Millions of workers set for £450 wage boost within weeks

Car finance firms could be seeing an issue "on par" with the PPI scandal, according to one consumer compensation expert.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed that State Pension and benefit payment rates will rise from April 8, 2024. State Pensions will go up by 8.5 per cent, under the Triple Lock, while most working age and disability benefits will increase by the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate of 6.7 per cent.

Two of Manchester United's final three Premier League fixtures this season are now likely to be at home.

The £450M ($568M) UK film and TV studio backed by James Corden‘s Fulwell 73 has been given the go-ahead.

Money saving expert Martin Lewis has warned millions of EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three customers to send a simple but crucial text before next Monday.

Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning for easyJet customers as he warns frequent flyers to "act quick" if they want to take advantage of some cheap flights.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of UFC, disclosed that it will pay $335 million to settle two class-action lawsuits filed by former UFC fighters alleging the MMA promoter violated antitrust laws. Zuffa, the predecessor entity that owned and operated UFC, was the defendant in five related class-action lawsuits filed between December 2014 and March 2015, which were consolidated into a single action in June 2015 (Le et al. v.

Financial expert Martin Lewis has criticised a key part of the modern tax system that has ballooned in recent years and can affect the poorest households the most, Council Tax. Despite the tax being based on bad data, some of which was collected by two people driving around in second gear and guessing the value of each property, most homes are still taxed based on their value more than 30 years ago.

Martin Lewis is warning Brits to stock up on a household staple before in the next two weeks.

Plans to transform Wigan’s main shopping centre into an entertainment, and street food attraction catering for up to 2,000 people have been unveiled. Street food brand Stack intends to take over a big part of the former Debenhams store in the Grand Arcade to turn it into a place for live entertainment, food and drink seven days a week, boosting the night-time economy and creating 140 jobs.

Martin Lewis has dished out his latest advice to help mobile and broadband customers save money as companies get set to hike prices.

More than 80,000 people across the UK are thought to be owed a total of £500m by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), mostly including married women, widows, and people over a certain age. The average sum owed to each of these people amounts to £6250 in money that was owed to them in the first place.

Around one in five people across the UK are set to receive a massive cash boost from next month, as the new State Pension rates are set to increase by as much as £902 each year for people on the full benefit.

Dua Lipa and SZA, along with Coldplay, have been announced as the headliners for the iconic 2024 Glastonbury Music Festival.

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is the subject of a new documentary feature announced today at SXSW. Matthew Stafford: Locked In will debut Thursday, April 18 on the Rams’ digital platforms, local broadcast stations, and on NFL Network. 

A single mum says her children “haven’t had a childhood” because she’s been trapped forking out sky-high mortgage payments.

King Charles's close friend, Captain Ian Farquhar, has sadly passed away at the age of 78. He was a skilled huntsman and died at King Charles's Highgrove Estate.

Flights from Manchester Aiport are set to get more expensive, following the Chancellor of the Exchequer's announcement of an increase in air passenger duty to help pay for wider cuts to National Insurance.

Despite assurances at this week's Spring Budget that the average UK worker would benefit from yet another cut to National Insurance tax, many across the country are unlikely to notice a difference at the end of each month as taxes and fixed costs continue to rise across the board. In fact, continued cost of living pressures mean the average worker in Greater Manchester is unlikely to notice any difference at all.

Jeremy Hunt has announced a cut in National Insurance in his Spring Budget. The Chancellor has announced a cut of two percentage points for employee National Insurance from April 6 - down from 10 per cent to eight per cent.