People living near parks starved of funding by cash-strapped councils should pay higher taxes to maintain their upkeep, a think-tank recommended today. The NHS should be given the power and funding to maintain and even create new parks ‘as a tool of healthcare’, the report by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) also suggested. While more … Read more
Spending time relaxing in your garden or tending to the flowerbeds improves mental and physical wellbeing ‘as much as living in a wealthy area’ Exeter and RHS researchers studied survey results from 7,814 people Found 71 per cent of individuals who used their garden were in good health This figure dropped to just 61 per cent for … Read more
UK in worst recession in living memory: 591,000 firms at risk of going bust as car sales crash to lowest since 1946 By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:55 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 23:41 BST, 5 May 2020 Households have been told to brace themselves for the worst recession in living … Read more
She lost out to Naomi Scott for the coveted role of Princess Jasmine in Guy Ritchie’s live-action reboot of Aladdin. And Jade Thirlwall has discussed her audition for the 2019 blockbuster for the first time during an appearance on Roman Kemp’s Capital Breakfast show on Wednesday. The Little Mix star, 27, was one of the … Read more
A family who built and moved into a second home in their backyard so they could rent out their original house for an extra $770 a week are ‘loving’ self isolating in their luxury 32 square metre space. Dan, 39, and Marnie Prowse, 37, from Sydney, along with their two children and cat, decided to … Read more
MPs plan a revolt against rules that hit the pensions of older British citizens living abroad The Government groups certain policies within a single legal bundle It means pensions are stuck at rates that applied when people left the UK Anne Puckridge moved to Canada in 2001 to be near her daughter and her pension … Read more
Super-rich tycoons living in the tax haven of Monaco are using millions of pounds of British taxpayers’ cash to pay the wages of the staff in their UK companies. An investigation by The Mail on Sunday today reveals how firms headed by businessmen enjoying a luxury lifestyle on the French Riviera are receiving huge amounts … Read more
A woman who was subjected to a terrifying campaign of stalking which saw her obsessive ex live in her garden shed for five days without her knowing has spoken of her horrendous ordeal. Laura Vance, 37, from Darlington, County Durham, moved house in a desperate bid to escape Richard Bradford, who had already been convicted … Read more
The Rolling Stones have rocketed to the top of the iTunes chart more than 40 years after their last number one hit. The single ‘Living In A Ghost Town’ – the band’s first for eight years – beat stars including Travis Scott, The Weeknd and Drake to the peak of the US table. The legendary … Read more
The Rolling Stones have rocketed to the top of the iTunes chart more than 40 years after their last number one hit. The single ‘Living In A Ghost Town’ – the band’s first for eight years – beat stars including Travis Scott, The Weeknd and Drake to the peak of the US table. The legendary … Read more