Around 100 people are financially crippled by sky-high social care bills every week, a charity warns today. Boris Johnson, who celebrates the first anniversary of his arrival in Downing Street today, promised on the steps of No 10 exactly a year ago that no one would have to sell their home to fund vital help. … Read more
Santander doubles the account fee for its Lite current account customers and slashes cashback perk for phone, internet and TV bills In October Santander’s cashback for 123 and 123 Lite accounts will change The monthly fee for the 123 Lite account will double from £1 to £2 Santander says changes are the result of the … Read more
Six million would face annual bills of £2,500 if Labour’s left-wing wins an internal battle to introduce a wealth tax Shadow Financial Secretary Dan Carden said Labour is considering a wealth tax It would mean six million Britons being forced to pay an average levy of £2,500 In an internal battle, the Shadow Chancellor said … Read more
Households could see energy bills fall £20 a year under new proposals unveiled by the industry regulator. Ofgem will spend £25billion to invest in greener energy over the next five years to ‘transform Britain’s energy networks to deliver emissions-free green energy’. However, as part of that scheme, it wants energy network firms to halve the returns … Read more
As her husband Nick Cordero continues his fight against the ravages of COVID-19, Amanda Kloots has a lot on her plate. After spending another day by his bedside at Cedars-Sinai Hospital, the actress gave her followers another update on his condition, and also revealed she plans to refinance their LA home to pay for medical … Read more
Pub landlords in Nottingham will ask patrons to provide council tax bills to prove they aren’t from Leicester as bars outside the lockdown limits are told to brace for ‘Super Saturday.’ Police have advised landlords across the city, which is 30 miles north of Leicester, to prepare for a rush of customers from the locked … Read more
David and Denyse Vallender: ‘It’s a monumental government blunder,’ he said after she received £21,700 The Government is being pressed not to ‘add insult to injury’ by landing women underpaid massive sums in state pension with unfair tax bills. Denyse Vallender, pictured right with husband David, was handed £21,700 due to government bungling, while Allison Clark … Read more
As businesses begin to reopen this week after several months out of action, many owners will be looking to cut down on their spending to ride out the strife the pandemic has caused. One way to potentially achieve this is to save on energy bills – small businesses are estimated to overpay by an average … Read more
Energy customers could be in debt by £94 per household by the end of this summer – leading to a £2.6billion debt nationwide, new research has revealed. The ‘surprise’ debt will be accrued by the number of households using more energy during lockdown, according to analysis by Energy Helpline. Households are thought to be using … Read more
Boston Children’s Hospital is suing a Saudi Arabian prince for $3.5 million in medical bills for a child whose care he offered to pay for. Prince Abdelilah bin Abdelaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Faisal Al Saud is being sued for allegedly dodging charges related to a two-year-old Saudi girl. The little girl suffers from type 1 spinal … Read more