A grandmother has revealed a ‘little-known’ Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit that boosted her annual income by nearly £4,000. Yvonne Bailey is claiming Pension Credit from the DWP, which she says has made a ‘huge difference’ to her life. This is a benefit specifically for people of state pension age and low income.… Read More »
A ‘wannabe gangster’ was told to ‘go down a peg or two’ by a judge after he flew into a jealous rage and strangled his ex-girlfriend in front of her two-year-old daughter. According to Wales Online, Jack Brenan, also known as Jack Brennan, shouted “fuck” through gritted teeth as he grabbed his victim by the… Read More »
The death knell sounded for Britain’s public markets. The undermining of the UK stock market is far from a new phenomenon, and its causes have so far been painfully covered. This country’s extremely naive “help yourself” approach to foreign takeovers is a big part of the problem. This means it’s forever open season for opportunistic… Read More »
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that it has started paying back payments to 187,000 people whose State Pension has been underpaid. The refunds average around £5,000 and relate to people whose National Insurance records were incorrect. Thousands of people have been given less State Pension than they are entitled to because of… Read More »
These are your rugby headlines for Wednesday evening, April 24th. Former Wales international dies Former Wales and British and Irish Lions supporter John O’Shea has died aged 83. O’Shea, who was also Cardiff’s captain, passed away in Australia after a long illness. He played five times for Wales in the 1960s and made his international… Read More »
Rishi Sunak has outlined a series of reforms targeting individuals with PIP, Universal Credit, inheritance benefits or long-term ill health in a bid to rein in rising costs and tackle problems such as inactivity, long-term illness and benefit fraud. In his speech on 19 April, the Prime Minister called overhauling the welfare system a “moral… Read More »
We have huge public expenditures. We have punitive taxes. The state micromanages the economy by offering generous levels of welfare while constantly accumulating more debt. True, we don’t have a boulangerie on every corner and we don’t have riots every weekend – or at least not yet. But as Indermit Gill, the World Bank’s chief… Read More »
He was making a good profit until he was caught; 16 men have now been convicted in a £2million fraud conspiracy. Porsches, Mercedes and BMWs were all captured during an organized crime scam using fake loan agreements based on stolen information. Five London men at the center of the scam, described as ‘shameless’ by the… Read More »
A single mother who had part of her cheek ripped off when she was attacked by her friend’s pet dachshund said her “life was ruined” and her self-confidence was “absolutely destroyed” by the scar the dog left behind. Kelly Allen, 45, from Swansea, was having a few drinks at a friend’s house last month when… Read More »
Iconic duo Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst, known for their roles as Del Boy and Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses, are at the center of rumors of an off-screen ‘feud’. Despite their undeniable on-screen closeness throughout the show’s 22 years, there have been whispers that the pair have fallen out since they… Read More »