Day: February 2, 2018

A new error £1 coin looks like it's been released with three examples having been seen already by ChangeChecker - and they're selling for hundreds. This time it looks like the new £1 coin design has been stamped on one of the old £1 coin blanks. The first one that came to light, sold for £205 on eBay after receiving 22 bids, a second is being sold at auction next month. What to do if you find one ChangChecker's advice to someone who thinks they've found an example of this coin is to send the coin off to The Royal Mint Museum, which offers a free verification service . Armed with this information, you should be able to get more value from it when selling either online or at a more traditional auction house.

  Immigration plans that would see 40,000 fewer EU migrants a year come to the UK after Brexit are being looked at by the Government, according to reports. A leaked impact assessment document suggests EU workers will be given preferential treatment if Britain gains a free trade deal, the Daily Telegraph states. The economic analysis has been drawn-up with the support of Home Secretary Amber Rudd, the newspaper said. A flexible migration scenario, branded as being a midway point between strict policy and continued Labour mobility”, would see EU workers having to earn £20,500 to come to the UK, according to the report. In a no deal scenario, migrants would need to have degrees, a job offer and earn at least £30,000, which would bring them into line with visa requirements for no...

  Royal-to-be Meghan Markle has continued to prove she won’t be letting protocol get in the way of her own style. Stepping out with her future prince, Markle accompanied Prince Harry to their first official black-tie evening engagement - dressed in a suit. The former actress was photographed arriving at a black-tie event honouring servicemen and women, before the Endeavour Fund Awards on Thursday night, in black trousers and a tuxedo shirt by designer Alexander McQueen - and she looks fantastic. And proving a little rain can’t dampen her style, Markle arrived all smiles while taking cover under a grey umbrella. The Suits star, who got engaged to Prince Harry in November 2017, will tie the knot on May 19, 2018. Here's a look at the evolving fashion choices of the active humani...

    Jeremy Corbyn sought to heap pressure on Theresa May to publish her full tax return as figures released by Labour showed he paid almost £50,000 in tax in 2016/17. The Labour leader received a total income of £136,762 including his salary as an MP, pay for his role as leader of the opposition and pensions and paid a total of £48,079.80 in tax. He said: “Tax avoidance and evasion deprive our public services of tens of billions of pounds every year and will only be tackled if we have the political will to do it. We cannot expect the public to trust us as party leaders, if we are not prepared to be open and honest about our own tax arrangements. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell received a total income of £87,353 and paid a total of £24,099.20 in tax, Labour said....