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WHEN Saffron Drewitt-Barlow feels her skin is lacking a bit of glow, she knows exactly what to do – get online and book a first-class plane ticket for her favourite beauty therapist. Money is no object for the 21-year-old, which is why she’s able to splash $10,000 a time arranging for her number one facialist to fly from her home in Brighton to Saffron’s family mansion in Florida. Far from being a rarity, it’s something Saffron does every month or so (Covid permitting)… and it’s just the beginning of her mammoth beauty spend. The daughter of Britain’s first gay dads, ex-couple and multi-millionaires Barrie and Tony Drewitt-Barlow, also forks out over $12,000 a year to keep her hair extensions looking good, has a make-up artist on her books for whenever she needs him and gets her lashes and nails down every couple of weeks. It’s all part of Saffron’s Absolutely Fabulous life , which she’s detailing in her new Fabulous column. She’s already touched on the unusual family … [Read more...] about I spend $200k a year on beauty – I never wash my own hair, jet my facialist in from UK & spend 4 hours a day on make-up

Millions of people will see their wages rise on April 1, when new minimum wage rates come into force in England. Basic rate workers will get a 2.2% increase, Rishi Sunak said, with the National Living Wage rising to £8.91 an hour. For the first time, the government's highest rate will also include those aged 23 and over - workers who previously fell under the lower wage bracket. This means 23 and 24-year-olds who are currently on £8.20 an hour will see their pay jump by 71p to £8.91 next month. However, the increase is a U-turn on the 49p an hour promised last March. It equates to a pay rise of just 19p an hour for basic-rate workers - the majority of whom have already taken a 20% hit over the past year due to mandatory furlough. It comes as the current Universal Credit total sits at 6million. Unions accused the Chancellor of "letting down" thousands of vulnerable people who are trapped in financial hardship. "Workers on the national minimum wage - not least the two … [Read more...] about Budget 2021: Minimum wage to rise for workers in April – see how your pay is changing

Tory Rishi Sunak today announced changes to tax, furlough and Stamp Duty in his 2021 Budget . The Chancellor said he must take "unpopular" and "honest" decisions as he reversed some Tory Corporation Tax cuts and cancelled an Income Tax break for millions of Brits. He warned next year borrowing will hit £234bn or 10.3% of GDP - “an amount so large it has only one rival in recent history, this year”. And Covid spending including fiscal support has hit £407bn. But in reality the Chancellor put off many of the most painful decisions until later and gave businesses a huge tax break for now - one he claimed was the biggest in history. He also extended several breaks and Covid support schemes beyond the end of the roadmap. Mr Sunak said more than 700,000 people have lost their jobs since March and the economy has fallen by more than 10% - the fastest fall in more than 300 years. “It’s going to take this country and the whole world a long time to recover from this extraordinary … [Read more...] about Budget 2021 summary: Key announcements at a glance as Covid spending hits £407bn

A domestic abuse survivor has told how her twisted ex would hide her left shoes in a bid to keep her stuck in the house. Lauren MacDonald, 36, was at one point left stranded for a week as her violent boyfriend found ways to strand her in their home. The 36-year-old first met John McMillan on a dating app in February 2017 and was immediately won over by his charm, which she has likened to serial killer Ted Bundy's. Lauren, from Scotland, was blissfully happy at first. But within a matter of weeks McMillan had begun verbally abusing her and telling her what she could wear, she told the Daily Record. In a bid to stop her leaving the house, Lauren told how McMillan took all her left shoes away in a black bin bag - leaving her stranded inside the house for a week. After a family BBQ in June 2017, a drunken John launched his first physical attack which left Lauren with a black eye and severe bruising. After a grovelling apology, she decided to stay but was forced to bandage … [Read more...] about Brave abuse survivor’s violent ex ‘hid left shoes’ in bid to trap her in house

Gary Oldman has shared the "hell" of his two decades as an alcoholic. The Oscar-winner has been sober for 24 years, but vividly recalls what life used to be like when he drank to excess. He told the LA Times : "I used to sweat vodka. It becomes such a part of you. "My tongue would be black in the morning. I blamed it on the shampoo. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy, to be in the grip of it. It’s hell." Oldman developed what he calls a self-effacing humour to "mask the inadequacy", and used to joke about his heavy drinking. The father-of-three recalls: "I would sit down and tell the waiter, ‘I’ll have a large vodka tonic. And can you bring it now because I’m an alcoholic. I need it quicker.’” Even during his worst years, the London-born California-based star still managed to memorise his lines and work, making him seem functioning. But after two decades of alcoholism, and two rehab stays, the Darkest Hours star stopped "romanticising" his addiction. Oldman, 62, … [Read more...] about Gary Oldman’s tongue turned black and he’d ‘sweat vodka’ at height of alcoholism battle