Renters share cost-effective tricks to tackle 'nightmare' condensation

A think-tank has warned that families are facing a "groundhog year" as further squeezes on living standards look set to continue into 2023. The Resolution Foundation said that while there are signs inflation will ease and interest rates peak lower than feared, family finances face a repeat of 2022's cost of living challenges.

The UK Government recently announced a series of new cost of living payments to help millions of households across the country mitigate soaring inflation and ever-increasing energy bills. The new cost of living support package is worth £26 billion in 2023/24, in addition to benefits uprating, which is worth £11 billion to working age households and people with disabilities.

A new online petition is calling on the UK Government to increase the tax-free Personal Allowance threshold to “help families survive” the ongoing cost of living crisis. The standard Personal Allowance is £12,570, which is the amount of income you do not have to pay tax on.

The UK Government recently announced a series of new cost of living payments to help millions of households across the country mitigate soaring inflation and ever-increasing energy bills. The new cost of living support package is worth £26 billion in 2023-24, in addition to benefits uprating, which is worth £11 billion to working age households and people with disabilities.

After some 50 years in the business, Bill Nighy is used to people getting his surname wrong. It actually rhymes with ‘sigh’: the ‘y’ is silent. “My dad was very particular about it,” he says, “and for a while, I used to correct people on his behalf, because he couldn’t bear it when people said ‘Nigh-y’. It really got to him. But I’m very, very accustomed to it. The first time I was ever in a show that was reviewed in a paper, I was Bill Nigby. I’ve been Bill Nighty — that’s a regular one — and if there’s one more than any other, it’s Nighly. It’s funny, when people get things wrong, they don’t get them wrong by simplifying them, they get them wrong by making them more complicated. So, they lengthen my name. It’s always slightly longer than it should be.”

Christmas Day is just around the corner, and if you're preparing the dinner this year, you might be concerned about how you'll make the roast potatoes.

Eagle-eyed bargain hunters have discovered how to get a popular foundation at Boots for over £17 less than its retail price.

The Range shoppers have been heaping praise on an affordable household item that helps manage condensation during the colder weather.

John Swinney has said "difficult decisions" will be required to combat the cost-of-living crisis as he prepares to lay out the Scottish Government's Budget later today.

EXCLUSIVE: BBC News Boss Deborah Turness is preparing to address thousands of her staff tomorrow to “share her new strategy for taking BBC News and Current Affairs into the future” amidst across-the-board cuts and tricky questions.

Plans for a massive new oil field off the Scottish coast have been thrown into doubt after a watchdog demanded answers on emissions targets.

Health chiefs have warned of antibiotic shortages across Scotland because of soaring Strep A infections nationwide.

As the UK faces its first proper bone-chilling bout of wintry weather, drivers are left shivering in the face of icy windscreens in the morning.

which she wore to the British Fashion Awards. The dress is basically lingerie, to be honest; just a wisp of red chiffon over a matching g-string attached to a bra top. The valentine hearts at the front hold the whole look together, both literally and figuratively.The barely-there dress would have been eye-catching on its own, but upped the ante with a full-throttle makeup look.

over the weekend. Attending British television personality Vas J Morgan's birthday party at the Miro restaurant in London, wore a floor-length nude mesh dress. The fitted halter flared just a little bit at the ankles.