The practical ways to reduce your carbon footprint (that actually work)
Want to know how to reduce your carbon footprint? It’s more complicated than you may imagineContinue Reading
2021-09-20
Resistance band workouts are everywhere – but do they work?
And streeeetch … Vladimir Sukhachev Resistance-band exercises have been all over social media during the pandemic. In case you aren’t familiar with them, resistance bands are similar to an elastic band, usually made from a synthetic fibre like latex or rubber. You can loop them around your legs or arms,Continue Reading
2021-09-19
Road pricing could help drive down UK emissions – here’s how to make it work
Road pricing could be introduced to reduce congestion. Shutterstock Within the next two decades the UK is set for a total switch from petrol and diesel cars to electric cars, which pay virtually no tax. To recoup the around £34bn a year currently collected through fuel and vehicle excise duty,Continue Reading
2021-09-19
Tax gap remains low at 5.3%
The tax gap for the 2019/20 tax year has remained low at 5.3% statistics published today by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have revealed. The annual Measuring Tax Gaps publication estimates the difference between the total amount of tax expected to be paid and the total amount of tax actuallyContinue Reading
2021-09-19
Fwd: Sharvara to make it third time lucky with Ben steering!
Sharvara to make it third time lucky with Ben steering! Sharvara, journeyed a ‘million miles’ from Marlborough, is worth chancing again in an intriguing six-runner Novice Stakes over a mile of ‘good’ ground Hamilton this afternoon; Richard Hannon’s charge didn’t have ‘the rub of the green’ at Thirsk fifteen daysContinue Reading
2021-09-19
Parders on the River Exe at Exmouth
Paddle boarders on the River Exe at Exmouth, Devon this morning, the Edge’s annual Stand Up Paddleboard 12 km race/regatta. photos by David Bunton (Exmouth)Continue Reading
2021-09-19
Anti-vax couple who spread message on popular YouTube channel die of Covid within three weeks of each other
AN anti-vax couple who used their YouTube channel to spread their message have died of Covid within three weeks of each other. Tristan and Dusty Graham were firmly against the coronavirus vaccine, claiming the jab was an affront to their human rights. Tristan and Dusty Graham used their YouTube channelContinue Reading
2021-09-19
Fans vote for their top 50 sport stars ever with MJ top and Messi beating Ronaldo
MICHAEL JORDAN has been named the greatest sportsperson of all-time by fans around the globe. The basketball star won six NBA titles in his glittering career along with a brief venture into baseball and, of course, Hollywood thanks to Space Jam. Michael Jordan has been voted as the best sportspersonContinue Reading
2021-09-19
Q+A: COVID vaccine boosters – who will receive them and why are they being given?
ShotPrime Studio/Shutterstock After consulting its vaccine advisers, the UK government is launching its much-discussed COVID-19 vaccine booster programme. From the week beginning September 20 2021, a third dose will be offered to all people who were prioritised in the first wave of the UK’s vaccine rollout. This includes all residentsContinue Reading
2021-09-19
Strictly pairings revealed as new series kicks off
This year’s new crop of celebrity hopefuls have been paired up with their professional partners for Strictly Come Dancing. Among the pairings this year is former Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite, who has been partnered with Johannes Radebe, making them the first all-male partnership on the BBC OneContinue Reading
2021-09-18