18 h. ago Penny Mordaunt claimed taxpayers' cash to have shoe rack removed from her office

Records show the former Paymaster General claimed £642 for a sprinter van and driver to collect “19x boxes, plus a shoe rack” from her Commons office

Economics

3 d. ago Donald Trump sparks global trade war as UK caught in 'Liberation Day' tariff blitz

US President Donald Trump set out plans for vengeance against nations he claimed had 'ripped off' US taxpayers, saying: 'Our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, plundered'

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3 d. ago Donald Trump declares global trade war as UK caught in 'Liberation Day' tariff blitz

US President Donald Trump set out plans for vengeance against nations he claimed had 'ripped off' US taxpayers, saying: 'Our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, plundered'

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8 d. ago Freeloader who moaned that claiming benefits is harder than working full time jets off to Japan for a dream trip paid for by the taxpayer

Joshua Bishop - not his real name - went viral last year when he shared what the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) make him do to keep his unemployment benefit is harder than having a job.

Economics

1 week ago What’s the secret to cooking with frozen seafood? | Kitchen aide

Whether it’s to be poached, baked, fried or turned into stew, frozen seafood needs to be defrosted correctly to net yourself a tasty mealWhat’s the best way to cook frozen seafood, and do you have to treat it differently from fresh?As with most things in life, preparation is key. “It’s all about how you defrost it,” says Emily Scott, author of Home Shores (out in May). “Frozen seafood, for example, should be thawed overnight or in a plastic bag under running water.” Fish destined to be fried, meanwhile, is best removed from its packaging and left on a rack in the fridge overnight, advises Rick Toogood of Prawn on the Lawn in Padstow and London. “You don’t want it sitting in the liquid that comes out of it, because you won’t get a nice bit of colour on a piece of soggy fish.” Patting it down with kitchen roll before frying will also help with that, he adds.Once defrosted, it’s not only about frying, says Ed McIlroy, one half of Four Legs, the chef duo behind Tollington’s fish bar in ...

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1 week ago Benefits claimants receive free electric vehicle chargers under taxpayer

Campaigners have urged the Government to crack down on the Motability scheme to end spiralling costs, as concerns grow that the scheme is being abused.

Economics

3 w. ago 50,000 social homes being used for fraud in London as scammers cost taxpayers £1bn a year, report claims

London social rent homes are being illegally sublet among other forms of fraud, new research warns

Economics

3 w. ago 50,000 social homes being sublet in London as scammers cost taxpayers £1bn a year, report claims

London social rent homes are being illegally sublet on platforms such as Airbnb, new research warns

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3 w. ago Penny Mordaunt urges UK to boost defence spending to counter Russia’s threat

Penny Mordaunt said the UK is "still holding back on defence spending" and needs to go further in order to deter Russia when she appeared on BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg on 9 March.

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4 w. ago Whistleblowers claim QEUH inquiry 'rife with bullying' and is wasting taxpayer's cash

Several former employees of the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry have spoken out about their time at the probe.

Economics