Tropical Storm Ida recently left a path of devastation across the US, capping a summer beset by wildfires, heatwaves and floods which broke records around the world. The inevitable question after each of these extreme weather events is the same: to what extent did climate change make it worse? ThisContinue Reading
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
Sunseeker brought together a record number of new and classic boats during the Bournemouth Air Festival on Saturday 4th September. Just under 40 boats sailed through the Marine Exclusion Zone in front of spectators in a spectacular water display. Andrea Frabetti, CEO at Sunseeker International, commented: “We are delighted toContinue Reading
Shutterstock/A.RICARDO In May 2021, Fifa began exploring the idea of holding a men’s football World Cup every two years instead of four. Further plans have since been unveiled, and the proposal, which originally came from Saudi Arabia, has received support from some international organisations. Fifa’s chief of global football developmentContinue Reading
Arseniy Rossikhin/Shutterstock For generations, the Arctic has captured our imaginations as a region of contradictions. It is simultaneously a frozen wilderness, home to indigenous peoples, a place of historic military tensions and an area of emerging economic opportunity that is eyed with much interest. The Arctic Council was founded inContinue Reading
Shutterstock/winui The pandemic has placed enormous pressure on sport. Major competitions and events have taken place without supporters and fans, and vital sponsorship budgets have been drastically cut. According to one report the value of sponsorship across all sports went down from US$22 billion (£16 billion) in 2019 to US$12.9Continue Reading
Up she goes. Lightspring Consumer price inflation in the UK rose by 3.2% year on year in August, the highest annual rise in nearly a decade. This was 1.2 percentage points above the July number, making it the biggest month-on-month rise since records began in 1997. Inflation is also anContinue Reading
Shutterstock/dade72 The business world has made some progress in tackling entrenched barriers of gender, ethnicity and sexuality in the work place. But inequalities related to income and education continue to attract much less attention. Yet the social and economic position of a person’s family remains a key factor when itContinue Reading
Sailing charity, Turn to Starboard, which operates out of Falmouth, has received a donation of £26,980. This financial award from The Freemasons of Cornwall will provide homeless veterans with temporary accommodation on board a traditional wooden motorboat owned by the charity. The charity was created from the personal experiences ofContinue Reading
Do you know what a suffix is, or how to distinguish adjectives from adverbs? If you have a six or seven-year-old, the chances are they do. Or at least, the UK government now says they should – by the end of year 2, to be specific. In year 3, primaryContinue Reading