Under 18s are set to be banned from playing the National Lottery in a government shake-up of gambling regulations. Currently, children over the age of 16 can buy scratchcards in shops and spend up to £350 a week gambling on fixed odds games online. Ministers announced the minimum age for players will go up from … Read more
Blow for loyal savers as plan for minimum interest rates is scrapped by banking regulator Plans to protect loyal savers with a minimum interest rate have been shelved FCA announced earlier this year that it planned to shake up the savings market Move would have required every bank and building society to pay a blanket … Read more
Planned rise in minimum wage to £9.21 per hour is set to be scrapped because UK ‘can’t afford it’ after coronavirus pandemic The living wage was expected to rise from £8.72 to to £9.21 per hour in April However, Chancellor Rishi Sunak could be forced to pull back on the plan Low Pay Commission has … Read more
Private pension age will rise to 57: Hopes of early retirement get dashed as ministers press ahead with plan to raising the minimum age Those currently aged 47 will have to wait extra two years to access money saved This does not affect the age at which the state pension can be claimed Under current … Read more
Knifeman is jailed for life with minimum term of 25 years for murdering Arsenal fan at a Tube station because he ‘looked at him’ while he was out on licence for stabbing another victim seven times Alex Lanning, 22, sentenced to life with a minimum of 25 years at the Old Bailey Co-defendant Jonathan Camille jailed … Read more
Fashion brands are facing criticism today after offering customers free delivery, potentially putting delivery drivers at risk of contracting coronavirus. High street giants Topshop, Currys PC World and Next are assuring customers their online businesses remain open, with all home deliveries and returns now free. Chains including John Lewis, H&M, Debenhams and Boux Avenue are … Read more