HMRC exact amount State Pensioners will pay in income tax after April £460 rise
Thousands of State Pensioners set to get a pension increase of up to £461 a year are facing having to start paying income tax. While the amount pension will rise…
Nearly a quarter of adults feel digitally excluded, survey finds
People are more likely to feel confident shopping for goods and services online than they are going digital to pay in car parks or get a mortgage, research indicates.
School worker appeals against dismissal amid claim of links to Christian beliefs
Senior judges are to hear a school worker’s appeal against her dismissal after she claimed she was sacked because of her Christian beliefs. Kristie Higgs, 47, was dismissed for gross…
End of an era as last blast furnace shuts down at Port Talbot steelworks
The last blast furnace at one of the biggest steelworks in the world is shutting down, leaving it unable to make its own virgin steel.
Officials urge people to get jabbed amid drop in flu vaccine uptake
Health officials have raised concerns over a drop in the uptake of the flu vaccine after it emerged at least 18,000 deaths were associated with the illness over the past…
Rock star in remission from aggressive cancer thanks to NHS trial
Mike Peters, frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, is in remission from aggressive cancer thanks to an NHS drug trial. The rock star, who was forced to cancel a US…
Hundreds of motorists caught drink-driving four times or more
Hundreds of people have been caught drink-driving at least four times, sparking calls for ministers to consider forcing reoffenders to have breathalysers fitted to their cars. A total of 27,837…
British embassy worker ‘betrayed’ by Government as children targeted by Taliban
A British embassy security guard who fled Afghanistan said he feels “betrayed” by the UK Government after his oldest children were left behind and forced into hiding from the Taliban.…
Frankie & Benny’s back in profit as revamp launched
The boss of New York Italian chain Frankie & Benny’s has revealed the group is set to return to annual profit after a swingeing overhaul to get the business back…
Train drivers’ union calls on government to ‘think again’ on peak rail fares
A train drivers’ union has called on the Scottish Government to “think again” over its decision to restore peak time fares on Scotland’s railways.