Survival of the fittest: There is ‘no limit’ to the health benefits of exercise for our hearts, study claims Researchers studied 90,000 UK residents with no prior cardiovascular disease They had them wear an accelerometer to measure activity levels over a week Those exercising most were 46 per cent less likely to develop heart problems … Read more
Pensioner homeowners are missing out on thousands of pounds of income by failing to claim their full entitlement to state benefits. Some 42 per cent of eligible homeowners are failing to claim any benefit at all, losing out on £830 a year on average, according to a report by Just Group, a specialist in retirement products … Read more
Elderly Britons who flout Covid rules after both jabs could ‘more than offset’ the benefits, experts warn Experts fear many will stop social distancing after they have been inoculated Protection from Covid only kicks in about two weeks after the first vaccine dose It remains unclear whether the jabs stop infection or just stops people … Read more
As one of the world’s great financial centres, one might think that funds for investment, capable of taking established companies and start-ups to the next level, would be easy to come by. Talk Talk, as a no-frills challenger in a telecoms and broadband market which has come into its own in the pandemic, is a … Read more
An arm-wrestling benefits fraudster who claimed he was so disabled he had to eat blended food through a straw, has been jailed alongside his mother for swindling £51,000 in fake claims. Mother and son, Khalida Zarif, 51, and Sakib Zarif, 33, from Lancashire were jailed last week after they were caught grossly exaggerating disabilities to claim … Read more
The devastating impact of the coronavirus crisis on workers has been laid bare by new statistics which show vast swathes of the UK have seen the number of benefits claims more than double since March. The number of people claiming unemployment benefits stood at 2.6 million in October, an increase of approximately 1.4 million since … Read more
Good news for gamers: Playing video games BENEFITS mental health, Oxford University scientist claims Time spent playing video games could have a positive impact on wellbeing Researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute accessed the data on two games Players experiencing enjoyment from game had a more positive wellbeing By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline Published: 01:52 … Read more
Food charities have warned of the emergence of a ‘newly hungry’ group of middle-class workers who have been forced into using food banks during the pandemic. A report by a leading charity network said that its countrywide members were providing food support to an influx of middle-income families who were experiencing poverty ‘for the first time’. … Read more
The ‘diabolical ironclad beetle’ can withstand enormous crushing force more than 39,000 times its own body weight, enough to survive being run over by a car. Its exceptional strength comes from highly specialised armour which makes its exoskeleton one of the hardest materials in the biological world. Scientists analysed the beetle’s elytron – a hardened … Read more
I joined my ex-employer’s defined contribution scheme in the late 1990s and after a transfer around 2005 the pension now sits with Standard Life. I have always had a life target to retire at 50 yet I’m aware of the regular changes to investment limits, lifetime allowances and the age at which benefits can be … Read more