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THE minimum amount of money you need to live on in retirement each year has fallen – but there are ways of boosting your pot to get more. Industry trade body The Pension and Lifetime Savings Association calculates how much a single person and a couple need to afford different levels of comfort in retirement. […]

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column is being kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today.  ARIES March 21 to April 20 Challenging planet aspects may shake your resolve in a fitness programme, but you have the […]

AN ICONIC Grand Designs house dubbed “perfect” by fans has hit the market for £1.5million after 20 years of “painstaking” renovation. Green Dragon Barn, in South Hams, Devon, was forged from three connected barns by couple Sue Charman and Martin Whitlock. Channel 4Kevin McCloud originally visited the home in 2001[/caption] StagsThe Grand Designs home was […]

MEL B is spotted along with two of her Spice Girl bandmates at her 50th birthday bash. Emma Bunton and Mel C were among the guests in leopard-print outfits, in homage to Scary Spice Mel’s best-known stage get-ups. MCPIXMel B in one of her trademark leopard-print outfits for her 50th birthday party[/caption] MCPIXEmma Bunton and […]

Alamy PASSENGERS could enjoy quicker journeys and fewer delays under the first shake-up of flight paths in 70 years. Ministers have ordered an overhaul of UK airspace to create more direct routes. The review could also let planes climb into the sky quicker to reduce the noise for communities below. In the long-term, the government […]

MAYA Jama stunned in a plunging maxi dress as she counts down to the launch of the new series of Love Island. The presenter will return to the airwaves once again to front the twelfth instalment of the smash-hit ITV dating show. InstagramMaya Jama stunned in a plunging maxi dress[/caption] InstagramShe is counting down the […]

THE BRITISH cities with the worst availability and speed of electric vehicle charging have been revealed in new research. More and more people are making the switch to EVs each passing year, but access to charging infrastructure continues to be a key concern for motorists. GettyCost, speed and access to EV chargers can vary vastly […]

ONE of Britain’s biggest supermarket chains is slashing prices of its mammoth breakfast offer in time for Father’s Day. The 23-piece Big Daddy Breakfast will return to Morrisons Cafés  across the country “by popular demand”. MorrisonsThe Father’s Day breakfast offer is available between Monday, June 2 and Sunday, June 15[/caption] MorrisonsThis immense breakfast serving includes healthy portions […]

PUBS and restaurants are being driven into the ground by Labour’s tax hikes – with a THIRD now operating at a loss. A damning industry survey reveals the number of boozers at risk of closure has increased 11 per cent in the last three months. Landlords are now warning punters that putting up drink prices […]

MILLIONS of landline customers have been encouraged to speak to their provider now ahead of a big switch off. Two million vulnerable people rely on lifesaving telecare alarms to call for help in an emergency. GettyMillions of landline customers have been urged to contact their provider now[/caption] The alarms can alert call centres or carers […]