It’s time to get smart with your savings (Picture: Getty Images)
Ever wondered if you’re saving enough?
Once you’ve paid your mortgage or rent, settled your bills, and done your weekly food shop, often there’s little left to squirrel away.
And for many, that’s _before_ being able to spend your hard-earned cash on ‘little treats,’ from dinner and drinks with friends to relaxing…
Nearly 48 million people in the US—including 14 million children—don’t get enough to eat, according to 2024 statistics from the USDA. Just under 40 million are enrolled in SNAP, also known as food stamps.
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Maryland motorists will face an increase in the state gas tax rate starting next month, but whether they notice the change is another thing entirely. New tax rates released Monday set the new tax at 46.6 cents per gallon, up six-tenths of a penny from this year.
The British Hair Consortium (BHC) is calling on professionals across the hairdressing, barbering and beauty sectors to take urgent collective action by contacting their local Member of Parliament (MP) to request VAT reform for our industry. This call for VAT Reform comes at a critical moment, as the Government has recently confirmed that it has […]
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Living the high seas life.
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Kim McGuinness said Sir Keir needs to turn around Labour’s dire polling numbers (Picture: Getty)
One of Labour’s leading metro mayors has given Keir Starmer a September deadline to turn around the party’s popularity or face being ousted.
Kim McGuinness, mayor for the North East, said the Prime Minister needed to improve Labour’s poll ratings by the party conference in late September.
She also…
Today's links Trump's fruitless search for a goreable ox: You can keep billionaires happy, or you can fight the cost of living crisis, but not both. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Typewriter bust; Phrack's new issue; Panama Papers whistleblower speaks; The PRO Act; Zuck's new mind-control ray. Upcoming appearances: Barcelona, Berlin, Hay-on-Wye, London, NYC,…
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has been asked about his position on migration (Picture: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)
The Green Party has quietly hidden its migration policy from public view on its website, after it became the focus of attacks from the government and Reform.
Until at least March, the public was able to view a list of principles and objectives that were decided by party…
The cost of living stands as the top financial problem for Americans, an April 2026 Gallup survey revealed.
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President Trump’s used to having detractors, but it’s his core demographic that are starting to turn on him now (Picture: Getty Images)
President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have slipped to their lowest level on record, with newly-released polling suggesting that the drop-off in positive feeling about the current POTUS is now reaching voters who once formed the very backbone of his…
Just 21 per cent of people are willing to accept "shrinkflation", or get less for the same price, new research suggests.
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He's spending less while spending more and more time cruising.
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Costa said the move is to support staff and keep stores safe (Picture: Shutterstock)
A major coffee chain is beefing up security at some of its shops after reports of theft increased, to help support staff.
A small number of Costa Coffee branches are introducing the measure in London and Manchester.
Photos shared online have already revealed guards standing by the checkout counters and by…
"I have been bamboozled."
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LONGUEUIL, QC – A local woman is totally not jealous of Christina Koch, the NASA astronaut who now holds the record for being the woman farthest away from Earth. Katherine Walker, 36, announced her completely unresentful status while discussing the latest Artemis II headlines with her group of girlfriends. “I’m genuinely so happy for her,” […]
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London families leaving food on balconies because they cannot afford to run a fridge - Tower Hamlets mum reveals the harsh reality of the cost-of-living crisis hitting homes.</p>
Jack Louis (left) is seen handing out the fake PCNs around his town – which led to him getting a visit from the cops (Pictures: SWNS)
A barber had a close shave with the law after putting 1,000 fake parking tickets on cars to promote his business.
Jack Louis, who owns his own men’s hair styling salon, left the promotional leaflets which looked like penalty charge notices (PCN) on vehicles in…
Trump has made a bombshell threat to leave the military alliance (Picture: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Donald Trump has declared he is ‘strongly considering’ pulling the United States out of Nato.
The US President blasted the crucial military alliance a ‘paper tiger’.
Trump labelled Nato ‘terrible’ in an interview with The Telegraph after he demanded the UK and other allies ‘get your own…
The chancellor hinted that government help on bills may not arrive until the autumn though.
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A new poll finds Gov. Wes Moore (D) with less than 50% job approval for the first time in his tenure, and nearly 60% saying the state is moving in the wrong direction. Pollsters say Moore is the victim of economic concerns not of his making, but he's taking the blame.
A man in agony pulled out his own tooth using weights and vodka after failing to access NHS care, as the UK dental crisis drives patients to desperate measures.</p>
Marylanders continue to feel pinched on all sides by rising costs, with pocketbook issues accounting for four of the top six concerns in a new poll from UMBC. It found that crime was last on the list and "politicians, Trump, federal ... or state government" was fourth.
It’s time to get smart with your savings (Picture: Getty Images)
In this day and age, saving a substantial amount of money each month can be a challenge.
Once you’ve paid your mortgage or rent, settled your bills, and done your weekly food shop, often there’s little left to squirrel away.
And for many, that’s _before_ being able to spend your hard-earned cash on ‘little treats,’ from dinner…
With declining approval ratings over the cost-of-living crisis, Trump is desperate to win back working-class Americans. How best to do so? By appearing to “take on” Big Pharma.
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The government says 6,000 more childcare places will result from the latest phase of funding (Picture: Getty Images)
The creation of thousands more childcare places in England will help families fight the ‘cost-of-living battle’, Sir Keir Starmer has told Metro.
A new expansion of nurseries will mean 331 schools across the country get a share of £45 million in government funding to build or…
A congressional redistricting fight, a focus on affordability and ban on local police cooperating with immigration officials in a Democrat-dominated body. It may sound familiar, but that was the legislative session in Virginia, which wrapped up Saturday.
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said she has ‘found the money’ to help out Brits during the energy crisis (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
People who have been left worrying about their energy bills rising after the Iran war could get government support from next week.
Rachel Reeves said she is set to announce support a package of support ‘to those who really need it’ next…
Consumer prices in Latvia increased by 0.2% in February compared with January, while annual inflation fell to 2.3%, down from 2.9% a month earlier, according to data released by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. At the same time, the average consumer price level over the past 12 months rose by 3.6% compared with the […]
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Fertility rates have been plummeting for decades—an indication of a system in deep crisis.
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There are many who still want children, but the lack of space has families stopping at one.