Average council tax bill will top £2k for millions of households next year as payments are set to rise by 4.3% Typical fee in England is set to rise by £78.31 – or 4.3 per cent – next year Average band D property in North East and South West could pass £2,000 a year Major … Read more
Has Covid’s variant-fueled fourth wave begun in Florida? ER visits for coronavirus symptoms are 30% higher in the Sunshine State compared to the rest of the US New CDC data shows that 2.6% of all emergency department visits in Florida are for coronavirus-like illness This figure is 30% higher than the 2% seen for emergency department … Read more
Women are being urged to check if they were underpaid the state pension and are in line for top-ups from a bill put at around £3 billion – after it emerged it could take up to six years for DwP to contact all those affected by the scandal. Around 200,000 women are set to receive … Read more
Women are being urged to check if they were underpaid the state pension and are in line for top-ups from a bill put at around £3 billion – after it emerged it could take up to six years for DwP to contact all those affected by the scandal. Around 200,000 women are set to receive … Read more
The average household bins around 163 lbs (74 kg) of leftovers every year, the United Nations‘ Food Waste Index Report 2021 has warned. This contributes to the 931 million tonnes of food waste the world generates annually — equivalent to 17 per cent of all the fare available to consumers in 2019. The report was produced by … Read more
HEALTH NOTES: Britons have an average of seven fillings and DIY eye checks… on a phone app By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, 27 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 27 February 2021 The average UK adult has had no fewer than seven fillings, according to new research. It’s more than twice the number … Read more
House prices increased by 8.5 per cent in 2020, reaching a record high of £252,000 – although the market is now predicted to cool off unless an extension to the stamp duty holiday is announced. The annual level of growth was the highest Britain has seen since October 2014, according to new data published by … Read more
Average asking prices have ‘surprisingly’ increased in the past four weeks, after three consecutive months of falls, fresh data from property website Rightmove reveals. According to Rightmove’s latest figures, average asking price swelled by £1,522, or 0.5 per cent, to £318,580 in the past month. The property site says one in five buyers who agreed … Read more
Stock market investors get younger: Average age of new Hargreaves customers falls from 45 to 37 in last eight years By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:08 GMT, 1 February 2021 | Updated: 22:08 GMT, 1 February 2021 Britain’s stock market investors are getting younger as the pandemic pushes households into taking control … Read more
Asian elephants living in captivity have a lower body fat percentage than the average HUMAN and are no more likely to be overweight than their free-ranging cousins Researcher fit captive Asian elephants with a large Fitbit-style tracking device They also fed them bread soaked in heavy water and took regular blood samples This allowed them … Read more