Boris Johnson tells staff who can ‘work effectively from home’ NOT to return to offices

Business leaders last night warned of the ‘crushing blow’ to city centres as the Government told office workers to work from home throughout winter. In an extraordinary U-turn, Boris Johnson yesterday scrapped plans to get more employees back in to their workplace to help revive the economy and instead told them that they should work … Read more

From IHT to money gifts, how to pass down wealth effectively

Sara McLeish, chief executive of Legal & General Financial Advice The coronavirus pandemic has had an enormous impact on many aspects of our lives.  The restrictions that were in place prevented many of us from seeing family outside our immediate household, putting a hold on hugs from grandparents and curbing our natural inclination to gather … Read more

People smuggler had two Albanians ‘effectively trapped’ in a ‘coffin like hideaway’

Revealed: Secret coffin-like compartment where Romanian people smuggler tried to carry two migrants into the UK in his flatbed truck as he is jailed for two years People trafficker tried to smuggle two Albanian men under floorboards of truck Border Force found the migrants after the vehicle arrived at the Port of Dover  Romanian Stefan-Gabriel … Read more

Queen’s reign is ‘effectively over’ due to Covid-19, royal biographer claims

Queen’s reign is ‘effectively over’ due to Covid-19 because it’s ‘too risky’ for her to resume her job – and the virus has ‘practically put Charles on the throne’, royal biographer Andrew Morton claims Andrew Morton says it’s ‘terribly sad’ but he can’t see monarch resuming her job He claims the ‘brutal truth is that … Read more

We tested the Isolate 2 ear protectors to see how effectively they blocked distractions

Whether it’s having noisy neighbours, living on a busy road or commuting via the Tube, it seems you can’t escape noise wherever you go. So if you’re easily distracted but need to find focus, it might be a good idea to invest in a good set of noise-busting earplugs.  There are hundreds of earplugs on … Read more

Video conferencing? Experts reveal the best tips and tricks for effectively holding a meeting online

As office workers adapt to working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, video conference calls are becoming increasingly common. But if you’re dialling in from your sofa, it can be difficult to know what you should be wearing, how to act and what’s appropriate etiquette. To help people navigate these new social rules, Jonathan Grant, … Read more

Robert Durst ‘effectively admitted’ to killing his friend in police interviews

Infamous alleged triple-murderer Robert Durst ‘effectively admitted’ to the killing of his friend Susan Berman in interviews with police, a Los Angeles prosecutor told the jury in his murder trial Monday. Durst is standing trial for the execution-style shooting of Berman in 2000, and in the State’s opening statements last week the real estate heir … Read more