6 h. ago State Pension tax bill warning to older people before new pay rates start next week

Older people with only the State Pension as their source of income will not pay income tax.

Economics

7 h. ago Millions of people in work to receive £26 pay rise in wages from this week

Full-time workers can expect to make £26 more a week, and £117 more a month.

Economics

16 h. ago Almost half of Scots worried about energy bills as price cap rises, poll finds

The poll found that 46% of people are concerned about their ability to pay for gas or electricity.

Economics

42 h. ago Full list of people who don't have to pay for a TV licence as fee rises

On April 1 the TV licence fee will rise for households

Politics

45 h. ago All the people who do not have to pay council tax as bills set to rise on April 1

Council tax bills are set to rise for millions of households from April 1, but some people will not have to pay the levy - here are the exemptions you need to know about

Economics

3 d. ago Farage confirms he wants new NHS funding model but Labour says plan would lead to huge patient bills – UK politics live

Nigel Farage has tried to fend off claims that Reform UK would force people to pay to see a doctorNigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, also told Today that the UK should negotiate a wide-ranging trade deal with the US. This should include agriculture, he said. Farage acknowledged that in the past talks on this have been held up by Britain not wanting to allow food imports produced to America’s less rigorous standards, but he claimed the solution was just to give consumers a choice. He said:Now there’s been some concern about chlorine-treated chicken etc, but there is an answer to that which is label things, let consumers decide I would allow consumers in America to buy our products and consumers here to buy their products, and provided we have the right labelling, that’s good.It looks like Nigel Farage has had the full indoctrination at Mar-a-Lago. No one in this country wants chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves.Farage wants to sell out our hard-working British farmers for...

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3 d. ago ‘We live in both worlds’: how teachers of Gullah Geechee herbal medicine are cultivating tradition

Classes on ‘hoodoo’ connect new generations eager to explore their roots with elders in the South Carolina communityWith their eyes downcast in reflection, dozens of people dressed in white crossed a bridge to pay respect to their ancestors last October. They carried flowers, herbs and photos of their loved ones to lay at the foot of an altar on a tiny strip of land in the middle of a pond. For the last few years, this ritual at the start of the annual Gullah Geechee herbal gathering on Johns Island, South Carolina, has served as a link between the living and the dead. “It gives them a sacred space to connect with the land,” the gathering’s founder, Khetnu Nefer, said about the attendees, and to “connect with our communal ancestors”.Held on Nefer’s family’s land, a stretch of 10 acres (four hectares) of flat grass surrounded by woods, the gathering educates attendees on the herbal traditions of the descendants of west Africans enslaved on the Sea Islands along the south-east US. Ove...

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3 d. ago Millions of people in Wales to receive a pay rise within days

The UK Government has confirmed a new national living wage and a new national minimum wage which will take effect from from April 1

Economics

3 d. ago Rachel Reeves considers fresh tax raid on savers in bid to balance books

HMRC estimates that an extra 893,000 people will have to pay tax on savings by 2028-29

Economics

3 d. ago TOM UTLEY: Why I'll no longer need that WWI gas mask I wore to change my son's nappy if I'm called on to do the same for my grandchildren

TOM UTLEY: One of the strangest presents we've ever been given was a World War I gas mask, in its original cylindrical canister, presented to us in 1990 for our 10th (tin) wedding anniversary.

Society

5 d. ago Three million workers to get pay rise from next week thanks to major change

The national living and minimum wage will rise next week meaning some people will see a £2,500 annual pay jump

Economics

6 d. ago Warm Home Discount Scheme to expand and pay million more people £150 this year

Around three million more families would qualify for energy bill discounts under new proposals from the UK Government.

Economics

6 d. ago Ed Miliband mulls plan that could see people in the South pay MORE for electricity than Northerners

Under radical reforms being considered by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, the UK may be split into several different zones with varying electricity prices between them.

Politics

7 d. ago £303 annual State Pension pay boost for older people with grandchildren

Claims for Specified Adult Childcare can be backdated to April 6, 2011.

Economics

7 d. ago Ed Miliband's plan to make people in the South pay MORE for electricity than Northerners

Under radical reforms being considered by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, the UK may be split into several different zones with varying electricity prices between them.

Politics

9 d. ago State Pension claimants can still boost payments before next month

Usually people can only pay voluntary contributions for the past six tax years, and after the April 5 deadline this year the normal six-tax year time limit will apply

Economics

1 week ago TOM UTLEY: Thanks to my craven weakness for booze and fags, my personal inflation rate is treble what most people pay

TOM UTLEY: How much do you tend to spend on yoga mats? What about virtual reality headsets, mangoes or pool sliders? If you're anything like me, your answer will be 'not a penny'.

Economics

1 week ago UK passport application fee increase: New price, wait time and everything else you need to know

The cost of a new or replacement passport is set to rise from next month, with some people having to pay as much as £222 for the essential travel document

Politics

1 week ago Bank of England expected to leave interest rates on hold today; global debt exceeds $100tn – business live

Monetary Policy Committee set to announce interest rate decision at noonIn the property world, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is buying a quarter of Covent Garden.The Norges Bank Investment Management has entered a partnership with landlord Shaftesbury, and will pay £570m for a 25% stake in the Covent Garden estate.This investment underscores our belief in the strength of London with the portfolio complementing our other high quality West End investments.Covent Garden is one of the world’s most recognised retail, leisure and cultural destinations and we look forward to supporting Shaftesbury Capital’s management team, with their strong track record of delivering the growth potential of this prime West End estate.”“The reforms I have announced will ensure everyone who can work gets the active support they need, including through an extra £1 billion for personalised health, skills and employment support for sick and disabled people.“We’ve already put in place measures to make work pay...

Economics

1 week ago Starmer fails to repeat commitment not to extend freeze on income tax

In the autumn budget, Rachel Reeves decided not to extend the freeze on the thresholds at which people start to pay different rates of income tax.

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