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17% make a wish list of dishes to try (Image: Getty) A recent poll of 2,000 holidaymakers found that one in five people plan their entire trip around the local cuisine. In fact, a quarter of respondents admitted to returning to the same destination simply because of the food on offer. It seems that food … Read more

HMRC is going to be hit by strike action in January (Image: Getty) Anyone who has to submit a self-assessment tax return to is being warned over potential disruption as workers at the tax office go on strike. His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs workers have announced a strike on the last two days of January, … Read more

Martin Lewis says customers of companies including the RAC, AA and EE can get money off bills (Image: ITVX) Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis has told his viewers the best customers to haggle with in order to get money off your bills. Whether it’s breakdown cover, mobile phone bills, insurance or broadband, Martin Lewis … Read more

Martin Lewis says households can cut their water bills (Image: ITVX) Money expert Martin Lewis says households can save up to £1,000 a year by making a change to a household bill he calls ‘the forgotten utility’. Returning on the Money Show Live this week, Martin ran a ‘bill buster’ special episode in which he … Read more

Locals have erected signs welcoming visitors to (Image: Trevor Bates) Villagers in the Welsh valley of Ceiriog near Wrexham have taken a tongue-in-cheek approach to the problems plaguing their roads, with new bunting and posters welcoming visitors to “.” Vulnerable locals are being cut off from their carers and taxis, and postmen are refusing to … Read more

Kemi Badenoch says the Tories would consider means testing the triple lock (Image: Getty) The Conservative leader said yesterday that the party would consider means-testing the in a major policy shift – but do Express readers think it’s the right move for the ? rise yearly under the policy by whichever is highest out of … Read more

One expert has torn the Chancellor apart with a stark warning (Image: Getty) A senior Bank of England economist has issued a damning indictment of the state of the economy in a fresh blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Professor Alan Taylor, a member of the Bank’s monetary policy committee, said: “GDP growth appears to have … Read more

Thousands in the seaside town of Conwy have woken up to no running water. (Image: Getty) A burst of water in a  has left 40,000 people without access to water, including 5,000 vulnerable residents. Locals in the northern town of Conwy have resorted to desperate measures after warned that repairs were taking “more time than planned”. … Read more

Labour MPs have sparked fury over supporting a decision to relocate a furnace (Image: Getty) Labour MPs in Teesside sensationally celebrated the decision to strap plans to build a “green steel” furnace there. Two new furnaces are set to be built in Scunthorpe, following talks between British Steel’s Chinese owners and Labour ministers. These would … Read more

No federal, state, or local taxes were used to construct the Bridge (Image: Getty) A gigantic steel suspension bridge conneting a state from east to West is known to be the world’s most blood-curling bridges to cross. The massive structure spans the Chesapeake Bay, connecting rural and Eastern shore region with its urban and suburban … Read more