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A pensioner checks financial paperwork Stealth taxes will wipe out more than three-quarters of Monday’s rise in the state pension, new analysis has revealed. The basic state pension has risen by £692 under the triple lock, in line with wage growth of 8.5 per cent, to an annual total of £8,814. But analysis by the […]

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban (left) has said Mr Trump would turn off the financial taps that have enabled Ukraine to resist Russia – Getty/Zoltan Fischer Donald Trump is ready to pressure Ukraine to cede Crimea and the Donbas border region as a price for peace with Russia, according to US media reports. Citing “people […]

Reality TV star Gemma Collins has revealed she plans to have three wedding ceremonies and might get Jedward to walk her down the aisle. The former The Only Way Is Essex star, 43, and her partner Rami Hawash got engaged earlier this year while on holiday in the Maldives. The couple, who have been engaged […]

Matt and Nicola married in 2004 (Stuart C. Wilson) Matt Baker returned to our screens on Saturday evening with his new TV show, Our Dream Farm. His loyal wife Nicola rushed to share her support for her husband’s latest venture, as he posted a video to Instagram summarising the week they’d had, including rave critical […]

Freeman said that excluding women from the laws had been a blunder – JANE BARLOW/PA A former SNP cabinet minister has accused Humza Yousaf’s government of botching the introduction of hate crime laws as a poll indicated they are supported by just one in five Scots. Jeane Freeman, who was health secretary when the controversial […]

Storyful High Swells Remain Following Storm Kathleen Winds The swell remained high at Annalong Habour in Northern Ireland on Sunday, April 7, after Storm Kathleen hit the island of Ireland on Saturday.Footage recorded by Annalong Area Photo & Video shows high waves battering the harbour barriers.A yellow weather alert had been in place across Northern […]

JK Rowling received support for her views from sporting personalities including Martina Navratilova – Debra Hurford-Brown Judy Murray has backed JK Rowling’s stance on transgender rights after the Harry Potter author said women’s protections must not be dismantled to “validate” the feelings of men amid a row over hate crime laws. The tennis coach, who […]

Houthi spokesman Brigadier Yahya Saree has claimed responsibility for the attacks – MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images British, Israeli and US vessels have come under fire from rocket and drone attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militia off the coast of Yemen. The latest assaults took place over the last three days and come amid a […]

A flooded road is seen in the Sydney suburb of North Narrabeen on 6 April 2024, after heavy rain hit New South Wales state (AFP via Getty Images) Australian authorities have rescued hundreds of people stranded due to flooding in the eastern state of New South Wales after the region was lashed by nearly a […]

null It has been 20 years since the death of much-loved TV presenter Caron Keating, and in an exclusive interview with HELLO!, her mother Gloria Hunniford has shared how she is planning to mark the poignant milestone. Gloria will gather around 50 family members and friends to remember Caron, who passed away in 2004, aged […]