Dead mink have begun rising from their graves after they were killed and buried as part of a coronavirus cull in Denmark. Mink bodies have been spotted emerging from shallow pits where they were buried after the decomposing remains filled with gas, forcing them to the surface. Police in West Jutland, a region of Denmark … Read more
Covid deaths rose steadily in November to take all-cause fatalities 19% above average – but the number is well below England’s spring first wave which saw 21,000 people dying each week Coronavirus deaths in England rose by 28% in the second week of November from 1,771 the week before Covid-19 accounted for one in every … Read more
Commons watchdog could ditch £3,000 pay rise for MPs after Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer condemned the idea amid public sector freeze and coronavirus chaos Ipsa mechanism for setting MP pay would have meant a significant rise in April Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer condemned idea of 4.1% hike amid coronavirus The watchdog is understood … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘is set to cancel proposed 5.6% rise in the national living wage for two million workers’ amid fears it could force firms hit by Covid-19 out of business Plans to raise national living wage by five per cent next April will be put on hold Decision means many frontline workers will see … Read more
Boris Johnson today insisted that MPs should not get a pay rise in the spring as No10 hinted it could block the Commons watchdog’s plans. Downing Street waded into the row amid a furious backlash at the idea politicians could receive more money while the wider public sector faces a freeze and coronavirus hammers the … Read more
BUSINESS LIVE: FTSE rises as Astrazeneca confirms vaccine 90% effective; Cineworld secures extra liquidity; AA receives £210m offer By This Is Money Published: 08:10 GMT, 23 November 2020 | Updated: 08:21 GMT, 23 November 2020 AstraZeneca’s vaccine trial and Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s speech today outlining the loosening of lockdown restrictions that will happen after … Read more
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches NASA satellite into orbit to measure sea levels for the next 30 years and then returns to California in a stunning landing SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite blasted off from California on Saturday It took off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:17am and arced southward … Read more
Husbands are unhappy when their wives earn more than them and they get a ‘psychological kick’ if a pay rise increases salary superiority within their marriage, research reveals A new study found the concept of the male breadwinner may still be prevalent Men get an ego boost if they get a pay rise that widens gap … Read more
Rishi Sunak has hinted that taxes could rise in the Spring as Britain attempts to balance the books following the coronavirus crisis. The Chancellor is set to outline a £100billion plan for long-term infrastructure investment and a £3billion package of new spending to support the NHS in recovering from the pandemic. But in an interview … Read more
We can argue all day about the Government’s handling of the pandemic, but one thing everyone agrees on is that it has radically changed how and where we live and work. Now it’s not so much the commuter belt we are interested in as the computer belt — homes in the suburbs with space for … Read more