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There were 50,100 excess winter deaths in England and Wales in 2017-18. This is the highest figures since the winter of 1975-76. These reports come from the Office for National Statistics. The increase is thought to be down to the flue, the ineffectiveness of the flu vaccine in older people and spells of very cold…
“Non-traditional” advent calendars have been a huge hit these last couple of years. The price advent calendars often sell out within weeks of release. Examples of these calendars are beauty advent calendars, drink (gin) advent calendars or even food calendars. They can range in costs but let’s just say they are not cheap! Some even…
Primark have blamed the three periods of unseasonable weather for the sliding in sales. The fast fashion retailer owned by Associated British Foods, said their sales have fallen by 2.1 per cent for the year. This year we had a cold spell at the start which then turned into a heatwave, therefore with the unusual…
The age of Austerity is apparently over and there was some small increases in public spending foreshadowed in Philip Hammond’s Budget speech. However this was tempered by reference to the impending Brexit negotiations and if there is a bad outcome things might just change. The main points: Personal The personal allowance (how much you can…
The chancellor announced that the tighter tax rules for those working in the public sector as IR35 contractors will now be extended to those working for private firms. Vested interest groups have condemned the move as a “smash and grab raid”, however the scheme was open to abuse and others will see it as everyone…
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