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PM also criticises business figures and opponents of changes, many of which come into force on Monday• Workers, pensioners and children: all better off. Ignore the critics – we really are standing up for working people Keir Starmer has used a series of new workers rights that come into force on Monday to attack the Green party, saying a vote for Labour's rivals puts such progress on sick pay, parental leave and zero-hours contracts at risk.The prime minister also took a swipe at business figures and opponents of what he described as the biggest strengthening of workers' rights in a generation, dismissing “vested interests” who had warned against them. Continue reading......

Day-one rights to statutory sick pay and paternity leave begin on Monday, and that fits the pattern. From my own life, I know people's anxieties, and I will respondStarmer attacks Greens, saying vote for Labour rivals puts new workers' rights at riskThis week 27 years ago, a Labour government introduced the minimum wage. At the time, the voices of the status quo lined up against it, but Labour made a choice: to stand up for working people. My government is doing the same.On Monday, the biggest strengthening of workers' rights in a generation comes into force. For the first time, workers gain day-one rights to statutory sick pay and paternity leave. No one should be forced to choose between their health and their wages, or miss those first precious days with their child because of insecurity at work.Keir Starmer is the UK prime minister Continue reading......

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Average traditional funeral now costs £4,623, up 1.3% since January, says report from Pure CremationThe war in Iran is pushing up the cost of living in the UK but it is also driving up the “cost of dying” as higher gas prices feed through to funerals.A report has found the average cost of a funeral in Britain is running ahead of inflation, with the war seemingly partly to blame as it has pushed up the price of gas used in crematoriums. Continue reading......

Natalie O'Neill, now 30, took ten years to save the £65,000 deposit she needed for her two-bed home in Hackney, east London - and began when she was earning just £26,000 a year aged 20....

Ofcom data points to more passive consumption amid changes to apps and fears about mental health and past postsPosting significant events in your life, from birthdays to weddings and promotions, is a social media staple. But Jenny, like many other Britons recently, has hesitated over contributing to the infinite scroll.“I wouldn't have even posted my wedding really,” she says. “But I had to because … There's like an etiquette. Nobody else can post your wedding until you've posted. So my friends were like: 'Please post, it's been like a week.'” Continue reading......

As the Middle East is drawn into war, expats and influencers are under pressure to only share the positive side of the UAE. In reality many are at risk of being put behind bars, and often find the UK government has little interest in helping them get outA four-metre barbed-wire fence runs through the desert at the UAE‑Omani border. In the early hours of 17 February 2021, Albert Douglas, 58, a British businessman, was creeping along it, looking for a way through. Douglas, who cuts a slight figure, wears spectacles and has a broad, earnest smile, never expected things to come to this. He'd been forced to abandon his home on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah, the tree-shaped archipelago lined with upmarket residences, and go into hiding. Usually he'd be driving around in a Rolls-Royce, now he was in a pickup truck, being chauffeured by people smugglers. They'd transported him to the edge of the Al Ain border, which neighbours Oman, in the dead of the night. It was incredible, really, how fast the li...

In einem turbulenten Marktumfeld empfiehlt Barclays sieben defensive Aktien, die nicht nur stabil sind, sondern auch attraktive Dividenden zahlen. Unternehmen wie JPMorgan, Coca-Cola und Extra Space Storage bieten mit Kurspotenzialen von bis zu 38 Prozent eine sichere Anlagemöglichkeit für volatile Zeiten. Angesichts der geopolitischen Unsicherheiten, der Ölpreisvolatilität und der zunehmenden Disruption durch Künstliche Intelligenz sehen Analysten bei Barclays die Notwendigkeit für Anleger, defensive Aktien in ihren Portfolios zu berücksichtigen. In einer kürzlich ......

Harvey Jones is keen to buy Barclays shares but wonders whether he's simply doubling down, given that he already holds FTSE 100 rival Lloyds. The post I hold Lloyds. Is it madness to buy Barclays shares too? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK....

The Lloyds share price has been good to Harvey Jones, making him a huge fan of the FTSE 100 bank. But does he need to calm down and look at the risks too? The post It's time we all took a long, cold look at the Lloyds share price appeared first on The Motley Fool UK....

A proposed cap on the ground rents paid by leasehold homeowners in England and Wales is seen as favouring foreign property investors, including those from Hong Kong and mainland China, but another measure tightening rules in setting rents is dampening demand ahead of its implementation, according to analysts. An estimated 203,000 homes in England and Wales are registered to owners with an overseas address. Hongkongers hold 14 per cent, making them the largest group of foreign investors in the......

Lloyds shares have a reputation for being excellent for dividends. But how many would be needed to match the return on one of the bank's savings accounts? The post How many Lloyds shares would I need to target £1,250 annual passive income? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK....

Thrust into the isolated world of caring, a daughter learns how other sole carers cope, some under immense strain....

James Beard reckons a SIPP's a great way to save for retirement. And the UK's largest pension provider says it's never too late to start saving. The post Aged 47 with a SIPP worth £27,000? Legal & General says you can still have a comfortable retirement appeared first on The Motley Fool UK....

Harvey Jones says BP shares have beaten every other FTSE 100 stock over the last month, but many investors will be wondering how long this can continue. The post See what £15,000 invested in red-hot BP shares 1 month ago is worth today… appeared first on The Motley Fool UK....

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Tehran's Toll Booth For Hormuz Strait Divides Countries Into 3 Categories The last several days have seen a limited number of foreign vessels successfully and safely cross the Strait of Hormuz for the first time, amid the ongoing de facto military blockage by Iran. A group of several vessels, namely French, Japanese, and Oman-linked ships were reported to have crossed the strait at the end of this week. This included Malta-flagged 'Kribi,' owned by French shipping group CMA CGM, having exited the Gulf through an Iranian-approved corridor, broadcasting "owner France" - as we reported earlier. via Reuters/AJ Interestingly, its route was identified by the shipping sourcel Lloyd's List as the "Tehran Tollbooth" - which references an emerging system imposed by Tehran that requires vessels to undergo vetting, disclose ownership and cargo details, as well as obtaining approval before transiting designated corridors. Three additional tankers, including the LNG carrier 'Soha...

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