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Housebuilders and retailers drag on FTSE 100 while oil prices retreat
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The UK’s top stock market has ended the week in the red as oil pricesContinue Reading
Capital Gains Tax concerns loom over UK tech sector ahead of Autumn Budget
The UK tech industry is on edge as speculation mounts over potential changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in the upcoming Autumn Budget. Leading audit and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg has expressed concerns that such changes could have a detrimental impact on the fintech ecosystem, a key driver of theContinue Reading
Antifungal resistance is not getting nearly as much attention as antibiotic resistance – yet the risks to global health are just as serious
TopMicrobialStock/Shutterstock Fungi are known for causing superficial infections of the nails, skin and hair, but they can also cause systemic infections that can have much more serious health implications. Indeed, over 6.5 million people are infected yearly with a life-threatening fungal infection, leading to 3.8 million deaths. Many of theContinue Reading
Strictly Come Dancing reveals songs and dances for week five
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Britons most likely in Europe to turn to unregulated alternative therapies
People in the UK are the most likely in Europe to seek unregulated alternative therapies and advice from social media, new research shows. A poll of 3,500 people across the UK, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden, showed one in five UK consumers claim to useContinue Reading
Budget backlash intensifies as Rachel Reeves warned over inheritance tax hike
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned that her plan to hike inheritance tax risks punishing middle-class homeowners as the backlash against her Budget intensified. Ms Reeves is considering an increase on the “death tax”, which raises about £7bn for the Treasury each year, despite the fact it is routinely foundContinue Reading
Tata Steel hails milestone as contract signed to deliver electric arc furnace
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Rafael Nadal retirement plan in tatters as Andrey Rublev has emergency surgery
Danielle Collins has confirmed that she will not be retiring at the end of this season as had been previously planned, she will return for the 2025 campaign. The American had planned to quit tennis in order to start a family, but revealed in an emotional Instagram post that herContinue Reading
UK banks to shed light on consumer confidence as cheaper mortgages hit market
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Some of the UK’s biggest banks are set to shed light on whether borrowers areContinue Reading
Vaccinating care home residents reduced deaths, but the effect was small – new study
Vaccinating older people probably did avert some deaths in 2021, but the effects were small. And even those small effects on mortality seem to have dissipated during the booster programme. That’s the conclusion of our new study, published in the European Economic Review. COVID-related deaths decreased significantly in most ofContinue Reading