Whole groups of people are falling through the cracks of Covid-19 support schemes due to out-of-date tax systems, MPs have said. Some freelancers and self-employed people have been particularly excluded, despite lockdowns and restrictions meaning they cannot work, the Public Accounts Committee said. Others meanwhile are able to abuse the system, it said. The government […]Read More

Productivity increased at its fastest pace in 15 years in the three months to September as the economy bounced back from the first lockdown, according to official figures. Output per hour, the main measure of productivity, increased 4 per cent compared with the same quarter the previous year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. […]Read More

The Bank of England’s chief economist expects Britain’s economy to begin to recover “at a rate of knots” from the second quarter of this year as vaccines against the coronavirus are deployed. Andy Haldane said that the huge economic shock caused by the first lockdown in March and April last year, when output fell 25 […]Read More

Ocean freight rates have climbed to new highs as a shortage of shipping containers continues to squeeze the global market. The average cost of shipping a standard container has risen by 20 per cent this year to more than $4,000, extending a rise that began in mid-November. Shanghai, the world’s busiest freight port, is suffering […]Read More

Working hard or hardly working? It seems Brits working from home courtesy of yet another lockdown fall on either side of this divide. Some UK workers find their home offices perfect for their needs and manage to keep up a solid workflow easily. Others are less enamoured with the most recent stay at home orders […]Read More

Virtual games have long become not just a hobby, but an important source of profit for millions of users from all over the world. Today, it’s easy to increase your assets, because slots for real money are a complete reality. It is best to evaluate the game in demo mode in the beginning. This will […]Read More

Thanks to another lockdown, we are all spending more time at home, and it is likely that this is a trend that will continue even after lockdown is lifted. For many businesses, it will be cheaper and more convenient to continue employing people remotely instead of providing office space to them daily. In response, UK […]Read More

For years, bingo was considered a pastime for the elderly. It was particularly popular during the 60s and 70s where purpose-built bingo halls existed all over the UK. However, the game is now more popular online. In fact, the number of bingo halls fell between 2005 and 2014 by 200. Because the game is more […]Read More

Hair loss isn’t just a cosmetic issue. It can impact a person’s confidence levels, their evaluation of their own self-worth, and it can negatively affect their mental health, lowering their overall quality of life. Approximately 40% of women and 33.3% of men in the UK over the age of thirty suffer from hair loss. It […]Read More

Academic paper writing and submitting homework in time is not that hard. Showing up to lectures is not hard, either. Making friends with everyone in your dorm is pretty easy, too. But if you pile all these things on top of each other, you get a serious load. There are many students who feel stressed […]Read More