CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has been urged to use this week’s Budget to “reverse the damage” of the winter fuel payment cuts and spare pensioners “misery”.Leading figures from opposite ends of the political spectrum are calling on her to scrap the controversial cuts which have stripped the heating support from around 10 million pensioners.Former Labour leader…
BBC The Rimer family have renewed their appeal for information about Lindsay’s murder The family of a murdered woman have held a memorial event 30 years after her disappearance. Lindsay Rimer left her home in Hebden Bridge on November 7, 1994, and her body was found in the Rochdale canal a year later. Lindsay’s sister,…
Nicknamed the “Manhattan of the Middle Ages”, an Italian city may have had 200 towers over 900 years ago, but today only a few remain standing. Source link
Over the last month, North Korea’s role aiding Russia in its war in Ukraine has significantly escalated. U.S. officials reported that North Korean soldiers are already operating in the Kursk region in western Russia, where Ukrainian forces are staging a counteroffensive. Michael Shear, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, explains what the…
On Small Business Breakdown this week, our panel of experts discusses some hot and thought-provoking topics important for small business owners. This week, our panel talks about how younger generations are consuming content and how that differs from older generations. In particular, the rise of video podcasts are proving to resonate with younger audiences. For…
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Saturday announced an extension for the due date to file Income Tax Returns (ITR) for the assessment year 2024-25, in an official release by the finance ministry.As per the new CBDT notification issued under Section 119 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the revised deadline for corporates…
People-smuggling gangs are recruiting out-of-work Frenchmen to drive migrants to the beaches to board small boats bound for Britain. Prosecutors and border guards in northern France have seen a rise in locals being used for high-risks tasks such as arranging perilous crossings. They say by offering cash in hand they can easily recruit drivers from…
Presidential candidates inject star power into campaigns with 10 days left until Election Day – CBS News Watch CBS News With only 10 days left until Election Day, Beyoncé attended a Houston rally for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Both candidates are scheduled to appear in…
New research from GoDaddy suggests that the influence of word-of-mouth recommendations is waning among younger consumers, with influencers gaining greater trust from Gen Z shoppers. According to a recent GoDaddy survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers, Gen Z is increasingly looking to influencers over friends, family, and co-workers for purchasing decisions, signaling a shift in how…
A Labour MP has said he was involved in an incident where he “felt threatened” and is cooperating with police. Mike Amesbury, the MP for Runcorn and Helsby, said he felt “threatened on the street following an evening out with friends” on Friday night in Cheshire. “This morning, I contacted Cheshire Police myself to report…
