Halloween costs £776 million and wastes 2000 tons of plastic in the UK
Surveys projected we were spending £776 million and wasted 83 million Coca-Cola bottles in the UK for Halloween Halloween statistics...Read More
Gender Pay Gap Decreases at a “Snail’s Pace”
The median gender pay gap for full-time employees in the UK has reduced to seven per cent from seven and...Read More
Crowds and colours dominate as London celebrates Diwali
Trafalgar Square was enveloped in a kaleidoscope of colours and sounds on Sunday afternoon as thousands descended upon the plaza...Read More
Vape tax and ban target teens – but teen vaping in London is already low
Photo by Mayukh Karmakar Vaping liquid will now be taxed by an additional £2.20 per 10ml, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced...Read More
First Labour Budget announces changes to Inheritance Tax
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced reforms to Inheritance Tax (IHT) in the Budget, part of the Labour government's effort to...Read More
Social media users welcome a rise in NHS funding
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced yesterday a £22.6 billion increase in the day-to-day health budget, and a £31 billion increase in...Read More
It’s Diwali Time for London
The time has come to take out your most beautiful clothes and get ready to officially celebrate the festival of...Read More
‘Snatch Theft’ incidents in England & Wales have doubled in last year
‘Snatch theft’ robberies have doubled in the last year to 78,000 incidents between July 2023 and June 2024, compared to...Read More
Budget 2024 – what has Labour confirmed?
How did we get here? It feels a long way since the 2007/8 financial crash now, but the budget changes...Read More
NHS ambulance response time for life-threatening incidents up 5 per cent in one month
The average ambulance response time for life-threatening incidents across England is 1 minute and 25 seconds slower than the target,...Read More