A petition demanding Labour raise the personal tax allowance has been signed by almost 80,000 (Image: Getty) Older Britons will be plunged into poverty if the threshold remains frozen, a campaigner for pensioners’ rights has warned. Dennis Reed told FTAdviser: “Many more pensioners across the country would be plunged into poverty as a result of … Read more
A senior Labour grandee has become the first on the left to suggest Britain should begin questioning its relationship with the European Court of Human Rights. Tony Blair’s Home Secretary Jack Straw has made a surprising intervention to urge Sir to start distancing the UK from the foreign court, after years of criticism from the … Read more
The Met Office says temperatures will rise (Image: Getty) The Met Office has forecasted a rise in temperatures next week, with some areas of the UK even hotter than Ibiza and Corfu. We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.For the latest news and breaking news visit: … Read more
B.C.’s Bill 7 would allow cabinet to amend almost all of the province’s laws without legislative approval B.C. Premier David Eby and Deputy Premier Niki Sharma hold an outdoor news conference Thursday, March 13, at the Confederation Garden Court across the street from the B.C. legislature, to discuss legislation that would give cabinet wide powers … Read more
March has arrived, and madness will ensue on Selection Sunday. After all Division I men’s college basketball conference championships have completed, the National Collegiate Athletic Association selection committee on March 16 will select the 68 schools nationwide who control their destiny for an elusive NCAA tournament victory. Here’s what to know about the selection process. … Read more
It has a population of just over 211,000 and an area of only 3.2 square miles (Image: Getty) An increasing number of people around the world are moving into cities to look for better jobs and a higher standard of living. Data from the World Bank shows around 4.4 billion people – roughly 56% of … Read more
Eden Island in Seychelles. (Image: Getty) A beautiful artificial island in East Africa is home sprawling £2million properties, and is located within one of the continent’s richest countries. Eden Island was built upon 138 acres of reclaimed land in Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean, and opened in 2006. In a huge project bankrolled by a … Read more
Nurse Molly Baldini hopes her gummy invention will improve oral care for patients (Image: Molly Baldini/Getty) A teeth-cleaning gummy and a virtual reality headset to help users revisit happy memories are among the first inventions selected for development to benefit people with . Society’s new Launchpad scheme is backing 12 pioneering products from entrepreneurs who … Read more
Prince William could be taking on a new role this year (Image: JACK TAYLOR/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) could be set to take on another important role in his life after his close friend announced he is expecting a child with his wife. The Prince of Wales, 42, could become godfather to his close friend the … Read more
At least 44 fires have broken out in the Houses of Parliament in the last 10 years (Image: Getty) At least 44 have broken out in the Houses of Parliament in the last 10 years and the building is riddled with asbestos, according to reports. Labour peer and former Cabinet minister Lord Peter Hain obtained … Read more
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