Inequality in the workplace reduces employees’ motivation — even among those who stand to benefit from unfair advantages Researchers in the UK asked 810 participants to complete a task for money Each subject was told that the other people were being paid more or less The greater this disparity, the more unhappy and unmotivated the … Read more
Saaba Mahmood, 36, was spared jail after admitting to scrounging almost £100,000 in illegal welfare claims at Manchester’s Minshull Street Crown Court A mother of eight who scrounged almost £100,000 in illegal welfare claims has been spared jail after she offered to enrol on a taxpayer funded programme to help her realise her crimes were … Read more
Casually tapping on their smartphones and smoking in the sunshine, the young men gathered outside the once grand, but now slightly downmarket, hotel appeared carefree and relaxed. Their untroubled, if somewhat bored, demeanour is perhaps no surprise. Having successfully reached the UK as asylum seekers, they are now guests of the British taxpayer with free … Read more
‘Over expansion’ of universities is leaving students with ‘heavy debts for little economic benefit’ think tank warns as it calls for ‘radical reform’ of sector Dr Lee Jones and Dr Philip Cunliffe penned the report on universities’ struggles They recommend closing and merging some as well as making entry harder Universities are already facing problems … Read more
Spikes in infection rates and second wave fears point to the battle against coronavirus being a long one. To tackle the virus, will most almost certainly require the development of a vaccine and new treatments for the people affected. As well as the drugs themselves, that will mean more help from the companies providing clinical … Read more
A simple blood test may reveal which coronavirus patients are most likely to benefit from dexamethasone — the only drug proven to save the lives of the critically-ill. Patients with high levels of inflammatory markers in their blood were less likely to die or be put on a ventilator when treated with steroids like dexamethasone. … Read more
Britain’s 30,000 kidney dialysis patients could soon benefit from a new operation that allows them to undergo the lifesaving treatment but spares them the permanent scar it usually leaves. The innovative procedure creates a super-strong needle access point into the body that can cope with the large amount of blood taken out during treatment – using … Read more
The places where homebuyers could benefit the most from a proposed stamp duty holiday have been revealed, with potential savings of up to £15,000. Rightmove looked at the stamp duty savings for areas in England where people would stand to benefit the most if the Chancellor delivers a stamp duty ‘holiday’ in his so-called mini-Budget … Read more
After CBS came under fire for replacing the scrapped Tony Awards broadcast with a Grease sing-along, Broadway fans now have a fitting alternative on Tony night. Broadway On Demand, a newly-launched Broadway streaming service, announced Wednesday they will air a one-hour event on Sunday, June 7 at 6 PM ET, when the Tony Awards would … Read more
‘I want this in my bio forever!’ Delta Goodrem reacts to being compared to Taylor Swift after her stunning performance in Lady Gaga’s Global Citizen One World benefit concert By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 17:03 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 17:03 BST, 16 May 2020 Delta Goodrem earned herself an army … Read more