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Just when the UK weather appears to be turning cooler and wetter, another burst of summer heat has appeared on the longer-range weather models. A recent GFS model…
The full new State Pension is £241.30 a week in 2026/27, or £12,547.60 a year. The income tax personal allowance is frozen at £12,570. That leaves £22.40 of…
Benefit payments due on Monday 31 August 2026 will be paid on Friday 28 August 2026 instead. This affects Universal Credit, State Pension, PIP and most other DWP…
HMRC corrected an error in its online State Pension forecast tool on 13 February 2026, nine years after the tool launched. Reports indicate up to 800,000 people who…
There are 8 bank holidays in England and Wales in 2027, 9 in Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland. The first is New Year’s Day on Friday 1…
Quick Answer: A wave of plagiarism and fabrication claims ended Jason Arday’s Cambridge career. The sociologist quit on 5 August 2026, hours after the university opened a fresh…
Yesterday evening, Sean Coughlan posted a video on Facebook. He looked like he hadn’t slept. He said he was sitting there with “a massively heavy heart” and that…
The UK state pension triple lock is again in the public eye, and it’s no surprise. For millions of pensioners across Britain, the yearly increase is not a…
The HMRC savings tax error has left thousands of savers in the UK concerned that they may have paid more tax than they owed. Incorrect bank data and…
On May 18, 2026, Disneyland Paris announced Christophe Murphy as the new president. After Natacha Rafalski, he will now lead the resort in the years to come. Along…