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They have at least one parent in full-time work, less than a month's income in savings and make up about six million households in the UK. But who, exactly, are the JAM (Just About Managing) families that Chancellor Philip Hammond targeted with tax breaks in his Autumn Statement? The newly defined social class has been at the centre of economic debate this week, with experts seemingly unable to agree on what makes a JAM family. Are they the low-income working class, eking out a living on the minimum wage? Or the 'squeezed middle' who bring home more than the £27,500 average salary each, but are still in debt every month? What about high earners who say they are still crippled by the cost of childcare? These four families - on wildly different incomes - all insist they fit the criteria. Here, we reveal a detailed breakdown of their income and their monthly spending. So, which would you say are Just About Managing?

Prince William (inset) is deeply unhappy over his younger brother's decision to issue an unprecedented public statement about his new girlfriend, Meghan Markle (left). The future king is understood to be concerned that 'hot-headed' Prince Harry (right) officially confirmed his relationship with the 35-year-old American actress by releasing an emotional tirade against the media and online commentators, sources said. William, 34, and Harry, 32, are very close, living yards from each other at Kensington Palace and sharing both an office and a charitable foundation. But despite his support for Harry, William is fiercely protective of his family's privacy and believes his more open brother made a mistake in wearing his heart on his sleeve. 'He thinks Harry made a mistake in confirming the relationship and releasing such an emotional statement so soon [into it],' one well-placed Palace source told the Mail.

NEW A top field of curators, historians and photo editors from around the world sent their suggestions to the weekly US news publication. Images documenting some of the most famous moments of 19th, 20th and 21st centuries have been compiled. The images include the mushroom cloud of the second atomic bomb over Nagasaki in 1945, to Buzz Aldrin landing on the Moon in 1969 (pictured left); to V-J Day celebrations in New York (right) and the famous image of terrified children running away from a napalm attack in Vietnam (inset). There was even room for an photograph of 'Nessie' the Loch Ness monster.

After appearing on Britain's Got Talent in 2009, Susan Boyle became an international star and has amassed a fortune said to be around £22 million. That same year, she paid £65,000 to buy this three-bedroom former council house in Blackburn, West Lothian, where she grew up (right). The following year, she bought a five-bedroom £300,000 new-build detached villa at the other end of the small town, which she calls The Posh House. However, she couldn't settle there, and now one of her nieces lives amid its spacious wood-floored splendour. Susan moved back here, where she is happier (left). In 2013, family members claimed that her brother Gerard (inset) persuaded her to give him £50,000 by threatening to commit suicide. He denied the allegations and was outraged when Susan refused to cut ties with those who started the rumours.

David Hamilton (right) was facing child rape accusations in France - but his alleged victims are now too old for a prosecution. He was found dead in Paris at the age of 83. Flavie Flament, (left) a 42-year-old Paris radio presenter, said she was only 13 when Mr Hamilton assaulted her at a nudist camp in Cap d'Agde, in the South of France. Mr Hamilton's work depicting early-teenage girls has caused controversy in the past, with some of the images classed as indecent (pictured, bottom, the film poster of the Hamilton film - Premiers Desirs).

UK born carpet cleaner Jack Morris quit his job to travel the globe five year ago with a one way ticket to Bangkok. Nine months ago he met his Australian partner Lauren Bullen and the pair combined their talent for photography in their travel and lifestyle blogs. They share more than 2.5 million followers. Earning six figure salaries the pair travel the world showcasing the globe's most desirable destinations and painting them in an even better light with their jaw-dropping photography. Their millions of followers have caught the admiration and attention of huge brands including Disney, AirBnB, Air New Zealand, Ritz Carlton and Royal Caribbean Cruises. But if it wasn't for a leap of faith, Jack would never have kick-started his dreamlike adventure.

Those who were there still recall how dazzling Diana was that night (left). She wore diamond and pearl drop earrings and a velvet gown that was alluringly low-cut. Some 900 of New York's most powerful movers and shakers had gathered at the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan for a glittering $1,000-a-plate charity dinner. It was December 1995, and fate had placed Donald Trump on the princess's table, although his second wife Marla was also present (inset). Diana had greeted him and other major donors earlier at the reception. She'd already met the tycoon several times, mostly at charity functions, but didn't know him well, although he'd offered her complimentary membership of his Florida country club, Mar-a-lago - an offer she declined. She was certainly well aware of his reputation with women, though he had never made a pass at her. For his part, Trump (right with wife Melania) had noted Diana's qualities in some detail.

So much has happened to Andy Woodward since he first revealed last week that he was a victim of the serial paedophile Barry Bennell. As he sits in the bar of a London hotel he reflects on what has been a blur of media interviews, meetings with the football authorities and, most importantly, meetings with fellow victims inspired to come forward by his own extraordinary courage.

Lindsay Lohan (inset) is on the brink of bankruptcy and living in temporary accommodation after bailiffs threatened to raid her £3.5million London house. The actress, who starred in Mean Girls in 2004, was issued with a demand for £77,600 in missed rent by lawyers acting for the Knightsbridge home she was staying in. Miss Lohan has now moved out of the property (left) and has since relocated to the five-star, £400-a-night hotel, Blakes (right).

The 41-year-old star's Christmas lunch wades in at more than 7,000 calories per person - and almost 10,000 for the day if you include his 'leftovers' suggestions. Pictured clockwise from top left: his creamed spinach with cheddar and oat crumble; pigs in blankets 'gone crazy'; Christmas pudding; turkey with rashers of salty bacon; meat stuffing; and brussels sprouts.

Presenter Tess Daly recently declared she has £2.2 million of Strictly cash in a company she's winding up after the BBC clampdown on 'off-books' pay deals for its UK stars. These had allowed high-earners to make their own tax arrangements by funnelling income through personal service companies. And with more than £100 million pouring into BBC coffers from selling the Strictly format to 51 countries, there's plenty left to go around. Pictured: Bruno Tonioli (top left); Claudia Winkleman (bottom left); Tess Daly (main); Darcey Bussell (top right); and Len Goodman (bottom right).

Kristopher Paro (pictured right and top left) was hunting behind his Sandy Creek, New York home, unaware his father Kevin Paro, 58, (pictured right and bottom left with his granddaughter) had also gone outside to hunt. So when he thought he heard a deer 100 yards away, Kristopher fired one shot. Kevin was struck in the chest by a round from his son's .270-caliber rifle and was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Doctors believed Mexican Juan Pedro Franco weighed nearly 79 stone when he was taken to hospital earlier this month for surgery to help him walk again for the first time in six years. But tests have shown his true weight to be 92 stone 9lbs.

Former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro (right) has revealed the true extent of her acrimonious departure from Stamford Bridge, opening up on the sickening death threats aimed in her direction following her public fallout with Jose Mourinho. Dr Carneiro (left), Mourinho and Chelsea settled an out-of-court pay-off in June after she took her former employers to a tribunal for a constructive dismissal and sex discrimination claim. Chelsea issued a humiliating apology to bring an end to the case at Croydon's London South Employment Tribunal earlier this year after Dr Carneiro snubbed a £1.2million settlement offer from the Premier League giants. But the case was not without its casualties, Dr Carneiro revealing she was targeted by vicious online trolls who remained loyal to Mourinho.

 A lighthouse which has a view of all four countries in the British Isles is up for sale for £1.375 million. The nine bedroom detached house, which features a lighthouse tower, the Head Keepers house and two Keepers cottages, is situated in the middle of 16 acres of idyllic countryside inn the coast of Anglesey, north Wales. The Point Lynas lighthouse was built in 1835 and has helped many a boat steer its way around round the rugged Welsh coastline.

The hall at Luton Airport ahead of passport control was packed - because too few staff were manning the desks to let the crowds back into the country. The scene (main) was pictured at 11pm on November 13. It was reminiscent of pictures last month when Stansted was similarly caught out. Millions of passengers are enduring long delays due to problems caused by crippling cuts to UK Border Force.

Callum Firks, 17, and Amber Snailham, also 17, pictured right and left, at their wedding today in Bristol. Terminally ill Amber, pictured inset getting out of a limo before the ceremony, decided that marrying childhood sweetheart Callum was at the top of her bucket list following the revelation that she had a brain tumour. The big day was held at St Peter's Church in Bishopsworth today, and the celebrations will continue at Arnos Manor Hotel. The wedding was made possible due to the £6,000 donations given by kind strangers, as well as kind family and friends, on Amber's Gofundme page. Getting married was Amber's dream and to celebrate their love the couple have been thrown a huge wedding, which their family and friends put together in just a few weeks.

Six years ago, Lisa and John Thomas, from St Martinville, Louisiana, and their son Hunter were a family-of-three. Now their family has grown to nine after they adopted six siblings from the same mother. Despite admitting life is 'crazy and hectic', Lisa said they are delighted with their expanded family, pictured. She said the children's birth mother 'loved them, still does' and that 'everything possible' was done for the family to be kept together.

A psychiatrist has warned of the dangers of starting gender reassignment treatment early. Dr James Barrett, a consultant psychiatrist at London's Charing Cross gender identity clinic, raised concerns about giving children irreversible treatment gender assignment treatment too early. However, Susie Green, the mother of transgender woman Jackie (pictured left today and right as 'Jack'), has said that medical intervention is 'vital'.

A college student accused of killing a married couple and eating the flesh off a man's face searched the internet for schizophrenia, hallucinations, and Satan, according to court documents that have been made public. Friends and family said Austin Harrouff, 19, had been acting strangely before he stormed off during a dinner with his parents on August 15, in Jupiter, Florida. Harrouff, who was charged with the deaths of Michelle Mishcon and John Stevens III, was found later that night in his underwear making animal noises and biting Stevens' face in their driveway several miles away from the restaurant. Investigators released an extensive list of Harrouff's internet searches in the weeks before the killings, which included 'I think I'm going crazy am I?', 'marijuana withdrawal', 'hearing things in my sleep' and 'signs of steroids'. More bizarre searches included terms like 'positive hypnosis', 'how to sell your soul to the devil', 'obsessive thoughts about examining life' and other subjects ranging from the creation of the world to the Illuminati.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Daisy Lowe, 27-year-old daughter of Bush guitarist Gavin Rossdale and ex-warbler Pearl Lowe; Paul Weller's daughter Leah, 25, (centre) and Noel Gallagher's 16-year-old offspring Anais (right) attended the fashion party in London. Model Daisy, recently voted off Strictly Come Dancing, wore a black leather miniskirt and black top, while aspiring singer Leah sported a cream faux-fur jacket and exposed midriff, and Anais looked pretty in pink.

A pilot has made an extraordinary emergency landing with only two wheels at Archerfield Airport in Brisbne, Australia, after having trouble with its landing gear. The pilot landed safely around 10.50am at the airport south of Brisbane after witnesses noticed the aircraft having difficulties with its landing gear an hour earlier.   Onlookers cheered as the pilot touched down. 

Public relations officer Ricci Arcari, 33, described feeling 'totally disgusted' after seeing the device (left) at the Starbucks branch (bottom) in Vauxhall, south London - directly opposite the headquarters of MI6.(right) The council public relations officer tweeted footage of the gadget above a grille in the ceiling with the caption: 'Told manager and police. Please contact me.'

Almost exactly 75 years ago, fearing America would intervene in its military actions in the Far East, the Japanese targeted the home of the vast and powerful U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. The events of the attack in 1941 represented a turning point that would see Adolf Hitler eventually defeated, as this dramatic minute-by-minute reconstruction reveals. At 2pm on Saturday, December 6, 1941, Dorothy Edgers, a member of the U.S. Navy's Cryptographic Department, intercepted a secret Japanese diplomatic message requesting details about ship movements at Pearl Harbour, Oahu Island, Hawaii. Alarmed, she took the message to her boss, but was told: 'We'll get back to this on Monday.' By then it was too late a vast Japanese attack fleet was already stealthily on its way. The attack was made into a 2001 film directed by Michael Bay which starred Ben Affleck and Kate Beckinsale (pictured).

NEW A fierce tussle between a loose-toothed male lion and a female in his pride broke out earlier this month at the Kruger national park, South Africa. Photographer Corlette Wessels captured the breathtaking moment both went for each other in front of a pride. Both walked away unscathed and surprisingly the tooth was still attached to the male lion's mouth at the end of the scuffle. This set of stunning images documents the drama superbly.

A racehorse refuses to be trained by men and only behaves for female jockeys. Actinpieces (left and right), in Thorney, Cambridgeshire, has been described as 'lethal' by male jockeys and has tried to buck off a male rider. Pamela Sly, her trainer, said: 'If a man went up to her in the yard she'll pull her ears back.' Despite her man-hating attitude, she has won the Novice Chase and won three times over hurdles last season.

Elaine Fairfax, 62, from Jersey, won the 45-minute performance in an auction for Children In Need. She says her husband Chris (pictured with Elaine, bottom right) encouraged her and was prepared for her to bid £1.5m if necessary. Superfan Elaine has seen the band live countless times, knows their songs by heart and listens to them continually. It is not the first time that Elaine (pictured with Barlow, top right) has paid to meet the Take That frontman in aid of charity. There have been celebrity charity weekends, two 'dine and disco' events and even a backstage chat. She also has two life-size cardboard cutouts of Gary Barlow, one of them in her shower.

Bei Bei, the one-year-old male cub, was operated on at the Smithsonian National Zoo's veterinary hospital on Friday after zookeepers noticed he was more sleepy than usual and had not much of an appetite.Volunteer surgeons removed a large piece of bamboo from his intestine, a procedure which vets said saved his life. He was returned to the zoo after the successful operation but will not enjoy bamboo again as part of his diet for some time. Bei Bei, a one-year-old giant panda cub at the Smithsonian National Zoo, underwent surgery on Friday to have a lemon-sized lump of bamboo removed from his small intestine