The deployment of the government’s childcare scheme to tens of thousands more families is facing “significant uncertainties” and may struggle to meet its own targets,…
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Leading UK lenders raise fixed-rate mortgage deals amid ‘market uncertainty’
At least five leading lenders increased rates on their fixed mortgage deals on Tuesday in response to “market uncertainty”, adding to pressure on homebuyers and…
View More Leading UK lenders raise fixed-rate mortgage deals amid ‘market uncertainty’Perception of when old age starts has increased over time, shows study
None of us are getting any younger, but it appears the age at which we are considered old has moved upwards over the generations. What’s…
View More Perception of when old age starts has increased over time, shows studyNext pandemic likely to be caused by flu virus, scientists warn
Influenza is the pathogen most likely to trigger a new pandemic in the near future, according to leading scientists. An international survey, to be published…
View More Next pandemic likely to be caused by flu virus, scientists warnPrivate health insurance market grows by £385m in a year amid NHS crisis
Britain’s health cover market has grown by £385m in a year as the NHS crisis prompted more people to seek out private medical treatment and…
View More Private health insurance market grows by £385m in a year amid NHS crisisNearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, official figures show
Nearly 1 million people aged over 66 in the UK are living in deprivation, according to government statistics, the highest number since comparable records began.…
View More Nearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, official figures showCarer convicted over benefit error worth 30p a week fights to clear his name
A carer who says he was “dragged through the courts” and had to sell his home to pay back almost £20,000 in benefit overpayments is…
View More Carer convicted over benefit error worth 30p a week fights to clear his nameWrite down your thoughts and shred them to relieve anger, researchers say
Since time immemorial humans have tried to devise anger management techniques. In ancient Rome, the Stoic philosopher Seneca believed “my anger is likely to do…
View More Write down your thoughts and shred them to relieve anger, researchers sayUK state pensions and benefits: what do the changes in April mean for you?
Monday is the first working day of the new tax year, bringing substantial increases in vital benefits payments – in particular the state pension and…
View More UK state pensions and benefits: what do the changes in April mean for you?Behavioural scientist Michael Norton: ‘When a tennis player ties their shoes in a particular way, they feel they can play at Wimbledon’
Michael Norton studied psychology and was a fellow at the MIT Media Lab before becoming professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. Known for…
View More Behavioural scientist Michael Norton: ‘When a tennis player ties their shoes in a particular way, they feel they can play at Wimbledon’