SLASHING taxes WILL boost Britain’s flagging economy and make Brits richer, Liz Truss has vowed. And though policies like lifting the cap on bankers’ bonuses might not be “popular”, she is not afraid to make tough decisions to help turbo-charge the economy….
MONKEYPOX lesions can vary hugely from person to person. Patients with the disease have presented with spots that have looked like mosquito bites, pimples or even ingrown hairs – not just the large pustules usually associated with the infection. The spots can…
Two Basque movies screen in San Sebastian main competition, multiple others, from ever more notable and noted filmmakers, play other sections or grace Basque showcase Zinemira. A drilldown: “Blue Files” (“Karpeta Urdinak”, Ander Iriarte, Spain-France) Iriarte directs a doc investigating his father’s potential…
USING the tumble dryer is a tempting way to get your washing dried and put away quickly – but it might not be the cheapest. If you’re wondering how much your bank balance is being hit by running your machine, we explain…
MILLIONS of households are due cash to help with the soaring cost of living. Payments worth between £150 and £650 are up for grabs – and many people can get more than one adding up to over £1,000 for the most hard…
Australia’s teacher workforce is ageing as younger people turn away from the profession, sparking a warning that schools will not be able to meet demand as student numbers grow. A national survey of 32,000 teachers – the biggest of its kind –…
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has announced a new oversight committee to “blitz” the backlog of thousands of legal appeals over people’s disability services funding packages. In an address to disability advocacy group Every Australian Counts, Shorten announced former disability discrimination commissioner Graeme…
The country needs to have a discussion about how to fund government spending, the Treasurer said, as he revealed next month’s budget will be constrained to “bread and butter” spending to contain costs. The budget deficit for the last financial year will…
It’s over. The Vampire Diaries star Paul Wesley and wife Ines de Ramon have called it quits after three years of marriage. Celebrity Splits of 2022: Stars Who Broke Up This Year “The decision to separate is mutual and occurred five months…
OUR bodies can feel like a bit of a mystery sometimes. We eat, sleep, work, exercise and our bodies tend to just get on with things, mostly without us even thinking about what they’re doing, or what’s going on inside. But when…