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Criminals are to pay more toward victim support services with a five per cent rise in contributions due to start next month Victim surcharge will rise by 5 per cent from April this year Hike will raise extra £2million a year for services including rape support centres Payments for the most serious crimes will go … Read more
Unemployment ROSE by 5,000 at the end of last year in the first annual increase in eight years before coronavirus struck the UK Increase during November to January was the first of its type since 2012 Statisticians said it was spurred by an extra 20,000 men out of work But people in work overall increased … Read more
Registrations of cars in February fell 2.9 per cent, the automotive industry has revealed today, thanks – in part – to confusion over whether to buy petrol, diesel, hybrids or electric. Some 79,594 new cars were bought in February compared with 81,969 during the same month in 2019, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers … Read more
Firms are ramping up production to cope with the massive demand brought on by coronavirus – as terrified Britons strip supermarket shelves of essentials. Shops including Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose are looking increasingly desolate as people begin stockpiling household goods. Pictures show empty aisles as sections for hand soap and disinfectant, nappies and baby … Read more
‘Alarming’ crime rise on Britain’s public transport with knife and weapon-related incidents up by nearly half in just three years Incidents involving weapons on public transport up by almost half in three years British Transport Police recorded 5,000 cases of offensive weapons since 2017 It comes as Britain’s knife crime epidemic has officially reached a … Read more
Just one full-fat fizzy drink a day in middle-age may increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to new research. The sugar-laden beverages send cholesterol levels soaring – increasing the risk of clots that cut off blood supply to the heart or brain. Researchers from Tufts University in Massachusetts studied almost 6,000 over … Read more
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. In the US, it strikes 266,000 each year and kills 40,000. But what causes it and how can it be treated? What is … Read more
Two thirds of current broadband deals see customers hit with substantial price hikes after the contract ends, data has revealed. Out of the 68 per cent of customers hit with an automatic price rise, some providers increase costs by as much as 89 per cent, according to data from Which?. It comes after Ofcom revealed … Read more
Royal mail is to increase the price of a First Class stamp by 6p to 76p and a Second Class stamp to 65p First Class stamp will jump 6p to 76p and Second Class will go up to 65p Company said price increases are ‘necessary’ to ensure sustainability of service Royal Mail said it is … Read more
By Ryan Morrison The level of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is at its worst in more than a decade, according to a new report by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research. Between August 2018 and July 2019 there was more than 3,700 square miles of deforestation of the Brazilian part of the rainforest, up … Read more