Home sellers and buyers warned to act within weeks if they want to benefit from stamp duty holiday

Chief executive of NAEA Propertymark Mark Hayward, says that sellers should ‘make sure everything is in order to help maximise your chances of completing ahead of 31st March’. Show you are serious from the get-go Read up on and adhering strictly to all social distancing measures. Rearrange any cluttered furniture to prevent viewers from needing … Read more

Inequality in the workplace reduces employees’ motivation – even among those who stand to benefit

Inequality in the workplace reduces employees’ motivation — even among those who stand to benefit from unfair advantages Researchers in the UK asked 810 participants to complete a task for money Each subject was told that the other people were being paid more or less The greater this disparity, the more unhappy and unmotivated the … Read more

Mother-of-eight avoids jail after taking nearly £100,000 in illegal benefit claims

Saaba Mahmood, 36, was spared jail after admitting to scrounging almost £100,000 in illegal welfare claims at Manchester’s  Minshull Street Crown Court A mother of eight who scrounged almost £100,000 in illegal welfare claims has been spared jail after she offered to enrol on a taxpayer funded programme to help her realise her crimes were … Read more

Ashton Kutcher burns the ‘only original copy’ of one of his doodles to benefit charities

Ashton Kutcher burns the only ‘original copy’ of one of his doodles to benefit charities Global Wildlife Conservation and Oxygen Seven By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 01:32 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 01:32 BST, 19 August 2020 Ashton Kutcher has found a novel and interesting way to raise money for a cause that … Read more

Up to 50 hotels across Britain benefit from £4billion ten-year contract to house asylum seekers 

Casually tapping on their smartphones and smoking in the sunshine, the young men gathered outside the once grand, but now slightly downmarket, hotel appeared carefree and relaxed.  Their untroubled, if somewhat bored, demeanour is perhaps no surprise.  Having successfully reached the UK as asylum seekers, they are now guests of the British taxpayer with free … Read more

‘Over expansion’ of universities is leaving students with ‘heavy debts for little economic benefit’

‘Over expansion’ of universities is leaving students with ‘heavy debts for little economic benefit’ think tank warns as it calls for ‘radical reform’ of sector Dr Lee Jones and Dr Philip Cunliffe penned the report on universities’ struggles They recommend closing and merging some as well as making entry harder Universities are already facing problems … Read more

Scottish Tory leader heralds furlough scheme as key benefit of being part of Great Britain

New Scottish Tory leader heralds furlough pay for millions of workers as key benefit of being part of Great Britain – while warning Westminster not to neglect the Union Douglas Ross said the furlough scheme was only possible because of the Union He urges Prime Minister Boris Johnson to show Union is ‘inclusive and in … Read more

SMALL CAP SHARE IDEAS: Ergomed set to benefit from Covid-19 trials

Spikes in infection rates and second wave fears point to the battle against coronavirus being a long one. To tackle the virus, will most almost certainly require the development of a vaccine and new treatments for the people affected. As well as the drugs themselves, that will mean more help from the companies providing clinical … Read more

Simple blood test can tell which Covid patients are most likely to benefit from dexamethasone

A simple blood test may reveal which coronavirus patients are most likely to benefit from dexamethasone — the only drug proven to save the lives of the critically-ill.   Patients with high levels of inflammatory markers in their blood were less likely to die or be put on a ventilator when treated with steroids like dexamethasone. … Read more

30,000 kidney dialysis patients to benefit from no-scar operation…thanks to micro magnets in veins

Britain’s 30,000 kidney dialysis patients could soon benefit from a new operation that allows them to undergo the lifesaving treatment but spares them the permanent scar it usually leaves. The innovative procedure creates a super-strong needle access point into the body that can cope with the large amount of blood taken out during treatment – using … Read more