Pictured: Man ‘punched by Mike Amesbury after argument over Winter Fuel Payment’ | UK | News

[ad_1] Labour MP Mike Amesbury was arguing with a constituent – reportedly about the winter fuel allowance – before he allegedly punched him in the face. Footage then emerged, which appears to show the politician hitting a man on Saturday morning. Now, the man who was punched has been identified by MailOnline as 42-year-old Paul … Read more

State pensioners told ‘make 1 phone call’ to reinstate £300 Winter Fuel Payment | Personal Finance | Finance

[ad_1] State Pensioners are being urged to ‘make one phone call’ from today to get their £300 Winter Fuel Payment reinstated. Under the previous government, the free handout was a universal payment for people of State Pension age, but new Labour rules means it is now a means-tested benefit. The change means that millions of … Read more

Shock as millions of pounds of winter fuel allowance paid to people in EU countries | UK | News

[ad_1] Millions of pounds in Winter Fuel Allowance (WFA) has been paid out to people living outside the UK, it has emerged. In the year 2023/24 there were 34,307 of the payments made to people across the EU, including in Italy, Romania, Croatia and Bulgaria. There were 25 payouts in Croatia, eight in Iceland and … Read more

voted Labour all life can’t forgive ‘freebie’ Starmer Winter Fuel raid | Personal Finance | Finance

[ad_1] Linda, 67, was so into Labour politics that she would take a week off work simply to watch the party’s annual conference. Yet she still couldn’t bring herself to vote for the party under PM Keir Starmer at the recent election for one simple reason: “I just didn’t trust him.” She was nonetheless stunned … Read more

Aerleum plans to turn CO2 directly into fuel for cargo ships and, eventually, airplanes

[ad_1] It only took four phone calls for Sébastien Fiedorow to quit his job as a venture capitalist. The first one came from Marble, a startup studio based in Paris. They had a scientist looking for help founding a company that would remove carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere — what experts call direct air capture, … Read more

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