Rishi’s new bailout Firms in Tier 2 lockdown eligible for £2,100-a-month grants, potentially benefiting 150,000 businesses. If there is full take-up it could cost £1.2billion. Job Support Scheme changed so employers pay just 5 per cent of unworked hours – down from a third – and the minimum threshold for hours worked will be one day … Read more
Sausage & red pepper hot pot By Mary Berry Published: 00:02 BST, 6 September 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 6 September 2020 This one-pot stew is a complete main course, with a green vegetable if you like, and will keep all the family happy Sausages are one of the most comforting meals – choose your … Read more
Hard-up workers could end up only being able to access their pension pot cash from the age of 60 in future, experts have told This is Money. On Thursday, the Government confirmed that from 2028 the age at which people can access their pension money will rise from 55 to 57. This means anyone currently … Read more
Ministers pledge ‘robust measures’ to prevent Chancellor’s £4.1bn for training being plundered by bogus providers By Dan Atkinson, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 18 July 2020 | Updated: 22:12 BST, 18 July 2020 Ministers have pledged ‘robust measures’ to prevent the Chancellor’s £4.1billion for training being plundered by bogus providers. Acknowledging misuse of … Read more
Camilla takes the sting out of ageing – with a fully vegan £64 pot of nettle ‘Botox’ that tricks the skin into thinking it has been stung The Duchess of Cornwall is using a moisturiser dubbed an alternative to Botox The Nettle Venom, priced at £64 a bottle, tricks the skin by forcing it into repair … Read more
Braised Beef Clay Pot Curry By Sebby Holmes Published: 00:02 BST, 5 July 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 5 July 2020 For best results, lightly smoke the beef cheeks over wood. Clay pots are perfect for cooking over a high heat. The food loses little to no moisture because it is surrounded by steam, creating … Read more
Thousands of savers have used their time in lockdown to get their old pension pots working for them again. Pension platforms have reported a rise in people taking control of how their savings are invested. Interactive Investor recorded a 44 per cent increase in savers transferring retirement money into its self-invested personal pension (Sipp) this … Read more
The amount of cash poured into Individual Savings Accounts by Britons across the country fell by 6 per cent to an average of £6,049 between the last two tax years, fresh data from HM Revenue & Customs has revealed. For people on an average salary, total adult Isa pots are typically coming in at around … Read more
A cannabis tycoon dubbed ‘Dr Pot’ and his business partner earned £13million last year as their company’s medicinal drugs were approved for use by the NHS. Dr Geoffrey Guy, who earned the nickname after founding Cambridge-based GW Pharmaceuticals in 1998, made £5.8million in 2019 as the company’s chairman. GW’s chief executive Justin Gover pocketed an … Read more
Every penny of your pension counts in retirement, yet it is feared that savers have lost track of pots worth as much as £20billion. But how do you track down a lost pension or even know you’re missing one? The average person has 11 jobs in their lifetime, so it is no wonder two in … Read more