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THERE will be major Universal Credit , stamp duty and furlough updates this week when Rishi Sunak unveils the UK's 2021 Budget. The Chancellor will reveal the country's spending plan on Wednesday - the first since coronavirus ' devastating impact on the economy became clear and the first since the Brexit transition period came to an end. He will outline his plan to rescue the UK , spelling exactly what areas of British life will see a spending boom and the ways in which hardest hit citizens will be supported by the Government. More support for workers, struggling families and businesses is on the cards for Sunak , along with tax hikes to cover the cost of the schemes. Sunak has put Britain's beleaguered high streets at the heart of his economic plans, promising a £5bn lifeline for bricks-and-mortar shops and pubs. Meanwhile there could be a new levy for online retailers - though experts have previously warned this could be passed on to consumers in the form … [Read more...] about The Budget 2021 LIVE – Rishi Sunak to reveal whether Universal Credit, Stamp Duty & furlough will be extended this week

An extreme plunge in atmospheric oxygen levels will in a billion years' time will wipe out most of the life on the Earth, a study has predicted. Researchers from Japan and the US modelled how our planet's atmosphere will change in light of various biological, climatic and geological processes. Deoxygenation will result from the increasing flux of energy from the Sun as it brightens, increasing surface temperatures and reducing photosynthesis. They found that deoxygenation in some one billion years will return the atmosphere to an inhospitable, methane-rich composition — one reminiscent of the early Earth . This fate, they added, will occur before the arrival of so-called moist greenhouse conditions in which water will irreversibly leak from the planet's atmosphere. The findings suggest that atmospheric oxygen is not a permanent fixture of habitable planets, which has implications for our search for life on other worlds . An extreme plunge in atmospheric … [Read more...] about Most life on Earth will be WIPED OUT in a billion years due an extreme plunge in oxygen levels, scientists warn

A man who claims he has fathered dozens of children by offering sperm donations online says demand has risen during the coronavirus pandemic. The 29-year-old American - who uses the name Kyle Gordy to discuss his sperm donations - claims he has produced at least 35 children and has another six babies on the way. He runs two Facebook groups for people seeking sperm donors which have attracted thousands of members, and plans to travel to the UK later this year to meet a woman who has contacted him about having a child. It comes after reports some women are turning to social media to find sperm donors amid shortages at fertility clinics in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. A UK charity which supports people affected by fertility issues has urged Facebook to ban unregulated groups which facilitate sperm donations via the social media site. Advertisement Meanwhile, the government body which regulates fertility clinics in the UK has warned that donating … [Read more...] about Man ‘who has fathered 35 children’ by offering sperm donations online says demand has risen during COVID pandemic