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Coalition will support employees to build savings pots via workplace schemes
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (450+ words) A coalition aiming to help boost UK adults" financial resilience by supporting people to put money aside regularly through workplace saving schemes is launching on Tuesday. It collectively employs about 400, 000 people and includes organisations such as the Co-op, First Bus,…...
Energy debt fears plaguing third of UK households " survey
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (684+ words) A third of UK adults are currently in debt to their energy firm or worried about falling behind ahead of a 13% jump in the price cap from July, a survey suggests. The figure rises to 45% of parents with a child…...
Tories would give Aberdeen oil industry "kiss of life" says Badenoch
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (465+ words) A Scottish Conservative win in Aberdeen South could give the oil and gas industry "the kiss of life, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Conservative leader is visiting the constituency on Tuesday ahead of Thursday's by-election. Ms Badenoch has been vocal…...
Migrant who came to UK after answering Tik Tok ad put to work in Norfolk drug farms
15+ hour, 37+ min ago (276+ words) An Albanian who answered a social media advert promising "2, 000 for work in this country was put to work at two Norfolk cannabis factories. Durim Deda responded to an appeal on Tik Tok which was "offering significant reward for work" in…...
Snapchat messages help expose Norwich cocaine dealer jailed for three years
13+ hour, 19+ min ago (183+ words) A drug dealer who was stopped and searched in a Range Rover has been jailed for three years. Eris Brahimi, of Barnards Yard, Norwich, was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court on June 8 after admitting to being concerned in the supply…...
Police investigating fire started in woodland
11+ hour, 37+ min ago (97+ words) A fire started in a wooded area has sparked a police investigation. Police and fire crews were called to Bridge Street in Loddon at 10. 41pm on Sunday. A fire had been started in the woodland just off the road. One engine…...
Social media ban for under-16s "watershed moment for child protection
10+ hour, 30+ min ago (1022+ words) Under-16s in the UK could be banned from using social media by spring next year in what has been hailed a "watershed moment for child protection. Bereaved parents and child safety campaigners welcomed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's announcement as…...
Goldie looking for King Charles repeat with American Affair
12+ hour, 49+ min ago (696+ words) Jim Goldie is confident American Affair will put up a staunch defence of his crown in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot. The six-year-old provided his Scottish trainer with a first taste of Group One success in this…...
New beauty salon dedicated to accessibility and inclusivity to open in Norwich
18+ hour, 36+ min ago (291+ words) A beauty salon focused on accessibility and inclusivity is opening its doors to the community. Rupanzel Beauty will launch at Castle Quarter in Norwich on Tuesday, June 16, offering a wide range of treatments including facials, waxing, manicures and lash services....
Romanian suspects fail to attend court'but THREE interpreters do (at public expense)
11+ hour, 27+ min ago (190+ words) The shocking waste of public money on failed court hearings has been exposed after three interpreters attended a hearing where four members of an alleged Romanian shoplifting gang failed to turn up. Two men and two women are accused of…...