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Exact rate wages are rising and what it means for your money – including pay…

WAGES are still rising and it's good news for millions of workers. Official figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that basic pay is still growing . 1 Official figures released today revealed that basic pay is still growing Growth in regular pay, excluding bonuses, stood at 6.6% in the three months to November last year. This was down from the previous quarter when wage growth stood at 7.2% from August to October 2023. It is the lowest rate since the three months to January last year. But taking into account inflation, which measures how much prices are rising, total pay increased by 1.3%…

Shoppers praise £32 heater that costs 12p to run and heats room straight away…

You can get your hands on a heater that costs just 12p to run and could keep you toasty as snow hits this week. The Met Office has issued multiple weather warnings this week as there is a "potential for disruptive snow" across the UK and temperatures are set to plummet over the coming days. The frosty conditions have left many of us wanting to put the heating on at home to stay warm, but amid the cost of living crisis, leaving radiators running all day can be pricey. But shoppers have found an "effective" alternative to having the heating on - a small heater that can heat an entire room in minutes and costs just 12p per hour to run…

BUSINESS LIVE: Wage growth slows; Vodafone agrees Microsoft AI deal; Ocado…

LIVE BUSINESS LIVE: Wage growth slows; Vodafone agrees Microsoft AI deal; Ocado baskets shrink By Live Commentary Updated: 07:55, 16 January 2024 e-mail View comments Wage growth excluding bonuses slowed to 6.6 per cent in November, down from 7.2 per cent in October, fresh data from the Office for National Statistics shows. Easing wage growth will encourage market confidence of looming Bank of England interest rate cuts. The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Vodafone, Ocado, THG, Cairn Homes and Experian. Read the Tuesday 16 January Business Live blog below. > If you are using…

All drivers need this Amazon buy in their boot that saved my broken down car

There's nothing worse than getting in your car only to find it won't start as you are stuck with a dead car battery. Well, that's exactly what happened to me this winter but thanks to a handy portable car jump starter I had stashed in my boot, I was single-handedly able to get it going again. Finding that your car battery has drained can be caused by a number of reasons, such as leaving the lights on or infrequent driving, and it's even more common in the colder months as the drop in temperature can affect the electrical stores inside the battery. Thankfully for me when my car battery drained, I had recently bought the NOCO Boost…

Wage growth cools further but still outstripping inflation – ONS

Business | Business News Wage growth has slowed sharply in the UK and there are further signs that the jobs market is cooling, according to official figures. UK average regular earnings, excluding bonuses, increased by 6.6% in the three months to November, down from a revised 7.2% in the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics said. It is the lowest rate since the three months to January last year. But pay lifted 1.4% after taking Consumer Prices Index inflation into account. The number of job vacancies fell by 49,000 over the three months to December to 934,000, marking the 18th period in a row that openings have…