Can you please explain the rules for sending gifts to Europe post-Brexit, because every time I send one to my son in Germany he ends up having to pay charges to take delivery. All the goods I have sent are well under the €45 (£37) that seems to be the …
Read More »Since Brexit, my parcel gifts arrive in the EU with a big bill | Money
Can you please explain the rules for sending gifts to Europe post-Brexit, because every time I send one to my son in Germany he ends up having to pay charges to take delivery. All the goods I have sent are well under the €45 (£37) that seems to be the …
Read More »Three Quick Facts: SThree, Pearson and Shell
Here are three things you need to know in the financial markets this morning from investment writer, Tony Cross. #1. Record year for specialist recruiter SThree The specialist science and technology recruiter SThree [LON:STEM] has published full year results this morning, covering the year to 30th November. Revenues were up …
Read More »How much more will I pay when national insurance goes up?
Those earning high salaries will pay proportionally less national insurance than those on middle incomes when the rate rises in April. Research by Income Tax Calculator UK shows that people earning £100,000 will pay seven per cent of their overall salary to NI – the same as those on £20,000. …
Read More »Couple devastated as pet cats die in Yorkshire fire
The well-loved pets, called Honey, Lena and Gizmo, were killed by smoke fumes after the kitchen caught fire at the property on Gresley Road, in Lowedges, Sheffield, while their owners were visiting friends. Three fire crews from Lowedges and Central fire stations were called out to the fire at 10.35pm …
Read More »What the papers say – January 31
The nation’s front pages carry the embattled PM’s fight to save his leadership with announcements as Whitehall and the UK await the release of the “partygate” report. The Guardian reports that Boris Johnson will try to “take back control” of the Government this week with a policy blitz, Brexit bill, …
Read More »Royal Australian Air Force will deploy Hawk 127 jets to Busselton for training | Busselton-Dunsborough Mail
Two Hawk 127 aircrafts will be seen in the sky between Busselton and Perth on February 1 and 2. The Royal Australian Air Force Base Pearce will deploy the No.79 Squadron as part of its Introductory Fighter Course at the Busselton Margaret River Airport for flight training operations. On Tuesday …
Read More »In Singapore, Royal Caribbean cancels cruises today and on Feb 3 after Covid-19 cases detected on Jan 27 trip | Singapore
In December 2020, the Quantum of the Seas cruise had cancelled a sailing after a passenger on an earlier trip tested positive for Covid-19. — TODAY pic SINGAPORE, Jan 31 — Cruise line Royal Caribbean International (RCI) has cancelled two sailings over the upcoming Chinese New Year period on its …
Read More »Want to live to 100? Copy the Japanese, says a senior associate at the Royal College of Medicine
What if you could slow down the rate at which you’re ageing, extend healthy middle age well into your 80s — and live to 100 in pretty good shape? Recent discoveries in the science of anti-ageing show how we might do just that. As a senior associate at the Royal …
Read More »Duchess of Cornwall takes over as patron of the National Theatre
Duchess of Cornwall takes over as patron of the National Theatre after being left ‘miffed’ when the position was handed to Meghan Markle Camilla, 74, will reportedly take over as the royal patron of the National Theatre Role belonged to the Queen for 45 years before being handed to Meghan in …
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