National Insurance calculator: What will I pay and how is tax changing?

National Insurance calculator: What will I pay and how is tax changing?

Image source, Getty Images National Insurance payments are being cut for millions of employees from Saturday. However, other changes mean the amount of tax people pay overall is rising to record levels. How is National Insurance changing for employees? From 6 January, 27 million employees will pay 10% on earnings between £12,571 and £50,270. This…

Junior doctors’ strike: The ‘huge effort’ to keep a hospital running

Junior doctors’ strike: The ‘huge effort’ to keep a hospital running

Meanwhile, a matron running a post-surgery recovery ward told me her nurses were having to take on emergency cases during the strike. This, she said, was a “whole different kettle of fish” which required different skills and experience. Her already overstretched staff were worried about doing their best for patients, she said, which was “frustrating”.

Coinbase is planning a pivotal acquisition that will allow it to launch crypto derivatives in the EU

Coinbase is planning a pivotal acquisition that will allow it to launch crypto derivatives in the EU

LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 09: In this photo illustration, a flipped version of the Coinbase logo is reflected in a mobile phone screen on November 09, 2021 in London, England. The cryptocurrency exchange platform is to release its quarterly earnings today. (Photo illustration by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty…

Apple iPhone supplier Foxconn expects first-quarter revenue decline

Apple iPhone supplier Foxconn expects first-quarter revenue decline

Apple’s iPhone 15 series devices are displayed for sale at The Grove Apple retail store on release day in Los Angeles on Sept. 22, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Apple supplier and lead iPhone assembler Foxconn on Friday reported a revenue drop for the final quarter of 2023 and said it…

Tesla recalls more than 1.6 million cars in China over problems with Autopilot, locks

Tesla recalls more than 1.6 million cars in China over problems with Autopilot, locks

Aerial view of Tesla vehicles waiting to be loaded on board a roll-on-roll-off cargo vessel at Nangang port on September 6, 2023 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million cars in China to fix problems with Autopilot features and locks, state regulators announced Friday….

Apple shares slip on report U.S. government preparing antitrust lawsuit

Apple shares slip on report U.S. government preparing antitrust lawsuit

Apple CEO Tim Cook listens as President Joe Biden speaks during a roundtable with American and Indian business leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2023. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Apple shares slid less than 1% on Friday after The New York Times reported that the…

FDA gives Florida green light to import drugs in bulk from Canada

FDA gives Florida green light to import drugs in bulk from Canada

For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized a Florida program to import certain prescription drugs in bulk from Canada.  The approval paves the way for other states to request permission to import medications from Canada, where drug prices are much cheaper, to significantly cut costs for American consumers.  Floria’s proposal…