Older people who receive monthly payments of up to £441 need to make sure they follow Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) rules or risk losing the cash. Failing to tell the DWP of a change in circumstance could see your payments stopped. New figures from the DWP show there …
Read More »How the US-Ukraine minerals deal makes Kyiv ripe for private investment
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the ‘win-win’ minerals deal with Ukraine, pushing for a trade deal with China and tariff ‘clarity,’ President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and other top legislative topics. After months of often hard-fought negotiations between the Trump administration and its Ukrainian counterparts, Washington and Kyiv have …
Read More »Keir Starmer has one desperate card left to play – it’ll ruin Britain | Personal Finance | Finance
The Prime Minister is reeling after Thursday’s elections as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK knocked him for six. We could even be witnessing the end of two-party politics after the hash Labour and the Tories have made of the UK. Starmer was never a gifted or instinctive politician. He’s admitted himself …
Read More »Trump’s stablecoin selected for $2 billion Abu Dhabi investment
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., unpacks the White House’s deregulation agenda on ‘Kudlow.’ A stablecoin launched by Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture is being used by an Abu Dhabi investment firm for its $2 billion investment in crypto exchange Binance, one of World Liberty’s co-founders said on Thursday. It’s …
Read More »Sainsbury’s Bank customers warned ‘don’t ignore this letter’ after NatWest buyout | Personal Finance | Finance
Sainsbury’s Bank customers have been encourged to make sure their house is in order financially as the group begins its transition to becoming part of NatWest. Starting on May 1, Sainsbury’s Bank is to transfer all personal loans, credit cards and savings accounts to NatWest. Bank bosses hope to complete …
Read More »Heading to local and more affordable destinations is the summer trend
Choosing the more local and affordable destinations is the travel trend for this summer, at least according to a recent Airbnb study. It’s out with the hotspots and in with the path less traveled. Choosing the more local and affordable destinations is the travel trend for this summer, at least according to a recent Airbnb …
Read More »State Pension payment pushback as DWP confirms rule change | Personal Finance | Finance
People born after April 1960 face having their State Pension payment pushed back thanks to an age rule change. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it is increasing the State Pension age from 2026 and this change will be phased in gradually over the course of a …
Read More »United Airlines to cancel flights at Newark airport
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy discusses the Federal Aviation Administration and air traffic control modernization in an exclusive interview. United Airlines will cancel 35 round-trip flights per day at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey after thousands of passengers faced lengthy delays this week, CEO Scott Kirby said Friday. Kirby blamed …
Read More »Medical misdiagnosis cost NHS £376 million in claims including cancer
The NHS paid out £376,478,329 in damages and legal fees for 1,207 claims related to medical misdiagnoses according to a new Freedom of Information request to NHS Resolution by Patient Claim Line. This marks a 3.24% increase since 2019 and follows a 2023 BMJ study showing around one in 18 …
Read More »Trump’s energy chief tours water heater plant, touting billions in consumer savings
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright unpacks the fast track of gas and mineral projects on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Energy Secretary Chris Wright toured a Rinnai America Corporation tankless water heater factory in South Georgia on Friday to mark 100 days of the Trump administration and the $24 billion his agency …
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