When I looked at them to smile and say hello in passing, they avoided eye contact (Picture: Getty Images) Metro’s agony aunt Em Clarkson is here to solve all your problems. This week, she’s giving out sound advice on what to do if you have an issue with your sibling’s partner and dealing with conflict at work. Read on for this week’s reader conundrums and Em’s guidance. I am a young woman…
The new Budget measures have been revealed – but what does that mean for you? (Credits: Getty Images) A penny off a pint in the pub, keeping the cost of petrol down and a pay boost for the country’s lowest paid workers are just some of the measures revealed in the Budget. There was a lot in Labour’s first Budget in more than a decade and the first one ever…
Rachel Reeves announced some major changes in today’s budget (Picture: PA) Workers are fearing they will be made redundant under Labour’s plan to raise employer’s National Insurance. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in today’s budget employers will now start paying National Insurance at £5,000, rather than the previous £9,100 threshold. Experts are now warning many businesses will not be able to afford to keep as many staff, with Martin Lewis warning…
Financial expert Martin Lewis has given his thoughts on the Budget (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock) Martin Lewis described the Government’s plan to not make certain changes to child benefits as ‘bad news’ for single parents. Major changes announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves today included changes to employer National Insurance contributions, increases to Capital Gains tax, a fall in the price of pints and smokers paying more for hand-rolled tobacco. But the…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves just introduced the autumn 2024 Budget (Picture: Getty) For months, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned that the autumn Budget is likely to be ‘painful’, and that ‘things will get worse before we get better’ for the UK economy. Today, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her first ever Budget, and alongside ‘the commitments on housing specifically ‘difficult decisions’ on the likes of national insurance, minimum wage, and fuel…
Plenty of mirrors to check your makeup in the morning (Picture: Redferns) Want to spend hours looking at your own reflection? A house constructed entirely of mirrors has hit the market for $1,192,639 (£918,799.88) – and the internet has been left puzzled by the owner’s unique choice of interiors. From the outside, everything looks relatively normal with this Illinois property. There’s a classic all-American driveway leading up to the house,…
Rachel Reeves is set to announce a significant raise to minimum wage (Picture: Getty) The national minimum wage is predicted to increase by up to 6% next year, according to reports. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce the raise in tomorrow’s budget, which could see more than a million low-paid workers receive a pay boost well above inflation rates. Younger workers are also set to recieve an even bigger…
This is one of the biggest challenges for the new prime minister so far (Picture Benjamin Cremel – WPA Pool/Getty Images) Keir Starmer’s government has come under fire after MPs voted in favour of cutting winter fuel payments to pensioners. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that the benefit would no longer be universal, and instead is to be mean tested – meaning only the poorest will receive it. The government faced…
Fuel duty is included in the price customers pay for petrol (Picture: Getty Images) Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to address fuel duty in the upcoming Autumn Budget. Motorists are concerned that an increase to the tax could be one of the changes the Labour Party have planned for their first Budget in 14 years. It is an area where the Conservative Party were generous during their time in government,…
Keir Starmer has suggested that landlords aren’t working people (Picture: PA) ‘Well, they wouldn’t come within my definition.’ That was the response of Keir Starmer, who, when pressed on how he defined ‘working people’, made a point not to include those who receive income from assets, like landlords. Well as a responsible landlord, I want the Prime Minister to know that people like me put far more than just money…