Kathryn Tattum: All they told me when I rang up is there is a backlog. The system is so overwhelmed no one is taking responsibility
Savers who fell foul of the state pension top-ups system have accused the Government of encouraging them to make unnecessary payments, then failing to help find and refund their cash.
Untold sums of top-ups cash could be sitting in Government coffers, instead of being repaid to people who are still in the dark about what
Diese Auswahl aus einem längeren Gedicht von Lotte LS beschwört eine häusliche Szene herauf, die aus der Erinnerung auftaucht. In einem Haus häufen sich zerschlissene, kaputte und vernachlässigte Gegenstände, und dabei werden die Anforderungen dieser Gegenstände deutlich. Ein Durcheinander ist nicht träge. Schmutziges Geschirr stellt Ansprüche. Das Zuhause ist hier kein Ort der Sicherheit oder des Komforts, sondern ein Ort der Arbeit. Doch es gibt keinen Streik – nur Flucht. Ausgewählt von Anne Boyer
Mercedes have poked fun at an interaction between George Russell and a fan at the Belgian Grand Prix after the British driver was caught red-handed signing a Max Verstappen cap upon his entry to the circuit.
The Mercedes driver was making his way past swathes of fans on his way to the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, signing autographs and interacting with the crowd that had waited it out to get a glimpse of their favourite drivers.
One fan could be heard
The European Union needs to address curtailment wasting solar power potential and negative prices hitting the revenues of projects, a group of solar and renewable energy associations told the European Commission on Tuesday (1 August).
The solar industry is rapidly growing in Europe, with 40 gigawatts (GW) installed in 2022, almost 50% more than in 2021.
“While 2023 will likely deliver another record summer for solar generation,” write the associations in a letter addressed to EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson,
Shannon Beador was “removed” from a bar after “screaming” at ex-boyfriend John Janssen’s daughter, Page Six has learned.
We’re told the ordeal went down earlier this month at Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa, Calif., where Beador was hanging out with her ex-turned-friend and his family.
It’s unclear what prompted her “wild” outburst toward Janssen’s daughter, but an eyewitness told Instagram account @igfamousbydana that the Bravolebrity, 59, appeared “wasted” and “had to be held back and removed by security.”
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Jeremy Hunt warned that the NHS will swallow up billions in taxpayers’ cash unless its staffing crisis is fixed
The NHS will gobble up billions more in taxpayers’ cash if ministers don’t address its staffing crisis, Jeremy Hunt warned today.
The former Health Secretary said the idea that throwing money at the health service to clear backlogs and treatment delays had ‘poisoned intelligent debate’ about how to fix the problems.
Despite record funding for the NHS, waiting lists for routine
