White vinegar dissolves limescale. You can remove limescale from showerheads and taps by filling a bag with white vinegar and tying this around the shaft; remove and rinse them with hot water after a few hours.
You can report a loan shark in confidence to an Illegal Money Lending Team by calling 0300 555 2222, or by texting LOAN SHARK and any details you want to pass on to 60003.
You can get penalty points on your provisional licence before you pass your test. These points last for three years and will count under the New Drivers Act. If you reach six points before you’ve taken your test, your provisional licence won’t be taken away – but if you get any more points within two years of passing your test, you will lose your licence.
If you have been given notice of redundancy and have at least 2 years’ worth of continuous employment, you are entitled to take reasonable paid time off work to look for a new job.
When you pay part of your salary into a workplace pension, your employer and the government will contribute too. Each employer contributes a different amount, and the Government gives tax relief on your lower salary, where the saving on your income tax is paid into the pension. This is known as “salary sacrifice”.
Picture a future you want. It can be next weekend or in ten years. Have a clear picture of what it is that you want – write it down or draw pictures. Make sure you have really clear images of the future you want and how you might obtain it.
Wasting time can be addictive; the more you do it, the more excuses you find to keep doing it. Being able to resist short-term pleasure creates time for you to work towards long-term goals.
Council Tax helps pay for local services like policing and rubbish collection. Council Tax applies to all domestic properties, including houses, bungalows, flats, maisonettes, mobile homes and houseboats, whether owned or rented.
A quarter of smoke alarms in the UK don’t work because they’ve had their battery taken out. Working smoke alarms save lives.
During school holidays 13 to 14 year olds may work a maximum of 25 hours per week. This includes a maximum of five hours on weekdays and Saturdays, and a maximum of two hours on Sunday.