Charlotte Elton

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Politics 'The question you should be asking is, is it better than where we were yesterday?' prime minister Keir Starmer told reporters Donald Trump will cut tariffs on UK car imports to 10%, with import taxes on steel and aluminium slashed to zero, as part of a new UK-US trade deal which prime minister Keir Starmer has described as a “platform for the future”. In return, the UK will remove the tariff on ethanol for US goods, and provide “reciprocal market access on beef”.

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Advertorial from giffgaff Big Issue vendor Dave Martin’s giffgaff phonehelps him to pursue his passion for art and bringpleasure to the buyers of his bold abstract prints. When Big Issue vendor Dave Martin sells his art, it’s a “very personal thing”. “People don’t just put anything in their homes,” the Hammersmith seller says. “They have to think about the decor, and how it will look. You can’t just pick any old print. I like to think of [my art] going into people’s houses.

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Money A lack of affordable credit means millions of Brits are forced to take out extortionate payday loans When Charlotte Liddell’s dad died, she was devastated. Just two days later, she got the bill. “I had no understanding of how much a funeral would cost, at all,” the mum-of-two told Big Issue. “Not even a rough estimate. So to have that sudden cost, that was so so stressful.” Liddell had just 24 hours to come up with £1,518.

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Skip to header Skip to main content Don’t miss this offer - 8 issues for just £9.99 Social Justice British aid worker Gavin Kelleher explains the situation on the ground in Gaza, from the lack of humanitarian aid to the collapse of the ceasefire In January, Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza.

2 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Charlotte Elton

Social Justice 'Underpensioned' groups reach retirement with significantly reduced private pension pots, a new report has found “Life,” leaving cards exhort, “begins at retirement.” But millions of Brits have very little to look forward to. Women, ethnic minorities, disabled people and carers reach retirement age with significantly reduced private pension pots, leaving them thousands of pounds worse off every year. The average retired Brit draws £8,500 of private pension income per year.