baseless reports of his death surfaced online.The monarch, 75, appeared chipper as he arrived in a limousine at Clarence House Tuesday morning after spending time at Windsor Castle in recent days.His Majesty was then taken to Buckingham Palace, where he hosted a handful of veterans of the Korean War to mark the 70th Anniversary of the conflict.Charles, who is currently in the midst of his outpatient cancer treatment following his diagnosis in February, met with veterans Alan Guy, Mike Mogridge, Brian Parritt, and Ron Yardley during the private audience.Later on, the King’s family will step in to host a reception for around 200 Korean War veterans in the Palace’s Bow Room.His sister Anne, the Princess Royal, will host the event alongside Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh.Princess Anne will deliver a speech about the war on behalf of the King.The King’s appearance will help to quell the ongoing rumors about his health that have been sending royalists into overdrive in recent weeks.Elsewhere on Tuesday, Prince William was seen visiting housing initiatives in Sheffield, north England, to promote his homelessness project.The Prince of Wales, 41, has long been an advocate for helping the homeless, and has done a lot of work for various charities through the Royal Foundation’s Homewards program.William’s appearance Tuesday comes just days after he was spotted visiting a farm shop with his wife, Kate Middleton.Palace sources have exclusively told The Post that footage of the Waleses out and about should be enough to put an end to wild conspiracy theories about her health.Charles, for his part, has been taking a slight step back from royal engagements in recent weeks since being diagnosed with cancer.Despite that, the King is keen
National Minimum Wage increase will see workers get 'largest ever' £1400 annual boost
29.02.2024 - 20:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Millions of workers are set to receive their "largest ever" pay increase from next month, as the government increases the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage by at least 10 per cent. This will put an extra £1400 in the pockets of full-time workers over the age of 21.
For the first time, people aged 21 and 22 are being included in the higher National Living Wage, which will be set at £11.44 from April 1 and take the lowest a full-time adult worker can be paid to £22,308 per year. While workers earning the National Minimum Wage will be set the new rate of £8.60 per hour, a pay bump of almost 15 per cent.
This rise in what employers must pay their lowest-paid workers comes amid a backdrop of rampant inflation, which has now dropped to around four per cent but has seen the price of food, fuel, and other essentials skyrocket in recent years. Poverty charity the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has said that these pressures have pushed many on low pay into deeper poverty, with around half of household struggling to put food on the table.
READ MORE: Working parents have until March 31 to claim benefit 'worth thousands'
These changes will see more than one million workers taking home an extra £1400 per year. However, with income tax brackets set to remain frozen and the minimum threshold staying at around £12,500 for another year, this almost 10 per cent pay increase will also mean a huge tax boost for the government as more and more hard-hit workers pay more and more tax.
Full-time work is calculated as being paid for 37.5 hours of work per week. Part-time work is calculated using the average length of a part-time contract, which is 16 hours of work per week.
A full-time worker over the age of 21 will get:
Tax paid
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