The Low Pay Commission has recommended that the adult national minimum wage (NMW) rate should increase to £6.70 an hour from October 2015.

Married couples and civil partners can now register to receive a new tax break.

More than eight million taxpayers who filed their 2013-14 tax return electronically by the 31 January deadline can now access their tax summary online.

Employers who have not already done so are reminded to claim a £2,000 reduction in their national insurance bill.

Businesses are set to be given greater protection from demands by government officials to enter their premises.