Britons stashed away more than ever before between April and June this year, official figures revealed, as the coronavirus lockdown kept the country at home and prevented people from spending. The percentage of disposable income which households saved rose to an all-time high of 29.1 per cent, more than double the previous record of 14.4 … Read more
Britons borrowed more on credit cards, loans and overdrafts last month compared to July and saved less, official figures revealed today, amid concerns household finances are increasingly under strain. Some £21.3billion more was borrowed by consumers in August, up from £20.9billion the month before, although repayments increased slightly, as borrowing and spending continued to return … Read more
Do you know how much household waste ends up in landfill and in our oceans? According to a report by the National Audit Office in 2019, more than half of the packaging reported as recycled is sent abroad for processing – with little guarantee it won’t be incinerated, buried in landfill or dumped in the … Read more
The Government is considering giving energy networks the power to switch off a household’s energy supply without warning or compensation for those affected. A series of ‘modifications’ to the Smart Energy Code have been proposed by officials and look set to pass into law by next spring. These include giving networks the right to decide when they … Read more
Energy bills could soar by up to 18 per cent, equivalent to £107, for home workers this winter, new research has revealed. Employees no longer working from the office could see their personal energy bills rocket to a total of £1.9billion nationwide, due to the increased use of heating and lighting, according to data from … Read more
Workers gathered at Windsor Castle to quietly protest plans to axe up to half of the Queen’s household staff in cuts amid the coronavirus pandemic. Royal Collection Trust staff staged a silent protest outside Windsor Castle on Tuesday over new plans which could see 200 compulsory redundancies handed out and others facing pension cuts. The … Read more
Up to half of the Queen’s household staff could lose their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, with Royal Collection Trust staff staging a protest outside Windsor Castle. Hundreds of the Royal Collection Trust’s 600 royal staff could be axed while remaining workers are facing pension cuts after Covid-19 created an £18 million black hole in … Read more
Ellen DeGeneres ran her household like a military-style boot camp, barking orders, tormenting employees over tiny errors and ‘taking pleasure’ in firing people, a former staffer has told DailyMail.com. Life behind the scenes at the comedian’s California mansion was every bit as traumatic as the alleged ‘toxic culture’ on her show, our insider claims in … Read more
After his longtime friend Janelle Pierzina was evicted last week, Kaysar Ridha has found himself on the chopping block once again on Sunday’s night episode of Big Brother All-Stars. Thursday night’s episode ended with a unique contest to determine the next Head of Household, where the houseguests had to roll tennis balls up large inclines … Read more
The BBC licence fee could be replace by a means-tested ‘household tax’, the corporation’s outgoing director-general has suggested. Lord Tony Hall of Birkenhead, who is set to step down, said a household tax, where the rich pay more, might make more sense than the current TV licence system. He also suggested that a potential annual … Read more