Almost half of UK employees have paid too much tax because they are on the wrong tax code, or through errors with deductions. That means 14.3 million people are possibly out of pocket. And already 2.8 million people say they have been affected in the past year alone. And HMRC […]
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A judge has accused HMRC of almost ‘terrorising’ a man on benefits. And experts have warned that HM Revenue & Customs seem to be making more and more mistakes in demands. In a recent judgement Judge Geraint Jones QC ruled in favour of a taxpayer who had appealed against a […]
The oldest man in England has revealed his secret of longevity – he says ‘just avoid dying!’ And he’s managed it for a phenomenal 111years … Bob Weighton, born in Hull on 29 March 1908, was celebrating at his retirement flat in Alton, Hampshire, with a few friends. He said: “You can […]
As the United Kingdom claws its way through the rubble that Brexit is becoming, more and more countries across the European Union are telling British ex-pats that life will go on as normal. The European Commission has asked – but not ordered – member states to grant temporary residence permits […]
QUESTION: My wife and I set off on an extended break in Europe on June 11, 2017, intending to return to the UK in mid to late September. Before we went we called in our the HSBC branch in the Midlands to inform them that our cards etc would […]
60 years ago it was the four minute warning … now its the four minute ‘run for your life’ video. In 1980 Margaret Thatcher’s eponymous Protect and Survive booklet was presented to the Press in the fervent hope that journalists would extol the virtues of how the Government’s advice would […]
An occasional series of rants against the dying of the light of what was once Great Britain! What is wrong with you Britain No 1? What is wrong with you Britain? What happened to your manners and your self-worth? If you are a driver and you accidentally try to run […]
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Eric Wiltsher shares a family favourite Pink Pasta in minutes for four … Place a large saucepan on the stove and fill with a kettle full of boiled water – add a couple of teaspoons of olive oil and four twists of freshly ground sea salt. When the water is […]
Samsung is stopping sales of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after new phones – supposedly safe replacements for recalled models – burst into flames. The company says users should turn off power and seek a refund or exchange them for different phones. The announcement follows overheating incidents last week. It […]