Minimum wage rises to £12.71 an hour
Many businesses have said they will have to pass higher wage costs onto customers.
Many businesses have said they will have to pass higher wage costs onto customers.
A string of bill increases have taken effect but minimum wage and benefit rises will help some to pay them.
It is thought that thousands of people may have lost their jobs at Oracle, one of the world's largest tech companies.
The U.K. is exploring slapping new charges on foreign visitors at national museums like the British Museum, following a review the government has agreed to consider.
A Houston flight passenger became a social media hero after handing out free vodka shots to strangers suffering through a four-hour TSA line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
A new study found cocaine, caffeine and painkillers in 28 Bahamas sharks, with researchers saying tourists may be the likely source of the contamination.