This is Steve Webb’s 200th pension column for This is Money. Look out for special coverage this week about Steve’s time as our agony uncle, and all he has done to help readers. I started to take my state pension in August 2018 at the age of 65 years. I am getting £666.52 per 28 … Read more
Experts have warned that people drinking together in pubs carry more risk of spreading the coronavirus than planes. Dr Julian W Tang, honorary associate professor of respiratory sciences at the University of Leicester, said the most common method of transmission in the UK is probably ‘conversational exposure’. He said being in a busy pub is … Read more
Lava tubes under the surface of the Moon and Mars are so large they could host entire planetary bases for future space exploration, planetary scientists claim. Researchers at the Universities of Bologna and Padua studied the subsurface cavities that lava created billions of years ago under the surface of Mars and the Moon. These cavities … Read more
Parents secretly plan to leave a FAR bigger inheritance to their children than they expect is in store and just one in five families discuss plans People anticipate an inheritance of £78,000 on average from their parents Parents say they intend to pass on £124,000 on average Just a fifth of UK adults discuss inheritance … Read more
Dilophosaurus, a dinosaur made famous by Jurassic Park that lived 183 million years ago, was ‘bigger and more powerful’ than the movie made it appear, study shows. Researchers from the University of Texas studied Dilophosaurus fossils to better understand this ‘pop culture dinosaur’ and paint a true picture of its size. In Jurassic Park the beast … Read more
Kristen Griffith-Vanderyacht of the big flower fight judges some larger-than-life creations Forget TikTok dances and baking banana bread – flower arranging has become the biggest pastime of the year. And we’re not just talking about these crazy creations from hit TV series The Big Flower Fight, as Frankie Graddon discovers No scroll through a social-media … Read more
Coronavirus meltdown means UK debt is bigger than GDP for the first time in 57 YEARS at nearly £2trillion after the government borrowed a record £55billion in May By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 07:41 BST, 19 June 2020 | Updated: 07:41 BST, 19 June 2020 UK debt is bigger than GDP for … Read more
Rebel Wilson has revealed that she is finally prioritising her health after years of film bosses ‘paying her a lot of money to stay bigger’. The Australian actress, 40 – who has shed up to a whopping 18kg this year according to diet experts – has explained that she suffered emotionally after staying overweight for … Read more
John Legend’s much-anticipated new album, Bigger Love, is poised to drop on June 19. And with the date fast approaching, the 11-time Grammy Award winner was spotted shooting a new video in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday. The 41-year-old musician and the film crew all made sure to practice proper health … Read more
Friends and families could be reunited in ‘social bubbles’ of up to ten people by next month under lockdown-easing plans ‘Social bubbles’ could be the next measure introduced to help ease lockdown Britons will be allowed to socialise in groups, of up to 10 people, outside homes This could mean garden parties and barbecues are … Read more