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British grandparents are spending an estimated £14.6billion each year supporting their grandchildren as families increasingly rely on older relatives to help cover childcare and household costs.The study found grandparents are spending money on fuel, food, clothing, toys and activities while caring for their grandchildren.Creditspring researchers surveyed more than 1,000 grandparents during April and May and said the findings highlight the growing financial role grandparents now play in supporting families across the UK.Tamsin Powell, consumer finance expert at Creditspring, said: “It’s an eye-watering figure. And it underlines the huge hidden role grandparents play in keeping family finances afloat.”But this support is…
Arsenal’s Max Dowman has become the youngest player to start a Premier League match as the Gunners take on Crystal Palace.Dowman, who has played five times in the top flight for Arsenal, becomes the youngest starter at the age of 16 years and 144 days.Jose Baxter, who was then at Everton, had held the record since he made his first start in 2008 when he was 16 years and 198 days old.It adds to a list of records collected by Dowman, who became the youngest Premier League winner when Arsenal clinched the title.In November 2025, he became the Champions League’s…
A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed after a mass “unauthorised gathering” in Clapham.Metropolitan Police were called to Clapham Common on Friday after fighting broke out among a group of teenagers who were at an alleged music event. The event had been heavily promoted on TikTok, with footage on social media showing a large police presence, with dozens of vehicles stationed around the common.Nine arrests were made at the event as officers were seen dispersing the group. The injuries to the 17-year-old were found to be non-life-threatening, but he was rushed to hospital.A spokesman for Met Police said: “We were called…
Sir Keir Starmer said the rape case which saw two teenage boys who raped two girls spared jail was “appalling”, and it was “right that law officers are urgently reviewing the sentences”.The Prime Minister’s comments come as Labour launched an urgent review after the attackers avoided jail.Three boys, aged between 13 and 14 at the time, sexually assaulted two teenage girls and “laughed” while filming the attacks in Fordingbridge, Hampshire.They then shared the content online, Southampton Crown Court heard, with the first attack taking place on November 26, 2024 and the second on January 17, 2025.The two older boys were…
Reform UK has unveiled a £5billion “hard work bonus” that would scrap income tax on overtime for workers earning under £75,000.The party insists it will clamp down on any attempts by employers to game the system.It would make all hours worked beyond a standard 40‑hour week free from income tax, with Reform claiming nine in 10 workers could benefit. The annual cost would be funded through what the party says is £40billion of spending reductions and efficiency savings.Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick faced questions on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips over whether firms could cut basic pay and shift earnings into…
Mandatory eyesight checks for drivers aged 70 and over have been backed by the UK’s leading optometry bodies as ministers move closer to introducing tougher road safety laws. The Association of Optometrists and the College of Optometrists submitted a joint response supporting the Government’s proposals for compulsory vision tests for older motorists.The plans were examined as part of a consultation by the Department for Transport, which closed on May 11 after running for four months. Ministers are considering replacing the current self-declaration system, where drivers simply confirm they meet legal eyesight standards when renewing their licence at 70 and every…
Losing their captain and principal scorer is bad enough but losing him for little or no money might be deemed insult added to injury. Right now, the phrases being used are ‘undisclosed fee’ and ‘Rangers paid the required amount’.Shankland has a prolific record for Hearts against Rangers, scoring both in a 2-0 win at Ibrox in September, getting what turned out to be the winner against them in December and in May, both times at Tynecastle.He scored against Rangers in a 3-3 draw in May, 2024 and scored in a 3-1 loss and a 2-1 loss in November and October…
Anna Davies scored four tries and Eva Hunter bagged a hat-trick as Wigan Warriors walloped Barrow Raiders 74-6 to continue their 100% start to the Women’s Super League season.Defending champions Wigan ran in 14 tries as they overpowered Barrow at the Speed Competitions Stadium to make it six victories from six matches in all competitions this term. They are top of the early table on points difference from St Helens after the first two league matches of the campaign. Davies led the rout, scoring her first try in the opening minute, and she went over twice in each half.Hunter ran…
A watch has been sold at auction for £40,000 after being saved from a skip.The Paul Ditisheim deck watch, described as “extremely rare,” attracted bidders from around the world when it came up for sale.The timepiece, destined for the rubbish heap, achieved more than five times its pre-sale estimate at Mallams Auctioneers in Oxford.Years earlier, the watch had narrowly escaped destruction after the previous owner’s father intervened to prevent it from being discarded in a skip.Duncan Lloyd, who conducted the auction, expressed his delight at the outcome.He said: “It was a real joy to have this rare and beautiful Paul…
Camilla asked: “How worried are you about Restore?”“Not at all,” Mr Jenrick shot back.“Well, you should be,” Camila returned, saying the party could “kibosh your chances of majority” in a future General Election.“Maybe people are voting for other parties, not Reform. But the only way to get rid of Labour is to rally behind Nigel Farage,” he responsed.Probing further, the GB News host said: ”When you’ve got the Greens on the rise and you’ve still got your old friends in the Tories. They (Restore) can’t be dismissed, can they? ”At some point, if you cannot form a majority. You’re going…