UK households could be sitting on thousands as the price of scrap gold increases. The price of scrap gold is at a "record high", making now the time for people to check if they have any unused or broken jewellery lying around, an expert has warned on ITV today (Wednesday).

The United Kingdom government has unveiled a raft of measures aimed at reducing net migration as well as substantial increment in the salary requirement for individuals seeking to live in the UK. The move, which has been tabled by the Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, will now see individuals seeking to acquire working visas to have a minimum annual income of £38,700 (GH¢587,578), which is a significant rise from the previous £26,000 (GH¢393,444). The measures, which were presented by Home Secretary James Cleverly, indicated that the move is aimed at reducing annual immigration by 300,000 in the coming years, although an exact timeline for achieving that was not provided. The UK Home Secretary further announced additional measures which will impose restrictions on overseas care workers, preventing them from bringing family dependents. He added that the government plans to abolish the 20 percent salary discount that recruiting firms can offer workers on the shortage occupation list. "The British…