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Taxpayers are being told to fill in a tax return to make the most of their pension contributions (Image: Getty) Anyone whose income falls into the higher rate tax bracket is being urged to fill out a tax return even if they are not self-employed. This is because higher-rate taxpayers, who pay 40% tax on … Read more

A new theory has shed light on the purpose behind Stonehenge (Image: Getty) Stonehenge was a failed experiment in “unifying” early Briton communities, new research has suggested. Archaeologists have suggested that the Neolithic stone circle was built to “unify” early farming communities. The construction of in the Wiltshire countryside coincided with the arrival of thousands … Read more

Should Harry and Meghan stay out of politics? Vote in our poll (Image: Getty) The Duke and Duchess of Sussex hit the headlines this week when they In the remarks published on their website, Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation accused Meta of having no “integrity”, being “deeply deceptive”, and “allowing either ego or profit, likely … Read more

The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is the worlds hottest place reaching a scorching 50C (Image: Getty) Known as the “land of death”, this is the hottest place on earth, with temperatures soaring up to 50C. It’s certainly not a location where you’d want to forget your sunscreen. The landscape is otherworldly, with vibrant hues of … Read more

UK households buying hand soap are being urged to make a change (Image: Getty) Households across the UK that buy hand soap are being urged to make a change to help reduce the amount of .  It is estimated that 35.8 million on average are used every single day in the UK, yet only 19.8 … Read more

Kumani Bank mud volcano eurption created the island (Image: NASA) has released images of a vanishing “ghost island” in the Caspian Sea, lying between Europe and Asia. Captured from its Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellites, the series of images showed the island’s appearance, on February 14, 2023, and then its near-complete disappearance on Christmas … Read more

BP has said it is cutting 4,700 jobs across its global workforce and 3,000 contractor roles as part of a cost-saving drive across the company. Just over 5% of its 90,000 worldwide employees will have their jobs axed, including an undisclosed amount of BP’s 14,000 UK workers. Chief executive Murray Auchincloss announced the redundancies in … Read more

Cornwallis Academy has been unable to use its new £700k sports pitch (Image: SWNS) Cornwallis Academy in Boughton Monchelsea near Maidstone, Kent has a brand new 3G artificial grass surface which it has been forbidden from using since August. But it’s not health and safety concerns barring its use – but rather the noise from … Read more

Barcelona supporters celebrate during the Spanish anthem in 2018 (Image: AFP/Getty Images) Imagine a packed stadium, the roar of the crowd swelling as the national anthem plays. But instead of voices raised in song, all you can hear are hums. The “Marcha Real”, translated as “Royal March”, has been the anthem for Spain since the … Read more

Pension buyouts are worth around £50bn a year, according to one pension consultancy (Image: Getty) The UK pension sector’s assets were valued at just under £3trillion towards the end of 2023. Some of that money is held in private sector final salary schemes. These schemes are self-contained, so pension companies or providers do not run … Read more