25 h. ago People urged to check for £9,500 pension windfall in less than ten minutes

Just seven and-a-half minutes of admin time could boost your retirement income.

Economics

25 h. ago People can check for £9,500 pension windfall in less than ten minutes

Just seven and-a-half minutes of admin time could boost your retirement income.

Economics

48 h. ago People in work urged to check wages as thousands of employees get back payments

Some £6 million has been repaid to workers as the UK Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff.

Economics

69 h. ago The rise of the sleep data nerds: ‘The harder you try, the harder it is to sleep’

Wearable sleep trackers may help you measure hours asleep but experts ask how accurate they are, how useful the data is and even what good sleep looks likeThe first thing Annie and her partner do when they wake up in the morning is ask each other how well they slept. “And I literally say, ‘I’m not sure yet, let me check,’” – and Annie, a chief people and safety officer, reaches for her smartwatch.Annie started monitoring because she worried she wasn’t getting enough good-quality sleep. Now she’s a self-confessed sleep data “nerd”, mining her sleep data for insights into her general health and wellbeing, using it to inform lifestyle decisions and even occasionally to guide how much she aims to accomplish in a day.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago You could be owed 2,200 from HMRC – and all it takes is one simple check

HMRC has urged thousands of young people to check whether they have a Child Trust Fund waiting to be claimed, with the average amount sitting at around £2,200. All you need to do it check

Politics

6 d. ago Expert's simple steps to track down lost pension pots worth around £9,500

An estimated £31.1 billion is sitting in pension pots across the UK that have been forgotten about or left unclaimed

Economics

7 d. ago Money expert shares simple steps to track down lost pension pots worth around £9,500

All your pension tracing questions answered as over £31 billion sits in pension pots across the UK.

Economics

9 d. ago 50p sells for 500 times face value and there are more than 200,000

A collector paid £245 for an inconspicuous 50p on eBay, prompting people to check their own coins

Politics

1 week ago Urgent 'check your tickets' warning as £12m jackpot prizes unclaimed

People are urged to check their tickets as a £10,633,233 prize and a £2million prize are up for grabs

Events

1 week ago I busted my ex cheating on an app you’d NEVER expect – four more to look at if yours is having secret sex

CHEATING doesn't necessarily happen on obvious apps like WhatsApp or Snapchat - as I pretty brutally found out. In fact, red flags on your partner's phone could be staring you right in the face without you even realising. But luckily, I know just the places to look - and most of them will surprise you....

Society

1 week ago Home owners warned 'you may not realise' over risk of losing £78,000

People have been urged to check the details they have are correct

Events

1 week ago Senate Republicans vote against check on Trump using deadly force against cartels

First vote in Congress on military campaign that White House says has hit four vessels and killed at least 21 peopleSenate Republicans voted down legislation Wednesday that would have put a check on Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels after Democrats tried to counter the administration’s extraordinary assertion of presidential war powers to destroy vessels in the Caribbean.The vote fell mostly along party lines, 48-51, with two Republicans, Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski, voting in favor and the Democrat John Fetterman voting against. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Former DWP minister urges older people to check for State Pension back payments

DWP has issued more than £900 million in arrears payments for historical State Pension errors.

Politics

2 w. ago Young people could get £5k cash rebate towards first home under proposal – check if you’d eligible

YOUNG people could get a £5,000 cash rebate towards the cost of their first home as part of new Tory proposals. Shadow secretary Mel Stride is reportedly set to reveal plans for a "first-job bonus", that would divert national insurance payments into a long-term savings account. Under the proposals, the first £5,000 worth of NI...

Economics

2 w. ago Mass shooting suspect, 14, texted 'check the news hehe' after six people injured

The teen was reported missing hours before the attack in Gävle, Sweden, which saw six people shot in a busy city centre street. Police said he faces charged of six counts of attempted murder

Events

2 w. ago Martin Lewis tells certain UK households to cut common £174.50 bill to £0

Money-saving expert Martin Lewis is now calling on people to check if they qualify for a free TV licence

Economics

2 w. ago Walker in shorts rescued from mountain amid 86mph Storm Amy blasts

Mountain rescuers urged people to check forecasts before setting off

Events

2 w. ago HMRC deadline this weekend as millions of people urged to 'check' now

The cut-off for registering for self-assessment for the 2024/25 tax year is October 5 - see the full list of everyone who needs to take action now

Events

2 w. ago HMRC urges people to check if they’re owed £473 and says 'find out how'

HMRC previously revealed that it expected to send around four million P800 tax refund letters between June and August - and has now issued a new reminder

Economics

2 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden shares powerful message in moving post

The dancer - who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 - shared a throwback snap as she urged people to check themselves.

Politics