Why Ebola almost definitely won’t spread in the US October 1, 2014 Last night it was confirmed that a man in Dallas, Texas, had contracted the Ebola virus. This is the first time the disease has been confirmed in a patient in the US. The US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) said the sufferer had recently returned from Liberia – the country worst hit by the [...]
UK businesses hire EU workers “for commitment and experience”, rather than because they are cheap October 1, 2014 Non-UK workers aren't just a cheaper alternative than their UK counterparts, it seems. EU migrants offer growing UK businesses levels of experience and commitment that make them extremely attractive to employers, according to a new report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. The study looked at the motivations and experiences of 1,000 employers and [...]
East meets west in space: India and US collaborate on Mars missions October 1, 2014 India and the US have signed an agreement to co-operate on Mars as well as join forces to conduct Earth-related studies from space. Last week, both countries managed to successfully put satellites into orbit around Mars. First came Nasa's MAVEN satellite, followed by India's Mangalyaan spacecraft just two days later. Both are going to [...]
David Cameron’s party conference speech: Here’s what you need to know October 1, 2014 David Cameron has delivered his final party conference speech before the 2015 general election, to a surprisingly upbeat audience. The start of the Tory conference was marred by the defection of Tory MP Marck Reckless to Ukip and a ministerial resignation. Since the weekend, former deputy mayor of London Richard Barnes and Tory donor Arron [...]
Conservative party conference 2014: We’ll raise personal allowance to £12,500 and the 40p tax threshold, says David Cameron October 1, 2014 David Cameron pulled out the big guns during his speech at the Conservative party conference today, pledging that a future Tory government will raise the tax-free personal allowance to £12,500 from the current level of £10,000, as well as raising the 40p tax threshold to £50,000, from £41,900. During his keynote address, Cameron said after [...]
Drivers vent frustration over tax disc chaos October 1, 2014 Drivers had been given months of advance warning – but a last minute rush of people looking to update their car tax as the paper discs went out of use forced the site offline for several hours. The DVLA claimed it had “unprecendented demand” as 6,000 users a minute took to its site in [...]
Manage your currency risk to protect profits October 1, 2014 Companies dealing regularly with overseas suppliers or clients can lose a significant amount of their profits thanks to fluctuations in exchange rates, and September offered a perfect example of how much of an impact it can have. Referencing to the above YouGov survey, the Scottish independent referendum had a dramatic effect on the currency markets [...]
Save money on your international transfers October 1, 2014 Moving money abroad in a digital world should be one of the easiest things you can do, especially with the cost savings you would expect a global marketplace to offer, yet choosing the wrong service to send your funds overseas, can leave you paying more than you’d expect. Most people head straight to their bank [...]
Crossrail will send London property prices soaring by 60 per cent October 1, 2014 Crossrail’s high-speed rail service will not only provide millions with increased connectivity into the capital, but it will send house-prices along its route skyrocketing, new figures show. The £15.8bn Crossrail project has already had a profound effect on properties in London, with the prices of those near the large-scale Tottenham Court Road development rising [...]
Early to bed and late to rise: Londoners sleep more than people in most major cities October 1, 2014 London is certainly not the city that never sleeps. According to SleepCycle, which monitors the sleeping patterns of people in 54 major cities across the world, Londoners get more sleep a night than most. It measured the capital's average wake-up time as 07:29, putting it 43rd out of the 54 cities. Among [...]