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Full list of all 42 London bus routes affected by strikes this week

Services in north London and Essex have been thrown into chaos as Arriva drivers go on strike, affecting dozens of routes across the Transport for London (TfL) network. Unite the union announced the drivers’ strike…

I have a £10,000 pension and earn £26,500 at 30 – how can I boost my retirement?

Are you concerned you’re not saving enough for your later years? Do you want to know if you have enough to retire or don’t know how to find your lost pensions? Email us at money@theipaper.com . We’ll seek to get you on…

Man Utd’s time bomb could explode within weeks

But how long before the problem reverts to a managerial issue and last season’s saviour is identified as a culprit? It is only 14 months since Michael Carrick was sacked by Middlesbrough, ending his first senior…

What UK can learn from Europe about using water bills to fight drought

In the trials – which could become commonplace if regulator Ofwat approves a change to water bills – prices increase when consumption hits a new threshold, or “block”. For example, a Severn Trent Water trial which began…

I apply for jobs for my 28-year-old daughter – she’s reluctant to hustle like I did

At the age of eight, she began playing the piano, followed by the violin, recorder and ukulele. But it wasn’t until she started singing in secondary school that he knew she would be a musician. “It’s a divine gift to be…

I left my UK finance job for an Italian villa with a pool – it healed my burnout

She now works as a property consultant for foreign buyers. Relocating to Puglia healed me in so many ways. I feel reborn here; I found inner peace and contentment. Back in London it was always the same drill : waking up…

I know why Ricky Gervais fans are so angry with him

He remembered a difference of opinion with Ricky Gervais while making the first series. Gupta thought they needed to make it a bit more accessible. Gervais – who had done almost nothing in TV at the time – didn’t want to…

Muslim woman threatened on bus says abuse is daily

"Spitting, barging, pushing. It happens to me every single day," says 21-year-old Salsabil. "We kind of convince ourselves that this is something we have to tolerate rather than report." A spokesperson for the…

Thousands without water told issues could last days

Residents have been told it could be a couple of days before their water supplies are restored after four days of disruption. The worst affected areas are Cranbrook and Benenden. Bottled-water stations will re-open later…

'The new Post Office scandal': Fathers facing inflated demands from the Child Maintenance Service have been plunged into poverty and even taken their own lives. So why does the agency's £125k-a-year boss sound so bumptiously dismissive?

The director of the government agency told the peers sitting in front of him that the high-tech improvements he had introduced were making it 'slick and more usable' and 'incredibly accessible through the digital…