discussion. Parag Street, who owns a stake in Shobrook Bank with BC Partners, is known for investing its financial services and has long been quoted as a possible acquisition of the Metro Bank. If successful, the deal