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Kamala Harris drew a sharp contrast with Donald Trump as she made her closing argument with the backdrop of the White House, telling a massive crowd at the Ellipse that the election is a choice between a hopeful future and chaos and division.

A new traffic light-style rating system for workplace pension schemes could improve transparency over their performance and ultimately lead to better value for savers, according to the UK Government and regulators. The plans aim to reduce the number of savers sitting in poor-value pension pots and schemes would be publicly rated red, amber or green, once the framework is finalised.

John Oliver roasted Donald Trump on Last Week Tonight for his “cash grab” schemes as the former POTUS makes another run for the White House.

Naman Ramachandran The Edinburgh TV Festival has revealed the 90 successful candidates that have been selected for its talent schemes — Ones to Watch, TV PhD and The Network. The schemes are part of The TV Foundation, the festival’s charity with a mission to identify and nurture the next generation of talent from all backgrounds. Ones to Watch is aimed at those who already have three or more years’ experience in TV and are looking to make the next big step.

Ambitious plans to make Stockport ‘carbon neutral’ by 2038 have been handed a £1m boost after funding was secured for a number of renewable energy projects. The government has awarded the council more than £300,000 to develop a District Heat Network, which will use renewable energy to heat buildings in the town centre and along the A6 corridor.

South Lanarkshire Council has shared an update on its measures taken to manage traffic around schools.

Hong Kong’s government is introducing two new funding schemes under the Hong Kong Film Development Council (HKFDC) aimed at boosting co-productions with other Asian countries and to support the production of streaming content in Hong Kong. The ‘Hong Kong-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme’ will hand out grants of up to HK$9M (US$1.15M) to a maximum of eight films that are co-produced by Hong Kong filmmakers and their counterparts in Asian countries. Applicants will be able to seek other investors in cases where the production budget exceeds the grant. The ‘Content Development Scheme for Streaming Platforms’ will be conducted through a competition to select eight production teams to develop series for streaming platforms.

A number of schemes are being introduced next month that will see UK households receive money back on their bills for reducing energy usage during peak hours.

Naman Ramachandran The Edinburgh TV Festival has revealed the 105 successful candidates that have been selected for its talent schemes — Ones to Watch, TV PhD and The Network. The schemes are part of The TV Foundation, the festival’s charity with a mission to identify and nurture the next generation of talent from all backgrounds.Ones to Watch is aimed at those who already have three or more years’ experience in TV and are looking to make the next big step.

A Lanarkshire MSP is calling for Scotland-wide free access to reusable nappy schemes to help families reduce bills as the cost of living soars.

The Scottish Government has announced more than £160 million of funding is being invested this year to help make homes and buildings warmer and more efficient, supporting efforts to tackle fuel poverty while helping householders manage their energy bills and reduce carbon emissions.

Valve president Gabe Newell recently spoke out about the metaverse, and is not entirely sold on the concept overall.Speaking to PC Gamer, when asked if he believes metaverse trends are pushing technology forward, Newell responded, “There’s a bunch of get rich quick schemes around metaverse. Most of the people who are talking about metaverse have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about, and they’ve apparently never played an MMO.

In Greater Manchester, plans to introduce a Clean Air Zone where the most polluting vehicles will be charged up to £60 a day have sparked a massive backlash.

Stockport council is to invest more than £1m in ‘one off monies’ to help the borough bounce back from the pandemic over the next 12 months.

Naman Ramachandran Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, who also serves as the president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), has thrown his weight behind a range of new schemes to support up-and-coming talent.During the Duke’s visit to the recently redeveloped BAFTA headquarters at 195 Piccadilly in London on Thursday, the organization unveiled plans for the Prince William BAFTA Bursary fund, aimed at talented individuals who, due to financial reasons, would otherwise not be able to pursue careers in the screen industries.This year, Elevate, BAFTA’s year-long industry support and activity program, will open to scripted and non-scripted producers working in film and television who are disabled, from minority ethnic backgrounds and from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. In addition, BAFTA also revealed Connect, a new discounted tier of membership for emerging and mid-level professionals who will be able to access BAFTA’s membership benefits at an earlier career stage.The schemes are developed based on BAFTA’s ongoing research with industry practitioners from under-represented groups on the barriers to progression in the screen industries.During his visit, the Duke met with BAFTA career development grant recipients and played a game created by Young Game Designers competition finalist, Harry Petch.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding Self Assessment customers that there is now less than one week left to submit paper tax returns and 99 days for online tax returns.

Scots, will become their main source of income when they retire, however, a spending watchdog has warned that young people are dropping out of payment schemes. Most people will get a State Pension from the Uk Government to cover basic needs, but it is recommended that you also pay into a workplace pension.

Rishi Sunak has indicated he will extend emergency support packages as the coronavirus lockdown is unwound, and did not rule out first raising taxes before cutting them ahead of the next election.The Chancellor insisted ahead of Wednesday's Budget that he is in favour of low taxes but said he needs to repair the public finances from the "enormous shock" of the pandemic.He said he does not "recognise" suggestions he told MPs in private that he would raise taxes now before cutting them in a pre-election Budget and said it would be "brave" to predict the situation in three years' time, but he did not rule out the possibility.Labour accused him of "playing politics with the recovery".Sunak said he must "level with people", with Covid having had

direct to your inboxMoney saving expert Martin Lewis has issued a stark warning to people using or considering signing up for ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ schemes.On his Money Show Live programme, he told viewers to think before using firms such as Klarna, Clearpay and Laybuy, warning that they can get you into debt.“You will have seen it there, instead of letting you pay normally in some cases they give you the option to ‘pay in three interest-free instalments’,” he said on the ITV show.“This is being marketed often at young people - it’s even been talked about in some ways as a lifestyle choice - but it is not.“It is a debt,” Martin emphasised, “and it should be treated as a debt.”‘Buy Now Pay Later’ schemes have exploded in popularity recently,

were announced as part of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wider plan to boost the UK’s economy as it looks to recover from coronavirus.