Year: 2024

Norwegen nach der Befreiung: Historische Fotos deutscher Kriegsgefangener in Norwegen, 1945

Die deutsche Besetzung Norwegens begann am 9. April 1940, nachdem deutsche Truppen das neutrale skandinavische Land Norwegen besetzt hatten. Sie endete am 8. Mai 1945 nach der Kapitulation der deutschen Truppen in Europa. Während dieser gesamten Zeit war Norwegen ununterbrochen…

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Average Brit to pay £1,261 more in tax after Rachel Reeves’s triple whammy bombshell.uk

Rachel Reeves’s changes to capital gains tax and dividend tax allowances will hit wallets hard, according to an interactive investor. Transferring assets between spouses or civil partners (tax-free) allows both to use their allowances (Image: Getty) Average Brits are set to…

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Live UK snow maps turn purple with giant -12C polar blast smothering 15 counties.uk

A cold snap will bring freezing temperatures in some parts of the country, maps suggest. Weather maps have turned white and purple indicating the possibility of snow (Image: WXCharts) Freezing conditions are likely to hit the UK, according to latest snow maps that have…

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Warning as hospitals ‘full to bursting’ as patients suffer from ‘quad-emic’ symptoms.uk

A perfect storm of respiratory bugs and stomach illness is sending a tidal wave of poorly patients to hospitals this winter. A&E departments are being inundated with poorly patients this winter (Image: Getty ) Around half of accident and emergency departments across the…

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Labour threatens fresh economic blow with overregulation obsessions.uk

Rachel Reeves (Image: Getty) The soaring office towers of Canary Wharf stand as testimony to Britain’s golden era of smart regulation and financial ingenuity, cementing London’s long tradition as the world’s financial capital. Today, many of those offices are, tellingly, being…

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DWP urged to increase state pension to £28,000 a year for over-60s.uk

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been urged to increase the state pension to the level of the National Living Wage for 48 hours a week Thousands are calling for major changes to State Pension payments (Image: Getty Images)…

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Fury as hospital car parking fees hit £1 billion in six years.uk

New analysis shows hospital staff, patients and visitors have paid more than £1 billion in parking charges over the last six years. Hospitals have raked in more than £1 billion in car parking fees in the last six years (Image: Getty)…

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‘Real risk’ of more tax hikes as Rachel Reeves’ Budget leaves UK economy in turmoil.uk

EXCLUSIVE: Top Tories say Brits will face further tax rises next year after it was revealed two-thirds of the Chancellor’s £9.9bn borrowing buffer has been wiped out. Mel Stride warns the UK of further tax hikes next year. (Image: PA) Shadow…

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Expert slams Rachel Reeves’s inaction for risking £46k ‘pensions timebomb’.uk

An expert has urged the government to push forward plans for employers to set up pensions for young workers and claims the delay is “deeply frustrating”. Extending auto enrolment to the under 22s will mean they can save nearly £50k…

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Fury as civil servants get whopping £30m of shopping vouchers at taxpayers’ expense.uk

The UK’s 542,000 civil servants have received “good behaviour” bonuses totalling £30 million – double the amount they were given two years ago. The cost of vouchers awarded to civil servants jumped from £14.7 million to £30.6 million this year (Image:…