18+ hour, 10+ min ago   (508+ words) Reform UK has proposed cutting around £50 billion a year from Britain’s welfare bill through an overhaul that would abolish Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and the health element of Universal Credit for working-age adults. The plans would affect almost three million…...

15+ hour, 30+ min ago   (553+ words) A recall involving nearly 19 million eggs produced in Texas has been classified as Class I, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s highest-risk category, amid a multistate Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak. The recall covers 1,589,577 dozen white shell and brown cage-free eggs produced by…...

16+ hour ago   (536+ words) The cost of long-term care in the United States has climbed sharply, forcing families to spend savings, leave jobs, tap home equity, or rely on relatives to cover care. Nursing homes, adult day services, assisted living, and home care have…...

21+ hour ago   (557+ words) HMRC has detailed how Winter Fuel payments will be recovered from some state pensioners over the coming tax years. The timing and amount collected will depend on income, the year of payment and how each person pays tax. HM Revenue…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (395+ words) About 250,000 Cooluli mini fridges sold on Amazon and the manufacturer’s website are being recalled after reports of overheating, sparks, smoke and fires that caused property damage and one reported injury. About 250,000 Cooluli mini fridges sold through Amazon and the manufacturer…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (409+ words) Equifax has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over a coding error that caused inaccurate credit scores to be sent to lenders for about 4 million consumers. The proposed agreement, which still requires federal court approval, would resolve…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (442+ words) A federal watchdog found that thousands of veterans’ documents were wrongly marked as unidentifiable by the VA. The mistake may have delayed claims, reduced payments and left some applicants waiting years for decisions. Thousands of veterans and other claimants may…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (462+ words) The UK government is considering a reduction in electric vehicle sales targets as Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces growing criticism over his climate policies during a summer marked by extreme heat, drought and destructive wildfires. The consultation, launched on Friday,…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (314+ words) Octopus Energy households receive average £244 for exporting solar power. More than 400,000 homes have earned nearly £100 million by selling surplus solar electricity back to the grid over the past year. Octopus Energy has confirmed that households using its export tariffs have…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (567+ words) The FDA has upgraded a major egg recall to its highest risk classification after a Salmonella outbreak linked to the products caused dozens of illnesses and hospitalizations. The FDA has upgraded a major egg recall to a Class I recall,…...