Landlords offering bigger rental properties in the countryside have become more sought after as tenants are now increasingly seeking to upsize properties in quieter neighbourhoods. Between May and August, just over a third (34 per cent) of tenants moving home demanded at least one extra bedroom to their property. This is sharply up from the … Read more
The Zoom BOOM: Company nobody had heard of before Covid is now bigger than HSBC and Lloyds put together By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 BST, 1 September 2020 | Updated: 22:40 BST, 1 September 2020 A video conferencing company that few had heard of before lockdown is now worth more than … Read more
Bees love the buzz of city life! Bumblebees in urban areas are bigger and more hard-working than those in the countryside, study shows Scientists found they were about four per cent larger than their country cousins They think this is because city bees work harder and travel further to find food The study compared 931 … Read more
Bees love the buzz of city life! Bumblebees in urban areas are bigger and more hard-working than those in the countryside, study shows Scientists found they were about four per cent larger than their country cousins They think this is because city bees work harder and travel further to find food The study compared 931 … Read more
Danger of will disputes growing as nearly half of elderly parents plan to split their wealth unequally between children in their will Only 55% of parents plan to dish out inheritance equally to children 40% of adult children or relatives said they would take steps to boost their share Only around 20% of people have … Read more
Adults are continuing to work from home and the kids are doing distance learning or blended learning. This means video conferencing tools are still very much in demand but it’s also the cause of much stress and anxiety for some. Google thinks that having your video calls on a bigger screen may reduce a bit … Read more
Tesla overtakes Walmart in value, marking another extraordinary milestone in electric car maker’s rise By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 21 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 21 August 2020 Tesla has raced pass Walmart in value, marking another extraordinary milestone in the electric car maker’s rise. A fresh surge in … Read more
This pandemic has changed a lot of things all over the world. When it comes to tech, we’ve witnessed how quickly companies have adapted and are continually improving to meet the demands and needs of millions of people. Google has stepped up to advance some of its products and services. Hangouts was eventually rebranded into … Read more
This is Steve Webb’s 200th pension column for This is Money. Look out for special coverage this week about Steve’s time as our agony uncle, and all he has done to help readers. I started to take my state pension in August 2018 at the age of 65 years. I am getting £666.52 per 28 … Read more
Lava tubes under the surface of the Moon and Mars are so large they could host entire planetary bases for future space exploration, planetary scientists claim. Researchers at the Universities of Bologna and Padua studied the subsurface cavities that lava created billions of years ago under the surface of Mars and the Moon. These cavities … Read more