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households across the UK are poised to receive a £300 cost of living payment starting from today. The relief is part of a government initiative to support those on specific benefits during a challenging economic period. Households meeting the criteria need not take any action to claim this tax-free payment, as it will be automatically deposited into their bank accounts. However, there is a specific code to look out for in your bank statement to confirm that it's the cost of living payment.

(Reuters) -WeWork plans to file for bankruptcy as early as next week, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, as the SoftBank (TYO:9984) Group-backed company struggles with a massive debt pile and hefty losses.

Institutional-focused crypto custody firm Bastion has obtained money-transmitter licenses (MTLs) in New Hampshire and Arkansas.

Rugby Australia will investigate whether it spent too much money on the World Cup amid concerns that hundreds of thousands of dollars were used for executive accommodation and sponsorship events.

NEW DELHI : India will investigate the notifications sent by iPhone maker Apple Inc. to several users, including members of Parliament (MPs) from the Opposition parties, claiming state-sponsored attackers were attempting to compromise their Apple devices.

There was a “record spike” in the number of immigrants who left Canada between 2016 and 2019, according to a new study that urged the government to make retaining newcomers a top priority to boost the economy.

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heating oil from the carbon price for the next three years, a policy that primarily benefits residents in Atlantic Canada.Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson first said the federal pollution price will remain in place for other forms of home heating on his way into cabinet Tuesday morning.“There will be no more carve-outs coming,” Wilkinson said, who stressed Canadians on heating oil stand to save around $2,500 annually now.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spent question period pressing Trudeau on the exemption, accusing him of doing it for political, not environmental reasons.Trudeau responded saying that eight out of 10 Canadians who use natural gas for heat get more money back from carbon rebates than they pay.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the approach is one that divides the country.“It provides help to those that live in the ridings where the Liberals are worried about losing their seats and doesn’t provide help across the country. It’s a divisive approach,” Singh said.As an alternative, Singh called on the government to remove GST from all forms of home heating, calling it an essential as winter approaches.Premiers across the country are calling the federal carbon price exemption on home heating oil unfair as the policy announced last week primarily benefits Atlantic Canada.

Creative Planning said Tuesday that it is acquiring Chicago-based Mesirow’s corporate retirement plan team, which oversees more than 350 retirement plans with roughly $13 billion in assets under advisement and management.

Maharashtra government on Tuesday accepted the first report of a committee headed by retired high court judge Sandeep Shinde, appointed to decide the procedure for granting Kunbi caste certificates to the Marathas in the Marathwada region. The process of the issuance of Kunbi certificates has begun, an official statement said. Kunbi, a community associated with agriculture, is grouped under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category in Maharashtra and enjoys reservation benefits in education and government jobs.

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Real impact, not just proximity: That’s the takeaway for oil bulls who expected the Israel-Hamas war to guarantee pricing at $100 per barrel or more, only to realize that even the worst fighting the Middle East has seen in decades cannot give them a free ride unless the crude traffic itself takes a hit.

(Reuters) -Morgan Stanley may pay between $500 million and $1 billion to resolve a long-running U.S. probe into how it handled private stock sales, Semafor reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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The UK government has issued a comprehensive response to its consultation on crypto asset regulation, unveiling a final regulatory framework based on input from businesses, experts, and significant market events, including the ongoing FTX court case.

World Cup was played between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Kolkata, Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan entered the list of top five batsmen scoring the most runs in the ongoing World Cup in India. Mohammad Rizwan scored 26 runs from 21 deliveries and remained not out while chasing the target of 204 runs set by Bangladesh. Mohammad Rizwan entered the top five position ahead of Aiden Markram of South Africa and Virat Kohli of India.

New Delhi: India is set to emerge as a design and manufacturing hub for semiconductors in the next five years, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union minister for electronics and information technology, in a conversation with Hindustan Times editor-in-chief R. Sukumar during a virtual session that kick-started the 21st edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Tuesday. India, Vaishnaw argued, has three core strengths that will power its growth in this sector.

State Bank of India and Indian Overseas Bank, seeking recovery of their dues, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed their petitions seeking a review of its earlier judgement that statutory creditors like tax authorities and government agencies would be considered secured creditors under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). A Bench comprising justices Justices AS Bopanna and Bela M Trivedi while affirming its last year’s view said it had considered the waterfall mechanism and the other provisions of the Code before arriving at its decision for deciding the priority for distribution of sale proceeds of assets, etc. The case does not “fall under the ambit of review,” it said. On September 6 last year, the top court ruled that any insolvency resolution plan, approved by the financial creditors by ignoring the statutory demands payable to state and Central governments or other legal authorities, was liable to be rejected.

medical colleges in the country will be rated based on the quality of education they provide. The National Medical Commission (NMC) had signed an MoU with the Quality Council of India (QCI) for assessing ratings of the medical institutions in July.

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