Deadline for National Insurance top-ups softened
A looming deadline for people to plug NI gaps, to ensure they get the full state pension, has been eased. Source: Original News
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Low-paid workers to get right to 80% of salary in sick pay
Those currently earning less than £123 a week are currently not eligible for sick pay. Source: Original News
US tariffs on Canada and Mexico to go ahead, Trump says
Markets dropped after the US president confirmed the tariffs on America’s two biggest trading partners would be moving forward. Source: Original News
Bubble tea chain bigger than Starbucks sees shares jump on debut
Mixue’s shares rose by 40% as they started trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Source: Original News
TikTok investigated over use of children’s data
It will look into how the social media platform uses the data of 13 to 17-year-olds to recommend content. Source: Original News
Crypto prices rally after Trump backs five coins for ‘crypto reserve’
Trump named five cryptocurrencies he wanted in a potential national reserve so the US could become “the Crypto Capital of the World”. Source: Original News
Ex-Barclays boss with Epstein links seeks to clear name
Jes Staley wants to overturn a decision by the UK regulator banning him from holding a senior role in the City. Source: Original News
Diversity backlash: Is ‘masculine energy’ coming to the UK?
Donald Trump has scrapped federal diversity initiatives and many US firms have too – will UK companies follow suit? Source: Original News
Rail fare rise ‘piles on misery’, campaigners say
People are being “priced off” the railways, one group says, as ticket prices in England and Wales rise by 4.6% Source: Original News
Why is it so hard to move a runway at Gatwick just 12 metres?
Protests, politicking and planning could stall the runway, despite the government being ‘minded to approve’ it Source: Original News