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Planned rise in minimum wage to £9.21 per hour is set to be scrapped because UK ‘can’t afford it’ after coronavirus pandemic The living wage was expected to rise from £8.72 to to £9.21 per hour in April However, Chancellor Rishi Sunak could be forced to pull back on the plan Low Pay Commission has … Read more
Private pension age will rise to 57: Hopes of early retirement get dashed as ministers press ahead with plan to raise the minimum age Those currently aged 47 will have to wait extra two years to access money saved This does not affect the age at which the state pension can be claimed Under current … Read more
Private pension age will rise to 57: Hopes of early retirement get dashed as ministers press ahead with plan to raising the minimum age Those currently aged 47 will have to wait extra two years to access money saved This does not affect the age at which the state pension can be claimed Under current … Read more
Knifeman is jailed for life with minimum term of 25 years for murdering Arsenal fan at a Tube station because he ‘looked at him’ while he was out on licence for stabbing another victim seven times Alex Lanning, 22, sentenced to life with a minimum of 25 years at the Old Bailey Co-defendant Jonathan Camille jailed … Read more
Nationwide Building Society will lower the minimum deposit it requires from first-time buyers to 10 per cent from July 20. It follows the Government’s announcement last week that people getting on or moving up the housing ladder will pay no stamp duty on the first £500,000 of their purchase when they move home. The stamp … Read more
Nationwide mortgage customers will now need minimum 15% deposits in bid to stop them slipping into negative equity if house prices plummet Step from building society applies to house purchase loans and re-mortgages It may come as a blow to first-time buyers, who often have small amounts saved Existing mortgage customers will still be able … Read more
Mother is outraged to discover her ex-partner who pays £25 a week child support for their two children is donating to charity monthly – while branding her a ‘benefits bum’ A UK-based mother-of-two shared how frustrated she was about her ex-husband Explained he paid £25 in child maintenance support per week for two children Infuriated … Read more
Fashion brands are facing criticism today after offering customers free delivery, potentially putting delivery drivers at risk of contracting coronavirus. High street giants Topshop, Currys PC World and Next are assuring customers their online businesses remain open, with all home deliveries and returns now free. Chains including John Lewis, H&M, Debenhams and Boux Avenue are … Read more
Britain’s top spy reveals how teenage school leavers are being recruited to MI6 after the intelligence service cut its minimum age to 18 as espionage adapts to the technological revolution MI6 hopes to capture early the hearts and minds of school leavers, aged 18 Sir Alex Younger invited 30 teenagers from inner London to Vauxhall … Read more
British Gas reduces the minimum top-up for prepayment energy customers back to £1 after backlash British Gas initially changed the minimum top up limit to £5 from £1 Customers complained about this and the change to Payzone terminals The change back to a £1 minimum top up is expected to be in place by March … Read more