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EMPOWERING documentaries and searing dramas featuring the stupendous courage of extraordinary people will celebrated at this year’s London Human Rights Watch Film Festival in the capital’s cinemas, from March 12 to 20. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

STAMP Duty Land Tax is paid when a person purchases a property or land over certain values in England and Northern Ireland. This will mostly concern monetary transactions but SDLT could also be due on certain property transfers. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

PIP stands for Personal Independence Payment, and this payment is replacing Disability Living Allowance for some people. What are the current PIP rates, and how will it change from April 2020? Daily Express :: Finance Feed

LIFETIME ISAS may be a savings option some people use in order to save for a mortgage deposit. Having achieved her goal of amassing £35,000 – with the help of a Lifetime ISA – in order to get on the property ladder, one first-time buyer has shared her experience with Express.co.uk. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

STATE PENSION age changes have sparked a furious backlash from 1950s women who have been hardly impacted by the dramatic age change from 60 to 65. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

STATE pension age changes on a fairly regular basis. Currently, the government has plans to increase the state pension age in increments until October 2020, where the state pension age will be 66 for everyone. Changes to the state pension age occur today and new wave of retirees are newly eligible. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

CORONAVIRUS has hit the UK, with 163 people having been confirmed by Public Health England as testing positive for the virus, as of 9am on March 6, 2020. Amid the outbreak, a worrying scam warning has emerged, costing victims thousands of pounds. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

THE FTSE 100 share price index plummeted today as markets struggle to shake coronavirus fears. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

CHILD BENEFIT may be something households decide to waive, if they’re affected by the High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge. However, in doing so, some people may see their state pension reduce – however there is a way to protect this from happening. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

STATE PENSION age changes have harshly impacted 1950s women who have had to dive into their savings and look for work after the Government changed the claiming age from 60 to 65. Daily Express :: Finance Feed