DWP campaign highlights potential £3,900 annual benefit for eligible state pensioners
Ahead of next month’s Pension Credit awareness week, the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) is encouraging people to assist family members, friends, neighbours and loved ones in checking their eligibility for an income boost averaging £3,900 annually. The DWP…
Fascinating Vintage Photos of Richmond’s Magical Funfairs in the 1980s
“The Richmond Old Deer Park funfair was situated between a railway line and a main road, with a car park at one end and trees and River Thames at the other. Yet inside this inauspicious setting fairground people created a…
24 Fascinating Black and White Photos That Show a Vibrant London in the 1930s
London in the 1930s tried to be cleaner, more modern and efficient. It was increasingly a city of electric lighting and motor vechicles, rather than gas lighting and horse-drawn vehicles. The Capital’s old problems were being tackled by new public…
Black and White Photographs of Daily Life in England in 1960
London. 1960. Women with baby carriages. London. 1960. Scene at cafe. London. 1960. Lloyd’s list. London. 1960. Man and woman reflected in car window. London. 1960. Nurse at hospital. London. 1960. Couple sitting in pub. London. 1960. Dog in car….
Andrew Neil issues stark warning over triple lock after winter fuel payments axe
Andrew Neil warned the state pension triple lock “might not be safe” after Labour axed winter fuel payments for millions of older people. The veteran broadcaster said the triple lock “doesn’t look that secure” if Sir Keir Starmer is “brazen enough” to restrict winter fuel payments to…
Rachel Reeves desperately scrambles to defend Winter Fuel Payment axe for pensioners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b6MddCvs-0 Rachel Reeves defended the decision to restrict Winter Fuel Payments as rising energy bills are set to hit pensioners. The Chancellor repeated her claim that Labour inherited a £22 billion black hole in the public finances from the Tories. She told…
Tories warn Labour set to raise taxes after Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out two hikes
The Tories warned Labour are preparing to raise taxes after Rachel Reeves refused three times to rule out hikes. The Chancellor today declined to commit to not increasing inheritance tax or capital gains tax in October’s Budget. Ms Reeves, who is facing…
Nigel Farage fumes ‘crime is out of control!’ after lout who hurled cement dodges jail
Nigel Farage has decried crime and the justice system as “out of control” and demanded that more prisons be built after a violent lout who threw cement at him in a terrifying attack avoided jail. The Reform UK leader was angry that…
London in the 1920s: 56 Incredible Pictures Show the Face of England Over 90 Years Ago
This is the life in London over 90 years ago. London in the 1920s London in the 1920s London in the 1920s London in the 1920s London in the 1920s London in the 1920s London in the 1920s London in…
UK hot weather: Exact dates 30C mini-heatwave will blast Britain for 72 hours non-stop
The UK is set to be hit by another 30C heatwave, with the latest weather maps predicting hot conditions for three consecutive days. Weather maps show areas where temperature levels will soar to 30C (Image: WXCharts) Weather maps from WXCharts suggest parts of…