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Owen Jones says that inheritance should be taxed Make the most of your money by signing up to our newsletter for FREE now SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out his Budget earlier this month as the UK economy continues to suffer during the pandemic. He announced various policies, including an increase in corporation tax from 19 percent to 25 percent by 2023 – sweetened with £25billion incentives for businesses. Pension lifetime allowances will also be frozen as Mr Sunak looks to increase the amount of people paying duties via a stealth tax. However, the Budget was largely light on major tax changes, despite fears the self-employed could be targeted. Related articles Sunak could strike …

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Louisiana test scores plunged five percentage points in the first glance at how public school students fared during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Wednesday morning. The exams, called LEAP 2025, measure what students know in math, English, science and social studies. Scores have risen by a percentage point or two in recent years, which means the latest scores represent a significant step backwards amid unprecedented turmoil in classrooms. First school test results amid COVID are coming soon: 'Hard to imagine we didn't fall' State officials are about to unveil the first snapshot of student achievement during the coronavirus pandemic amid forecasts that key test sco… In a break with tradition, state Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley said he will discuss the results on Aug. 11 rather than the day the scores are released. Students in grades 3-12 took the tests in the spring after back-to-back years of interruptions caused by the pandemic. …

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Published 24 December 2020 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic The coronavirus pandemic has reminded communities of their "fragility", the Isle of Man's bishop has said. Rt Rev Peter Eagles said the tumultuous year had exposed "the vulnerability of even an island nation like ours" when confronted with a "new reality". While 2020 would leave "scars", the Bishop of Sodor and Man said it would also "strengthen and unite us". Strict border controls and isolation rules mean island life on the island has largely returned to normal. But the bishop said the pandemic had still left people with "sadness and grief that remain unresolved, and that people will carry forward". He continued: "We have to be honest and say we have come out of it as best as we possibly could, and for that we're grateful I think." 'New future' Although …

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Published 7 May comments Comments Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic Changes to visiting rules in hospitals and care homes have come into effect across Northern Ireland. From Friday, care home residents are able to receive two visits per week, each lasting an hour, as Covid-19 rules are relaxed. Hospital patients can have one daily visit from two people from up to two households. The first phase of changes to the Covid visiting guidance also includes relaxations for rules in hospices. Women can be accompanied by a nominated partner for any pregnancy-related appointments, as well as from the induction of labour to up to three hours after birth. Children are permitted to visit care homes, with hand-holding allowed, however aprons and masks still must be worn, according to the guidance. Residents are also …

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Before they were cofounders, Kris Chaisanguanthum and Ryan Damm were friends. Then in 2016 they started Visby, a holographic imaging company. “You talk about getting into business with somebody that you get along with, but there’s nothing that you do with your friends that is as intense as starting a company,” says Chaisanguanthum. “It’s in many ways like having a child.” Chaisanguanthum, who already had a child, was not prepared for the commitment he’d made. He and Damm had trouble navigating decisions when they disagreed. After a difficult day, Damm liked to commiserate; Chaisanguanthum preferred to be left alone. After a few years, the hurt feelings had compounded to make their working relationship untenable. Chaisanguanthum remembered an article he’d read about cofounders going to therapy, like troubled couples. “I remember thinking, that’s the most Silicon Valley thing ever,” he says. But what did they have to lose? The two booked an appointment. Cofounder therapy belongs …

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A slinkskin processor who has been in the industry for more than 40 years says it has never been in such bad shape, but he’s going to soldier on this spring on a limited basis. New Zealand’s slinkskin industry is counting the cost of the global Covid-19 pandemic, and most South Island farmers will have to dispose of their own dead stock this spring as a result. Usually dead stock is picked up from farms by slink skin companies, which process the skins for export. But there isn’t a market for high-end luxury leather items duing a global pandemic. Skin and rendering prices have crashed and, skin buyers and casualty stock operators have closed up or gone into receivership. The market for lower grade skins has dropped significantly, and meat and bone prices have collapsed. READ MORE: South Island job losses as casualty calf collection canned Coronavirus leads to uncertainty for slinkskin industry Slink skin operators at capacity as Southland farmers brace for another cold …

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Martin Lewis compares paying mortgage over investing in savings Make the most of your money by signing up to our newsletter for FREE now SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info But what exactly are investors choosing? Schroders Global Investor Study for 2021 revealed what UK investors are focusing on and their priorities in a post-pandemic market. Related articles Britons urged to act as old banknotes can be switched for valid cash 'I care about UK as much as any Brexiteer' says John Bercow READ MORE State pension & Universal Credit payment dates to change this month This study looked at over 23,000 people in 32 global locations and found that the biggest focus for …

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The coronavirus pandemic continues to cause waves around the world, sending countries into lockdown and prompting global travel bans. Despite only first being reported in December 2019, the spread of Covid-19 has completely changed the world, and is likely to shape it for decades to come . While the specific virus strain couldn’t have been predicted, the onset of a new virus didn’t surprise many experts, who have been claiming for years that a virus could sweep across the world, to catastrophic consequence. One of those experts was none other than Bill Gates, who today told BBC Breakfast today the spread of coronavirus has left the world in ‘uncharted territory.’ Read the latest updates: Coronavirus news live It’s not the first time, the Microsoft co-founder has spoken about pandemics, as he famously addressed the subject in a 2015 TED talk. What did he say? What did Bill Gates say about pandemics in 2015? Addressing a TED Talk five years ago, Gates, …

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"Spaceman," Nick Jonas (Island Records) Make room, Paul McCartney, Snow Patrol and Taylor Swift Add Nick Jonas to the growing list of artists who have made fabulous albums during the pandemic. Jonas' 11-track electronic-rich “Spaceman” is an airy and slightly unmoored love letter from a lusty man who is drinking alone, a little crazed and maybe paranoid. “Too drunk and I'm all in my feelings,” he sings in the excellent “2Drunk.” “Should I send that text? Maybe not/But I miss the sex.” In other words, we are all Nick Jonas. The pandemic seems to have scrambled the newlywed, who should have been enjoying his honeymoon period with actor Priyanka Chopra The unrushed Troye Sivan-like “Don’t Give Up On Us,” the opening track, is alarming coming so soon in a love affair. Not to worry: “Delicious” is so steamy it should come with a explicit warning. (“I’m licking the dishes,” he purrs). “This Is Heaven” is a more PG love song, sounding like something Lionel Richie …

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"Wildfires are an international threat comparable to the COVID-19 pandemic," Erdogan told A Haber television channel. "It can even be compared to the threat of terrorism," he said. Erdogan said the entire world is facing the threat of forest fires, with forests burning in the United States, Canada, Russia, Spain, Italy and African countries. "I spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He sent us three planes and four helicopters (for extinguishing forest fires). This is solidarity. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced his intention to send another amphibious aircraft to Turkey," the Turkish leader said. Erdogan said that over the past eight days, 187 wildfires have broken out in Turkey, most of which have been localized. Fifteen fires continue, 20 aircraft and 51 helicopters are involved in extinguishing them. Since last week, massive fires have erupted in at least 35 Turkish provinces, chiefly on the country's Mediterranean and Aegean coasts. Eight people have …

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