Living near more bird species can increase life satisfaction as much as having a pay rise Past research has suggested that expose to nature is good for mental health German researchers analysed data on the life satisfaction of 26,000 adults They compared this with the biodiversity in the areas in which the people lived They said … Read more
Boom time at investing platform AJ Bell, as the coronavirus pandemic inspires a 29% rise in customers By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:38 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 21:38 GMT, 3 December 2020 Customer numbers at AJ Bell have soared Customer numbers at AJ Bell have soared as those … Read more
AJ Bell investors see charges rise as Sipp exit fees are scrapped: Platform overhauls customer costs as it posts a pandemic-fuelled bump in profit Investing platform has announced a run of changes to its fees and charges This includes the removal of Sipp exit fees and pension drawdown charges Cap on custody charges for shares … Read more
Was tragic Ella, 9, killed by the ‘dash for diesel’? Inquest into asthma girl’s death is told policy fuelled rise in pollution Ella Kissi-Debrah died in 2013 after 3 years of seizures and 27 visits to hospital The nine-year-old lived 80ft from the South Circular road in south-east London Inquest into her death in 2014 … Read more
Cost of first class stamps rises 9 pence to 85p Royal Mail announced price of a first-class stamp will go up by 9p to 85p But the price of second-class stamps will rise by only 1p to 66p from January The huge increase is being blamed on Covid-19 and a fall in the number of … Read more
House prices rose at the fastest pace for nearly six years last month, as the rush to beat the stamp duty holiday deadline continued to drive up the market. The average price of a home increased by 6.5 per cent to £229,721 in the year to November, according to Nationwide, adding almost £14,000 to the … Read more
Only three local authorities in England saw their Covid-19 infection rates rise last week, official data showed as Boris Johnson yesterday revealed almost every area will be plunged into Tier Two or Three lockdowns next week. And more than half – 97 out of 149 – saw their numbers of Covid cases plummet by at … Read more
Boris Johnson has lashed out at ‘gloomy’ predictions of coronavirus woe, telling MPs they were too negative because they were made before last week’s vaccine breakthroughs. The Prime Minister made the comment as he addressed anxious backbenchers last night in the wake of Rishi Sunak’s spending review, which revealed the scale of the problem facing … Read more
10,000 free ATMs vanish in just two years as cashpoints that charge for withdrawals jump by a quarter, report warns Research noted a dramatic decline in machines offering free cash withdrawals Communities in Wales, Scotland and the South West must travel the furthest for free cash, meaning the elderly and infirm are underserved Affluent areas … Read more
Families face council tax rise of more than £100 to fund social care and police forces Town halls will be able to increase council tax by whopping 5 per cent next year Chancellor Rishi Sunak made the announcement on in Parliament on Wednesday The measure is intended to help fund local social care and police … Read more