[ Mon Dieu! What has happened as Paris limbers up for the Olympics? I had thought service est compris was practically written into the French Declaration of 1789? Yet, I hear, Parisian restaurants are starting to push their patrons to tip. As more people pay by card, customers in the city are increasingly finding that, … Read more
[ The Government has paid out £571.6m in underpaid state pension payments, after nearly 100,000 pensioners were left short-changed. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) identified 97,016 state pension underpayments between January 2021 and February 2024, with each underpayment worth £5,900 on average, new data shows. However, estimates suggest the scale of the issue … Read more
[ The Government has been accused of forcing disabled people into courts for no reason after it emerged that tens of thousands had benefit decisions overturned without any new evidence required. Figures show 50,000 people seeking Personal Independence Payments (PIP) had an initial refusal overturned at tribunal without the need for new evidence. The Government … Read more
[ A trip to the French capital is never going to be the most low-budget holiday, but 2024 looks like it will be particularly pricey. With around 30 million visitors a year, Paris is already one of the world’s most popular destinations, but this is set to be a bumper year for the French capital: … Read more
[ Parliament should act quickly to pass legislation quashing the convictions of all victims of the Post Office computer system scandal, according to senior legal experts. Rishi Sunak has repeated his pledge to those affected by the Horizon IT saga that the Government will “make this right”. The scandal saw more than 700 sub-postmasters and … Read more
