Alex Evans
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UK drivers issued £5k alert over little-known 'illness' linked to thunderstorms (opens the original)
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Medical experts have told drivers to be aware of ‘thunder fever’ (Image: Getty Images) Motorists have been issued a warning about an unusual weather phenomenon which can cause problems when hot weather gives way to thunderstorms. Medical experts have told drivers to be aware of ‘thunder fever’ – a rare weather phenomenon that makes hay fever (and asthma) much worse with a combination of thunderstorms and elevated pollen counts across the country, reports Express.co.uk. It happens when moisture a
Andy Burnham set to hand state pensioners £514 cash boost (opens the original)
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State pensioners are set to receive a £514 boost(Image: inyourArea) New state pensioners are in line for a large boost to their annual benefit income - but will avoid a tax bill from HMRC for at least one more year thanks to Andy Burnham's two rules. New state pensioners are in line for a boost to their state pension worth an estimated £514.45 a year, reports Express.co.uk. That’s because the triple lock forecasts indicate that right now, the benefit is set to increase by 4.1% next year. READ MO
Check your eggs for this one thing after salmonella outbreak (opens the original)
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(Image: NurPhoto, NurPhoto via Getty Images) Households are being advised to inspect their eggs for a specific symbol and an eight-digit code in order to reduce the risk of salmonella, following a death believed to be connected to imported eggs. One person has died and hundreds more have fallen ill as a result of a food poisoning outbreak, health officials have confirmed. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has stated that the salmonella outbreak "may be linked to eggs imported from outside of
Andy Burnham 4.3% state pension increase on table with £540 boost (opens the original)
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The State Pension triple lock is a rule that guarantees pensions increase every April The state pension could rise by 4.3 per cent next year - with wage growth currently projected to be the top metric of the three. The State Pension triple lock is a rule that guarantees pensions increase every April by the highest of three figures: average wage growth, inflation (Consumer Prices Index), or 2.5% UK wage growth slowed to 3.4% for regular pay and 4.3% for total pay in the three months to May 2026,
UK households urged to pour washing up liquid down drains on Sunday (opens the original)
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Washing up liquid can be used to unblock outdoor drains(Image: Alex Evans) Swathes of the UK are edging back towards heatwave territory - while other regions brace themselves for torrential downpours. Following several predominantly dry weeks, those areas of the UK now receiving rainfall, such as northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, could encounter difficulties with their homes. The contrasting conditions have already seen parts of northern England drenched with rainfall on Saturday,
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