For further clarification on whether or not they may be eligible, people can use the NHS’ five-minute tool that allows them to check more accurately, here. Certain pharmacies, including some Boots stores, offer a Minor Ailment Scheme, which allows them to provide people eligible for free NHS prescriptions with medicines …
Read More »Group of Democrat lawmakers defend TikTok amid efforts to ban Chinese-owned platform
Barron’s Associate Editor for Technology Eric Savitz weighs in on TikTok’s influence on social media, the implications of a ban on other social media companies and concerns of retaliation from China. The clock may be ticking on TikTok. Time could be up soon for the Chinese-owned app as Democrats and …
Read More »Awful April strikes as household bills rise another £700 – here’s how to fight back | Personal Finance | Finance
April’s annual price hikes are always a blow but this year will be more awful than ever, adding an eye-watering £700 a year to average household spending. Council tax, water, broadband, mobile, energy and NHS prescriptions are just some of those rising from yesterday, while Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s latest tax …
Read More »Executives at US Navy shipbuilding contractor hit with accounting fraud charges
Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., discusses the Senate banking hearing, China national security concerns and energy independence on “Mornings with Maria.” Three Alabama men allegedly orchestrated a multimillion-dollar accounting fraud scheme at a defense contractor that builds ships for the Navy, federal prosecutors said. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday …
Read More »Use your ‘nuclear option’ to sink Hunt’s income and inheritance tax raid while you can | Personal Finance | Finance
The nuclear weapon in question is your pension, which can be used to shift huge chunks of your wealth out of the taxman’s clutches, in a completely legal way. Better still, you will top of your retirement savings at the same time. Pension benefits are now so generous that I’ve …
Read More »Economics expert issues dire warning on ‘serious threat’ faced by US dollar: It’s ‘inevitable’
Breitbart economics editor John Carney provides expert analysis of the growing concern over a global shift from the U.S. dollar’s historically strong valuation. Since World War II, the U.S. dollar has been the world’s strongest currency – but one economic expert warns that it could soon lose its power. During …
Read More »Brits are now saving money for everyday costs – like clothes or food shopping | Personal Finance | Finance
Savers are now squirrelling money aside for more smaller, everyday costs – including energy bills, birthday presents, and even their public transport expenses. A poll of 2,000 adults found that, in times gone by, 54 percent would just swallow those smaller costs when they rolled around. But with 49 percent …
Read More »Angela Lansbury’s longtime Los Angeles estate lists for $4.495 million
Check out whats clicking on FoxBusiness.com Angela Lansbury’s longtime home in Los Angeles is on the market for $4.495 million. The beloved “Murder, She Wrote” star lived in the Brentwood estate for almost 40 years until her death at the age of 96 last October. The legendary actress and her …
Read More »Barclays, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest to close branches in April – full list | Personal Finance | Finance
This month marks more bank branches across the UK being closed, as providers place more focus on online and mobile banking. If one’s local area is affected it could mean they have to travel further to conduct their affairs, or move to digital banking. A 2020 Parliament briefing paper suggested the …
Read More »Severe weather in South, Midwest knocks out power for over 450,000 customers
The tornado was caught on camera from the roof of the Baptist Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. Severe weather on Friday into Saturday morning has knocked out power for over 450,000 customers in nine states across the South and Midwestern portions of the United States. The severe weather system, which …
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