10 Sep, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
‘I cried the first time I went to a food bank but LGBTQ+ people like me have no choice’
One trans woman said she ‘cried’ when she first visited a food bank (Picture: Metro.co.uk) LGBTQ+ people in the UK are more than two times more likely to go to bed hungry, data shared exclusively with Metro shows. The Trussell Trust, Britain’s largest network of food banks, found that one in three (34%) queer people experienced […]
8 Sep, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I’m starting over after a messy divorce — it’s left me totally skint
The financial shock of divorce can add even more stress (Picture: Getty Images) More than 100,000 couples divorced in England and Wales in 2023, according to the latest ONS figures. And for many, the financial shock that comes after a split can be as crippling as the emotional side, especially for the lower earner in […]
2 Sep, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Woman reveals the surprising price of living on a cruise ship full-time
Ever wondered what it might cost to live at sea? (Picture: Getty Images) Lynnelle, creator of the YouTube channel Poverty to Paradise, has turned heads with her decision to live full-time on cruise ships. After a difficult 2024, she made a striking decision to change everything about her life – one she now documents for […]
27 Aug, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Should London have free travel for all – and how realistic is it?
Free travel for all in London could help struggling families and low-income workers (Picture: Getty Images) Could some of London’s problems be solved by free travel? It might not be a silver bullet, but free travel campaigners have cranked up the pressure by calling for universal free public transport for all ages in the UK […]
I need the heating on, a hot water bottle, and an electric blanket (Picture: Belinda Jiao) This October, the energy bills of my 77-year-old husband, Rajinder, and I, will increase by 2%. Politicians are trying to reassure us after the news that the energy cap regulated by Ofgem will rise by an average of £35 […]
27 Aug, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Martin Lewis’ MSE shares ‘ASAP’ advice to save 15% on bills before energy price hike
Act now to avoid the hike (Picture: Shutterstock/Getty) Today, Ofgem confirmed what Martin Lewis had predicted: the UK’s energy price cap will go up by 2% on October 1, adding an extra £2.93 a month to the average bill. The regulator blamed the latest rise – which impacts around 65% of households in England, Scotland […]
Energy prices will go up for millions of people within weeks (Picture: Shutterstock) The next Ofgem energy price cap has been announced – and it is double what households had braced for. Millions of people will see their energy bills go up by 2% within weeks after the regulator’s confirmation today. Households had initially expected […]
Rescue cat Snowy has just been diagnosed with diabetes (Picture: Getty Images/Westend61) When you have a pet, you consider them a member of the family – but unlike our human relatives, they aren’t able to get healthcare on the NHS. Meredith, from Newport, took this into account when she rescued her cat Snowy, but a […]
19 Aug, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Restaurant tipping rules are quietly changing — with new service charge for drinks
Service charges are quietly changing in restaurants (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Name something more British than the awkward moment when one person wants to contest the service charge at dinner and the other just wants to pay the bill and skedaddle The whole situation becomes ten times more uncomfortable when it happens on a first date… […]
John’s not the only one feeling overworked and underpaid (Picture: Getty Images) With the cost of living continuing to rise, if your wages are the same as a few years back, you’re effectively earning less than before. John, from Nuneaton in Warwickshire, is feeling this pinch right now, working harder than ever before but still […]