Month: September 2024

State pension boost as £400 rise predicted after Triple Lock victory_l

Changes would take the full state pension to around £12,000 in 2025/26, after the £900 increase in 2023. The new full state pension is poised to rise by more than £400 per year, a report shows (Image: Getty) The new full…

UK’s prettiest village in chaos with 20k tourists and OAPs being told to ‘f*** off’_l

Residents of this once-quiet village are feeling the strain of tourists overwhelming their small village. Arlington Row in Bibury, built in 1380, seen here with tourists (Image: Getty) Bibury, hailed by many as one of the UK’s prettiest villages, has become a…

Labour accused of wanting to ‘destroy’ Margaret Thatcher’s key housing policy_l

Angela Rayner is preparing to rip up Margaret Thatcher’s Right to Buy scheme, reports have suggested. Angela Rayner and Chancellor Rachel Reeves visitng a construction site (Image: Getty) Angela Rayner could ditch Margaret Thatcher’s right to buy policy despite benefitting from…

30 Vintage-Fotos von deutschen Jugendlichen aus den 1930er und 1940er Jahren .H

So sah die deutsche Jugend der 1930er bis 1940er Jahre aus. Deutsche Jugendliche aus den 1930er und 1940er Jahren Deutsche Jugendliche aus den 1930er und 1940er Jahren Deutsche Jugendliche aus den 1930er und 1940er Jahren Deutsche Jugendliche aus den 1930er…

Rachel Reeves warned most pensioners in poverty will lose out on winter fuel allowance_l

The Chancellor said elderly people are better off thanks to the triple lock. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned about taking the winter fuel allowance away from many pensioners (Image: Getty) Rachel Reeves ignored pleas to reverse her cuts to winter…

Scottish government raids £460m green energy fund for public sector pay rises.H

Finance secretary says ‘tough decisions’ are needed to fill £1bn hole in the budget Scottish ministers have raided a £460m green energy fund to help pay for higher than inflation pay deals that the government did not budget for. Shona…

Tony Blair admits influx of migrants to UK has caused ‘strain’ on communities_l

Ex-PM defends his record on immigration but admits “strain” on communities in Britain. Sir Tony Blair (Image: GETTY) Sir Tony Blair has admitted that an influx of migrants to Britain has caused “strain” on communities. The former Labour prime minister defended his record…

Chaos in UK seaside town with so many seagulls children keep getting savagely attacked_l

At least seven children have been injured by ‘out of control’ rampaging gulls in scenes reminiscent of an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Children have been attacked by the gulls in a Scottish fishing port (Image: Getty ) Children have been left with…

Is Angela Rayner Targeting the Vulnerable? Will She Scrap the Council Tax Exemption for People Living Alone?H

Angela Rayner yesterday refused to rule out scrapping a council tax exemption for people living on their own. The single person discount automatically reduces bills by 25per cent for taxpayers who live alone, regardless of their financial circumstances. It saves a…

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“Is the UK Heading for Financial Turmoil? Why Does the Civil Service Chief Stand by the £22bn Shortfall Claim?H

Simon Case criticises Tory government’s failure to hold regular spending reviews in letter to Jeremy Hunt – who had challenged figure Simon Case, the head of the civil service, has backed the government’s figures showing that a £22bn shortfall was…