Low number of Help-to-Buy homes affected by cladding revealed

The number of unsafe homes bought with Help to Buy loans has been ‘grossly underestimated’, according to campaigners. Official figures claim that than less than 300 homes covered in unsafe cladding – mainly flats in blocks – were bought using a Help to Buy loan.  People who bought homes covered with non-fire retardant cladding are … Read more

Lockdown HAS affected babies’ development and behaviour, research shows

WHY IS EARLY INTERACTION IS IMPORTANT? Dr Sophie Niedermaier-Patramani, Co-Founder and In House Paediatrician at Little Tummy, said: ‘Early social interaction can play an important role in a child’s development. It drives the development of communication and language skills.  ‘Babies start to interact with their caregivers from the very first moment they are born. By … Read more

Luke Jacobz reveals how COVID-19 has affected his relationship with fiancée Raychel Stuart

Luke Jacobz reveals how COVID-19 has affected his relationship with fiancée Raychel Stuart ahead of reprising his role on Home And Away By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:44 BST, 2 August 2020 | Updated: 08:44 BST, 2 August 2020 He recently relocated from Los Angeles to Sydney to reprise his role as … Read more

Jimmy McGovern says viewers will be ‘deeply affected’ by BBC drama about Anthony Walker

Screenwriter Jimmy McGovern says ‘horrendous’ scenes in his new BBC drama about the racist murder of devout Christian Anthony Walker, 18, will ‘deeply affect’ viewers Screenwriter Jimmy McGovern, 70, Liverpool, penned new drama about murder  Anthony Walker was killed by thugs shouting racist abuse in Merseyside in 2005 Series will tell the story of the … Read more

Speed limits will be raised on sections of motorway affected by roadworks to cut journey times

Speed limits will be raised on sections of motorway affected by roadworks to cut journey times and ease drivers’ frustrations, Highways England says Speed limits will be raised on parts of the motorway affected by roadworks Highways England said 50mph limits near roadworks would increase to 60mph Trials over 18 months found that safety could … Read more

Before and after photos how crack cocaine has affected dealers

The drugs DON’T work: Pictures taken just TWO YEARS apart reveal horrific toll of crack cocaine on two dealers in their 30s – as pair are both jailed for nine years Graphic before and after pictures of Rhys Watkins, 33, and Rachel Heywood, 39 Pair pleaded guilty to supplying heroin and crack cocaine and jailed … Read more

WhatsApp experiences global outage with thousands affected

You may have thought your friends were ignoring you in WhatsApp, but the silence was the result of an outage. The Facebook-owned app started experiencing issues at around 4pm ET, affecting  tens of thousands of users across the globe. Many reported issues with connecting to the platform, along with sending or receiving messages and logging … Read more

A pay cut put me on basic rate income tax – how is my pension affected?

Senior staff at our firm were asked to take pay cuts of up to 20 per cent. Mine took me back into the basic rate income tax bracket.  What happens to my pension contributions on which I was benefiting from higher rate relief? Pension impact: I took a pay cut and I’m back to paying basic … Read more

Scientists worldwide to investigate how animal behaviours have been affected by human slowdown

Wildlife scientists around the world are planning to investigate how animal behaviours have been affected by the slowdown in human activity during lockdown. They will gather data from sources including GPS, sensors and surveys to assess how more than a hundred terrestrial and marine species responded to the lockdown – or ‘Anthropause’. At least two … Read more

Homeschooling stress fuels surge in anxiety during lockdown with married couples the worst affected

Homeschooling stress fuels surge in anxiety levels during the lockdown with married couples the worst affected and pensioners TWICE as likely to be suffering as young adults People in marriages or civil partnerships suffering from ‘high’ levels of anxiety doubled in the first month of lockdown from 19% to 39% One in four of these … Read more