You can use your tax refund to buy I bonds, but should you?
Government I bonds have enjoyed renewed popularity over the past two years as inflation has surged. Here’s what you need to know about about tax-time I bonds.
Day: February 27, 2023
Value of UK housing stock hit record £8.7tn in 2022
Annual rise of £425bn smaller than in previous two years, says Savills as it predicts fall in house prices in 2023The total value of all homes across the UK has reached a record high of £8.7tn but rising mortgage costs are likely to lead to a dip in 20…
UK government is hiding £28bn of ‘stealth cuts’ to public services, says report
Thinktank warns austerity drive at next month’s budget will further damage economyRishi Sunak’s government is hiding £28bn of “stealth cuts” to public services over the next five years, according to a report warning that a renewed austerity drive at ne…
Eating disorder patients ‘repeatedly failed’, says England watchdog
Little progress made within NHS since devastating 2017 report raised concerns, says health ombudsmanUrgent action is needed to prevent people dying from eating disorders, the parliamentary and health service ombudsman for England has warned, as he said…
Sheffield becomes latest city to implement clean air zone
Most polluting commercial vehicles will pay up to £50 daily under new schemeSheffield has become the latest city to implement a clean air zone, which it hopes will tackle an estimated 500 deaths a year ascribed to pollution.From Monday, the most pollut…
MPs urge crackdown on pornography to tackle violence against women
All-party group says there is extensive evidence that consuming pornography fuels sexual violenceAction must be taken against pornography to help end the “epidemic” of male violence against women and girls, according to a cross-party group of MPs.A sub…
Campaigners hail law raising age of marriage to 18 in England and Wales
Now illegal for 16- and 17-year-olds to marry or enter a civil partnership, even with parental consentCampaigners have hailed a new law raising the legal age of marriage in England and Wales as a significant milestone in child protection.The Marriage a…
Charity unveils plan to save barn where Robert Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne
Robert Burns Ellisland Trust proposes to turn Ellisland Farm in Dumfries and Galloway into visitor attractionA charity has revealed its plans to save a barn built by the Scottish poet Robert Burns where he wrote some of his most famous works, including…
Jaquez scores 17 points, No. 4 UCLA beats Colorado 60-56
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 17 points and Tyger Campbell had 13 of his 14 points in the second half as No. 4 UCLA hung on to beat Colorado 60-56.
Billionaire Ackman donates US$3.25 million for ambulances in Ukraine
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