State pension age rises ‘doubled poverty’ as older Britons must ‘keep working’, Lords warn
State pension age rises have contributed to an “increase in financial hardship” for older Britons as the absolute…
Retirees face ‘frustrating’ 24-day wait for savings payments over Christmas
Analysts are sounding the alarm that pensioners face an up to 24-day wait for pension savings over the…
Pension drawdowns surge as retirees rush to withdraw funds at record rates
A record number of Britons are turning to pension drawdown to manage their retirement savings, with new figures…
Russian and Belarusian athletes cleared to take part in Winter Olympics
Nine athletes from Russia and Belarus have secured permission to participate in qualification events for the 2026 Milan…
Rachel Reeves’s Budget welfare splurge to top-up pockets of 350k migrant families
Almost 350,000 families from foreign-born households are set to benefit from new measures introduced in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s…
Employee sacked for ‘offering customers marijuana and free pasties’ wins race discrimination case
A Greggs employee has successfully won a race discrimination case at an employment tribunal after being dismissed for…
Bank of England issues urgent economy warning as employers cut staff at fastest pace since pandemic
UK businesses slashed jobs in November at the fastest pace since 2021, sparking fresh concern inside the Bank…
Labour warned not to ‘oversell’ untested pension scheme
Ministers must not accelerate the new Retirement CDC schemes, pension provider Aegon warned, as the proposals remain untested…
Mortgage disaster as four million households face £768 repayment rise, Bank of England warns
Nearly four million households are set to see their mortgage bills rise over the next three years, the…
Retirement confidence PLUMMETS after Rachel Reeves’s tax raid as Britons can’t ‘rely on the state pension’
A sharp drop in confidence among British savers about their retirement prospects has emerged following the Chancellor’s Autumn…
Four UK cities beat traditional European hotspots
Traditional European Christmas markets often make great pictures, with millions of festive photos flooding Instagram feeds each winter.…
Inheritance tax warning as over-65s could face £140,000 hit under ‘new death tax by the back door’
Elderly homeowners could face tax bills reaching £140,077 through what critics describe as “backdoor death duties” resulting from…