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’s owner Stellantis has announced it is planning to shut down its Luton site next April. More than 1,100 jobs at the van-making factory are at risk, but Stellantis said it is hoping to transfer “hundreds” of jobs to the group’s Vauxhall site in Ellesmere Port. It is now in consultation with unions and employees … Read more

More up to date tech is being installed on a major UK railway line (Image: Getty) Work on a £1.4billion upgrade to a major UK line is set to continue this weekend. The work involves closing part of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) this weekend in order to test ‘21st century digital signalling systems’. … Read more

Visitors to Wales could be charged a tourist tax when staying overnight (Image: Getty) Visitors to are being warned they could be charged a when staying overnight. The Welsh Government is introducing legislation that will give local councils the power to apply a visitor levy to accommodation bills. It means that anyone staying in a … Read more

Martin Lewis has given the exact dates bank switchers will get cash for Christmas (Image: ITVX) Money expert Martin Lewis says customers of four major high street banks can get cash in time for Christmas as he revealed the exact dates you will get the money. Five high street banks including , and are paying … Read more

Pensioners will be getting their £300 Winter Fuel Payments this week (Image: Getty) State pensioners up and down the UK are waking up £300 better off this week as those who are eligible to receive a are beginning to receive the money. The controversial changes to rules this winter mean that millions of pensioners who … Read more

Part time workers often miss out on pension contributions (Image: Getty) Someone working part-time, three days a week, will find themselves with a much lower fund than if they had worked full time. Standard Life said a saver on a salary of £25,000 per year paying in the minimum amount to their pension would have … Read more

Perfectly ordinary feelings are being over-medicalised in the name of compassion (Image: Getty) Lots of things make me feel unhappy, agitated or super-stressed. Sometimes it’s as simple as lousy weather, people who cancel appointments, self-checkouts (surely the devil`s work) and being told to “exit through the gift shop”. On other occasions it’s a little more … Read more

Royal experts have shared their views about the ongoing Royal Lodge dispute (Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Prince Andrew has made assurances that he has access to “legitimate means” to stay in his home at Royal Lodge, but royal experts have pointed out a major problem. In a recent episode of The Royal Beat, titled … Read more

The price of Bitcoin has surged (Image: Getty) The has risen from over $37,000 (£29,400) to around $97,000 in the last 12 months, spiking in the aftermath of the US presidential election. The UK’s main financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said 12 per cent of UK adults now own crypto, up from 10 … Read more

The new recruit could earn as much as £200,000 – significantly more than Sir Keir Starmer (Image: GETTY) The UK Government is recruiting a new Permanent Secretary for and International Economic Affairs on a salary of up to £200,000, more than £35,000 more than Sir , it has been revealed. The news prompted Brexiteers to … Read more