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People are more likely to pay for items with cash when they are on holiday overseas compared with when they are in the UK, a new survey suggests. Some 44% of consumers polled said they use cash more on foreign trips, compared with 7% who said they use it less. The most common reason given for using cash instead of card on holiday is that it is the only form […]

The Prime Minister has insisted the Government will “keep our manifesto pledges” amid reports the Chancellor could extend the freeze on income tax thresholds in this month’s Budget. Rachel Reeves may be considering pushing the freeze beyond its current expiry date of 2028 in a move that could raise £7 billion, according to reports by the Financial Times. Continuing the freeze could help plug some of the £40 billion gap […]

Alex Salmond was met by his family and a piper when the plane carrying his body landed in Aberdeen. The former first minister’s family, including his wife, Moira, and acting Alba Party leader, Kenny MacAskill, greeted the coffin as a piper played Freedom Come All Ye. Funeral directors placed his coffin, which was draped in a Saltire, into a hearse after he arrived at Aberdeen Airport just before 2pm on […]

The UK is due to be hit by winds of up to 80mph this weekend as the first named storm of the season closes in. The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning ahead of Storm Ashley for the north-west of Scotland on Sunday, as well as a yellow warning for the entirety of Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as north-west England and parts of Wales. The amber […]

Niall Horan has paid a touching tribute to his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne saying he did not realise when he last saw him he would be saying “goodbye forever”. Payne died aged 31 after falling from a third floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, having previously flown in to Argentina to watch Horan perform on tour. Horan said he will “cherish every moment” […]

The French maritime prefecture for the English Channel and the North Sea said another 65 migrants were rescued after the incident off the coast of Wissant in the Pas-de-Calais region on Thursday evening. A baby has died after a migrant boat got into difficulty in the English Channel. The French maritime prefecture for the English Channel and the North Sea said another 65 migrants were rescued after the incident off […]

Alex Salmond’s coffin was draped in a Saltire ahead of the plane bringing him home to Scotland taking off. Mr Salmond died on Saturday from a heart attack while speaking at a conference in the city of Ohrid in the country’s south west. The flight, which was chartered by an unnamed private individual, took off from Ohrid St Paul the Apostle Airport just after 10.20am UK time. Mr Salmond’s body […]

A raft of tax rises are being considered for the new Labour Government’s first Budget, reports have suggested, as Rachel Reeves meets with City bosses to discuss investment in national infrastructure. Changes to inheritance tax, fuel duty, stamp duty, and a levy on e-cigarettes are among the measures said to be up for consideration by Rachel Reeves in her October 30 fiscal announcement, according to reports across the media on […]

The King and Queen Camilla have begun a landmark tour of Australia that will see them celebrate the country’s people, culture and heritage. The six-day trip to Canberra and Sydney will be Charles’ first to Australia as its head of state, and comes as he continues to receive treatment for cancer. Australia’s Governor-General Sam Mostyn and her husband Simeon Beckett greeted the royal couple alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, his […]