Two out of five of the poorest elderly people are missing out on pension credit, but claims are likely to rise as over-75s try to keep the right to free TV licences. The take-up rate among hard-up pensioners has barely budged for years, with an estimated 1.2million families losing around £2,000 annually – or £2.5billion … Read more
NO By Tanith Carey Sorry, but the phrase ‘period poverty’ leaves me slightly baffled. Is it just me — or do the numbers simply not add up? Tanith Carey said she is all for girls’ empowerment Last week, I bought pads and tampons at Aldi for my two daughters. A box of 20 Lunex tampons … Read more
Stopovers so fab you won’t want to leave: Five FREE ways to make the hours fly by from exercise bikes to craft beer and city tours Changi airport offers free tours of Singapore if you have enough time Head to the ‘airport park’ at Amsterdam’s Schiphol to use the exercise bikes Personal shoppers are being … Read more
‘Essex boys’ murderer Jack Whomes could go free within weeks as he continues to protest his innocence 25 years after being jailed for gangland triple-assassination Jack Whomes, 57, is attempting to clear his name 25 years after being convicted He was convicted of the ‘Essex Boys’ murders along with Michael Steele in 1998 Tony Tucker, 38, … Read more
You’ll soon be able to monitor credit scores with your bank app: Monzo and RBS to allow customers to check for free RBS’s feature went live on Tuesday and Monzo’s will launch at the end of March It is likely a play to improve their banking apps and attract more customers Barclays charges £5 a … Read more
The national death toll of Australia’s 2019/2020 bushfire season was 33 as of Monday, February 3, with 25 confirmed deaths in New South Wales, three in South Australia and five in Victoria. OCTOBER New South Wales: Robert Lindsey, 77, and Gwen Hyde, 68, were found in their burned out Coongbar home near Casino on October 9th. NOVEMBER New … Read more
DEALS OF THE WEEK: 100 photo prints for free; £5 cashback Just Eat voucher; 15% discount on Dulux paint By Toby Walne for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 23:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 Buy 50 classic standard photo prints from online developer Photobox – and get a further … Read more
BritBox ‘struggles to keep viewers’ after 30-day free trial with only 380,000 estimated to be paying £5.99 a month for BBC and ITV’s streaming service BritBox, launched last year, offers 283 box sets and claims to have a larger UK collection than rivals, including Amazon and Netflix But only 1.5% of respondents to survey by Oliver … Read more
Nearly 600,000 over-75s will miss out on free TV licences because they have not registered for the Government’s Pension Credit scheme BBC is restricting licence fee benefit to pensioners who receive Pension Credit Charity Age UK said an estimated 590,000 over-75 households set to lose out Said take-up of credit, which boosts weekly income, was ‘stagnant’ on last … Read more