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Fears over tax grabs on income and savings are mounting as the Chancellor faces pressure to start balancing the books after the pandemic. Two-thirds of us are worried about tax hikes and almost one in five are concerned their savings will be in the firing line, according to research for Money Mail. And as the … Read more
British scientists are developing a ‘universal Covid-19 vaccine’ that would effectively beat all variants of the virus and could be ready in as little as a year. Researchers at Nottingham University are working on a jab that targets the core of the disease – rather than the spike protein – because it is less likely … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Vodafone shares soar as sales beat expectations with people spending longer on the phone and using more mobile data By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 3 February 2021 When Vodafone shares slumped to record lows last October, the telecoms giant was written … Read more
Beauty Knowhow: These beat counting sheep By Edwina Ings-chambers Published: 00:01 GMT, 31 January 2021 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 31 January 2021 Meet the bedtime saviours that never let me down. Beauty sleep guaranteed When it comes to recommended doses of my sleep-aiding beauty favourites, I’m not always a stickler for following the rules. The … Read more
World Health Organisation experts tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus toured a Wuhan propaganda exhibition celebrating China’s recovery from the pandemic today. The group also had a meeting at the hospital where the first confirmed Covid-19 cases were treated over a year ago. Details of the trip have been scant so far, … Read more
With the stamp duty holiday set to end on 31 March, some home buyers are pushing to complete their purchases in order to benefit from a tax saving of up to £15,000. The threshold for paying the tax was increased in July last year from £125,000 to £500,000 in England and Northern Ireland, in an … Read more
A miracle baby who was born 15 weeks prematurely and weighed just 1lb 11oz has defied the odds to beat E. coli, sepsis and Covid-19. Archie Edwards left his parents Sheree Murray and Robert Edwards, both 21, fearing he was going to die after he was born without a heartbeat at Burnley General Hospital in … Read more
A hoodlum who beat up his former headmaster after harbouring a 20-year grudge against him over his school days was back behind bars for drug dealing today. Jermaine Bullen, 37, was locked up indefinitely for public protection in 2010 after setting about Kieran Heakin in an Indian restaurant. He served four years before being freed … Read more
Where the best savings rates can now be found: As a rise in inflation wipes out returns we round up the top accounts Number of inflation-beating deals has fallen from 703 to 288 This time last year the top easy-access account paid 1.41% – it now pays 0.5% The best rate in our tables is … Read more
University of Manchester is mocked after suggesting students struggling with lockdown and exam pressure should learn to fold socks or parallel parking to de-stress University of Manchester gave pupils some tips on ‘beating the January blues’ The university unusually urged them to keep busy by learning ‘how to fold socks’ Other tips included ‘learning how … Read more