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SIR – I am a self-employed consultant and my time is my income. I have the problem of holding two so-called unique taxpayer reference numbers with HMRC. As my tax has been assessed on one and paid on the other, I receive weekly messages from HMRC to pay my outstanding tax bill. Despite multiple phone calls, I still have not resolved the problem. Last Friday afternoon, I had yet another letter of demand and I tried, yet again, to call HMRC to explain, but now it says it is too busy to acce...

Plans to honour war hero axed because his ancestors made money from slaves Exclusive Updated: 14 Mar 2021, 21:44 PLANS to honour a war hero have been axed — because his ancestors made money from slaves. Brigadier General Everard Baring had no direct connection with slavery himself. 3 3 Portrait of Sir Francis Baring - great grandad of Everard But plans to name a cycle and footpath “Everard Way” were ditched after research showed his great grandad — merchant banker Sir Francis Baring —...

Courage for Salvation, Love, and Beauty: ‘Courage, Anxiety, and Despair: Watching the Battle’ T he traditional arts often contain spiritual representations and symbols, the meanings of which can be lost to our modern minds. In our series “Reaching Within: What Traditional Art Offers the Heart,” we interpret visual arts in ways that may be morally insightful for us today. We do not assume to provide absolute answers to questions that generations have wrestled with, but we hope that our q...