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A former top civil servant at the Home Office has settled his employment tribunal claim against the government. Sir Philip Rutnam resigned from his role as the department's permanent secretary last year, amid bullying allegations against Priti Patel . Announcing his departure, Sir Philip accused the home secretary of a "vicious and orchestrated briefing campaign" against him. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player November 2020: 'I'm sorry that my behaviour upset people' Ms Patel has rejected all claims of bullying that have been made against her. Sir Philip, who was claiming "constructive dismissal", said in a statement released through the FDA union: "I am pleased to say that the government has today settled the claims that I brought against them and which were due to be heard in an employment tribunal in September." Advertisement He added: "This settlement resolves my own case. The FDA is continuing to … [Read more...] about Sir Philip Rutnam: Former top Home Office civil servant settles employment tribunal claim against government

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered the biggest Budget since the Covid crisis emerged, with almost every single person in the UK set to be affected by today's announcements. New changes will affect up to six million Universal Credit claimants, homeowners, first time buyers, and even apprentices with a £126m pledge to get 40,000 more young people on job schemes over the next 12 months. Elsewhere, there are new tax thresholds and minimum wage rates coming into force in the new tax year. One of the biggest announcements for workers, however, is the extension of furlough, which will carry millions of people through to the end of the year. The scheme - which pays 80% of employees' wages for the hours they cannot work in the pandemic - has been extended until September. Find out how the Budget affects you below with our calculator Around 4.5million people are still on the job retentions scheme. Young and lower-paid people have been among the most likely to have been … [Read more...] about Budget 2021 tax calculator – find out exactly how much better or worse off you will be

ARE you suffering from “mess stress”? According to a new survey by Argos.co.uk , 54 per cent of us have admitted to being stressed about our messy homes in lockdown. I know that only too well and I’m still struggling to keep things tidy. But I want to help with your "store-rage” issues. Hopefully these ideas will sort you right out. SOCK IT TO ’EM: If you have way too many socks, a drawer divider can create calm amid the chaos. John Lewis have a lovely one for a tenner, but instead you could save empty loo rolls and line them up vertically in your drawer. Pop pairs in each roll and you’ve got yourself a cheap drawer divider. SAVE: £10 with home-made version BOX CLEVER: I love any product that doubles up – double the use and it’s a double saving in my eyes. The survey suggests that it’s messy bedroom floors causing the most stress so keep clutter out of sight with a bargain storage cube that’s also a seat. Head to Dunelm for their faux linen … [Read more...] about Relieve yourself from ‘mess stress’ with these cheap ways to declutter your home

Brazil registered a record number of deaths for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, with 1,910 fatalities. With a surge in cases pushing health systems to the brink in many areas, Brazil has recorded a total of 259,271 deaths, marking the second-highest death toll in the world, after the United States. "For the first time since the pandemic began, we are seeing a deterioration across the entire country," public health institute Fiocruz said before the latest figures were published. "The situation is alarming." Brazil had recorded a record 24-hour tally of deaths on Tuesday, too, at 1,641. Watch video 03:04 Share Virus runs rampant in Brazil Send Facebook Twitter reddit EMail Facebook Messenger Web Whatsapp Web Telegram linkedin Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/3py8I Brazil: Politization of pandemic compounds crisis Europe The prevalence of infections in England has dropped since January, but … [Read more...] about Coronavirus digest: Brazil reports second straight day of record deaths

SPACEX is closing in on the latest launch of its Starship rocket, which the firm hopes to use to carry astronauts to Mars in 2024. The Starship prototype SN10 could fire high into the sky from a launchpad in Texas as early as today. In a recent tweet, Billionaire SpaceX founder Elon Musk said the ship's launch window would open at 9am ET (2pm GMT) on March 3. Flight restrictions announced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reveal that the company has three days to complete the flight. Residents near SpaceX's Starship facility in the town of Boca Chica say that they have been advised to evacuate their homes ahead of the launch. Should the launch go ahead, it would mark the third high-altitude flight and landing conducted by a Starship rocket. There's a lot of interest surrounding the launch after two recent flights were engulfed in flames after exploding upon landing. This flight, however, will be different. Both of SN10's predecessors - SN9 and SN8 - … [Read more...] about Elon Musk’s Mars mission to colonise Red Planet starts’ TODAY’ with SpaceX Starship launch