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400,000 workers to get pay rise from today - check if your wage is going up

New "Real Living Wage" rates have been announced today, with the hourly rates are rising by £1, from £9.90 to £10.90 across the UK, and by 90p, from £11.05 to £11.95 in London

Daily Mirror

Real Living Wage increases to £10.90 an hour, giving pay boost to 400,000 workers

Voluntary scheme sees more than 11,000 employers, including Ikea and Lush, pay higher than statutory minimum wage

Wales Online

Voluntary ‘real living wage’ rises to £10.90 an hour

Almost 400,000 workers set to receive boost

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New pay rates announced for voluntary ‘real living wage’

Hourly rates are rising by £1 to £10.90 across the UK and by 90p to £11.95 in London, both higher than the statutory minimum.

The Independent UK

Homeowners turning to real fires in desperate bid to cut costs

Central heating may be ditched to help save cash

Wales Online

Tenth of homeowners plan fires instead of central heating due to energy costs

Research from Aviva found a tenth of adults said they plan to light fires or stoves more often in their homes.

The Independent UK

Over 40% of Irish drivers admit to going over the speed limit in damning new study

The survey also sought to get an insight into what are the biggest stress factors experienced by motorists when driving.

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Scammer jailed for claiming £75,000 on missed flights he never actually booked

Insurance fraudster Johsua Moorcroft, 27, sentenced to 16 months in prison by Liverpool Crown Court after pleading guilty to 15 counts of false representation

The Independent UK

Scammer used forged letter to con travel companies out of £75k

Joshua Moorcroft has been jailed for 16 months after he made bogus claims for missed flights

Liverpool Echo

Fraudster tried to use forged police letter to scam more than £75,000 from insurance companies for fake missed flights

In one case he used his partner's name to make a bogus claim

Manchester Evening News

Exploding tyre, surgery and car crash - fraudster's elaborate lies in £75,000 travel scam

Joshua Moorcroft made 15 bogus claims as he tried to con cash from six different insurance companies

Wales Online

Scammer jailed after swindling £75k 'cancelled flights and injuries' insurance claims

Joshua Moorcroft, 27, dreamt up excuses to gain thousands of pounds in bogus insurance claims, including car accidents on the way to airports or disruption caused by the Covid pandemic

Daily Mirror

UK fire and subsidence claims will rise due to extreme heat, says insurer

LV=GI says it is dealing with claims worth £1.2m after the heatwave of 17 to 20 July

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 insurers eye simpler, more affordable policies as inflation sets in

Aviva and Admiral both expect ‘essential’ insurance ranges to grow in popularity during cost-of-living crisis

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Liz Truss to set out economic plans to finance sector in bid to lead Britain

Liz Truss, front-runner to be Britain's next prime minister, will set out her economic plans to finance sector officials on Friday, including scrapping legacy EU laws by the end of 2023.Foreign Minister Truss is up against former finance minister Rishi Sunak to win the votes of 200,000 members of the…

Birmingham Post

Aviva announces one-off payment to staff and removes car park charges as cost of living crisis bites

'We hope this one-off payment goes some way to helping a large number of our colleagues this winter'

Wales Online

Aviva to give staff up to £1,000 to help with cost of living

It acknowledged that employees were worried about the situation

The Independent UK

7 ways to keep home insurance costs down

Shopping around for home insurance? Here’s what to bear in mind, writes Vicky Shaw.

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The Independent UK

Households’ garden accessories worth £800 on average, says insurer

Aviva said claims it has seen include a 10-foot trampoline and a metal elephant weighing 100 kilograms.

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From leaving a key under the mat to DIY, 5 reasons your home insurance might not pay out

Thefts double over the summer while families are on holiday but only one in six claims are met, often because of avoidable errors

The Independent UK

Cost-of-living crisis contributing to rise in fraudulent claims, say insurers

The average value of a fraudulent home insurance claim is £8,800, according to Zurich UK.

The Independent UK

58% of over-55s ‘want to see benefits of legacies in their lifetimes’

The tendency towards considering helping out now may reflect the turbulence and uncertainty people have been through, Aviva said.

The Independent UK

‘9% of people leave keys under doormats or plant pots while on holiday’

Claims for home thefts tend to spike between July and September, insurer Aviva said.

The Independent UK

Three in four employees ‘have never discussed financial wellbeing with boss’

Employees aged 45 to 54 are the least likely to speak to their employers about financial concerns, according to research for Aviva.

Birmingham Post

Search is on for the UK’s Sustainable Small Business of the Year 

"These businesses are the trailblazers that will be important role models for other businesses to follow."

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