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Housing prices are expected to fall next year after the post-lockdown market boom fizzles out, experts have warned. The initial housing boom was partly fuelled by pent-up buyer demand as the nation emerged from lockdown, various housing market reports have suggested. Stamp duty tax cuts announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak also led to increased demand. … Read more
Recovery in UK’s tourism and recreation industry outpaced global average last month By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 BST, 21 September 2020 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 21 September 2020 Recovery in the UK’s tourism and recreation industry outpaced the global average last month, Lloyds Bank has found. Activity in 13 of the … Read more
Average worker gets ‘career burnout’ at age 32 – and 59% now say that they do MORE hours working from home amid coronavirus lockdowns, survey finds A study asked 2,000 people if they feel burnout with work and why More than half reported working more hours because their office is in their home This is … Read more
The average global temperature during the last Ice Age 20,000 years ago was 46°F (7.7°C) — 11°F (6°C) colder than today — a study has reported. Researchers from the US combined data from tiny marine fossils with climate models to forecast the weather during the so-called Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). During this chilly period, the Earth’s ice sheets and … Read more
The average global temperature during the last Ice Age 20,000 years ago was 46°F (7.7°C) — 11°F (6°C) colder than today — a study has reported. Researchers from the US combined data from tiny marine fossils with climate models to forecast the weather during the so-called Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). During this chilly period, the Earth’s ice sheets and … Read more
Average British household uses 216 plastic haircare bottles a YEAR – and one in ten say they ‘can’t be bothered’ to be more eco-friendly The average family throws away hundreds of empty plastic bottles every year A household will get through 24 bottles of shower gel and 108 loo rolls annually About 60 per cent … Read more
Average British household used 216 plastic haircare bottles a YEAR – and one in ten say they ‘can’t be bothered’ to be more eco-friendly The average family throws away hundreds of empty plastic bottles every year A household will get through 24 bottles of shower gel and 108 loo rolls annually About 60 per cent … Read more
– What is stamp duty? The Stamp Duty Land Tax was introduced in its current form in December 2013 and applies to people who buy a property or land over a certain price in England and Northern Ireland. The previous threshold meant property costing over £125,000 is liable for the tax, although the 2017 Budget … Read more
Each person working on the HS2 rail project costs the taxpayer almost £100,000 on average, it has emerged. And the chief executive of the troubled high-speed link leads the charge – taking home more than four times the Prime Minister last year with £659,416. The astonishing figures were revealed in HS2’s annual report, which also … Read more
Rates of flu and colds have plummeted ‘well below average’ during the coronavirus crisis thanks to lockdown and social distancing, data suggests. Incidence of bronchitis and other viral infections, including laryngitis and tonsillitis, are also much lower than would be expected at this time of year. A report by the Royal College of GPs, collected … Read more