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Get a Brexit deal or make coronavirus damage to the economy even worse: economists warn ministers that failing to get a trade deal with the EU by December 31 will further damage jobs and productivity The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) released economic outlook today Said UK GDP could fall extra 2% if no agreement … Read more
Glass bottles are much WORSE for the environment than plastic because manufacturing them uses more energy and resources, study finds Researchers from Southampton evaluated various types of beverage packaging They considered the impact of glass and plastic bottles, cans and milk cartons Part of the problem with glass bottles is that they are not reused enough … Read more
One in five schoolchildren – more than 750,000 – have experienced cyberbullying in the past year and experts warn coronavirus isolation is likely to have made it WORSE Nineteen per cent of youngsters aged 10-15 admitted they had been targeted Being called names, sworn at or insulted was the most common form abuse But data … Read more
Styling: Kate Barbour. Stylist’s assistant: Kitty Bowes. Make-up: Lisa Valencia using Nars. Hair: Alex Szabo at Carol Hayes. Jen wears Top, Anna Valentine. Trousers, Ellie Lines. From growing up in small-town Australia to playing a key part in this year’s biggest Hollywood court case, Jennifer Robinson is now one of the world’s hottest lawyers – … Read more
Viewers of this year’s Great British Bake Off are claiming this year’s contestants are far worse than previous years. Fans of the Channel 4 bakery show, now in its 11th season, have been voicing their dismay and frustration on Twitter after a string of botched bakes and ‘poor’ show stoppers this year. They claim that … Read more
Almost half of tinnitus sufferers say catching coronavirus has made their hearing condition even worse, a study has found. The issue — which affects approximately one in eight people — causes them to hear constant, phantom noises like buzzing, whistling or rushing sounds. Some people in the study, led by Anglia Ruskin University, said they did not … Read more
Roxy Jacenko appeared a tad worse for wear after attending Melbourne Cup celebrations at Mimi’s in Sydney’s Coogee on Tuesday. The PR maven was propped up by a friend as she left the venue, and seemed wobbly on her feet. The pal supported the 40-year-old as she made her way to a vehicle, holding Roxy by … Read more
Meet the tiny corgi who has become an ace sheepdog on a busy farm. When little Daphne, a two-year-old, was originally bought for her owner Heather Rutter as a Christmas present, her family expected her to enjoy a right royal pampered lifestyle like the corgis the Queen used to own. But Daphne is definitely a … Read more
There is a world of difference between this lockdown and the last. In March, the country could not fully gauge what we were facing. Covid-19 was an unknown, and fears of catastrophic death rates were real. A drastic response by the Government seemed appropriate, at least temporarily. But Saturday’s announcement by Boris Johnson that Britain was … Read more
Test and Trace ‘is even worse than we think’: Official figures are already dire, but experts say missing data means real situation could be more grave Scientists led by University College London say Test and Trace is ‘getting worse’ Researchers found some of the best available data was up to two weeks old, making it … Read more