Pensioner guarantee: Full flat rate state pension will rise to £9,300, and old basic rate to £7,200 a year The state pension ‘triple lock’ will boost pensioner income by 2.5 per cent next April, after what looks set to be a grim winter dominated by Covid-19 and economic hardship. The triple lock means annual state pension … Read more
UK eyes nuclear stake: Government could hasten approval of power station in Suffolk after Hitachi pulls out of Wales project By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 16 September 2020 The Government could hasten approval of a nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk after … Read more
Microplastic particles shed by car wheels and brake pads are being transported through the atmosphere to the Artic and could hasten melting of the ice caps About 140,000 tons of microplastics from tyres enter the oceans each year About 48,000 tons of plastics find their way to remote snow and ice regions When it hits … Read more