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The supply, sale and impact of ‘legal highs’ should be better controlled, recommended the government’s drugs advisors. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs said the more research and awareness and stricter laws were needed in order to curb the problem. The ‘highs’, including MDPV and bromo-dragonfly, often evade regulations by being marketed as plant [...]
(Read More)25th Oct 11
Tunisia election turnout over 90 per cent
by Harry Oldfield
Over 90 per cent of registered Tunisian voters turned out to cast their ballet in the country’s elections – the Arab spring’s first democratic test. Election officials had initially stated that turnout was over 70 per cent two hours prior to the closure of voting booths, and had passed 80 per cent in certain areas. [...]
(Read More)24th Oct 11
Mobile phone brain cancer connection rejected
by Harry Oldfield
Further research has emerged suggesting there is no connection between brain cancer and mobile phones. The risks presented by mobiles have been a major talking point during the last two decades, during which time the use of phones has rocketed. The latest research led by Denmark’s Institute of Cancer Epidemiology studied over 350,000 people with [...]
(Read More)21st Oct 11
Debenhams to carry out store expansions
by Harry Oldfield
The new boss of Debenhams insisted that the high street in the UK was “alive and well” as he unveiled plans to modernise an additional 25 outlets and open nine new stores during the coming four years. The department store chain’s expansion drive, which is set to create 4,050 new jobs, comes on the back [...]
(Read More)20th Oct 11
Argos reports £3.4m in half year profits
by Harry Oldfield
Catalogue chain Argos scraped just £3.4m in half-tear profits after consumers delayed purchasing “big ticket” electronics products. With like-for-like sales down by nine per cent over the 26 weeks ending 27 August, Argos parent Home Retail Group claimed the company’s profits dropped from £54.4m a year earlier because margins were hammered by discounting. Terry Duddy, [...]
(Read More)19th Oct 11
Food budgets impacted most in unprecedented spending fall
by Harry Oldfield
Household food budgets have been most affected during an “unprecedented” drop in consumer spending in the recent economic downturn, new research shows. The Institute for Fiscal Studies revealed that, unlike during previous recessions, families have responded to the squeeze on standards of living by reducing their expenditure on food and drink. Among the other sacrifices [...]
(Read More)18th Oct 11
Tube drivers to net pay of £50,000 a year
by Harry Oldfield
Tube drivers look set to see their annual salaries exceed £50,000 a year barrier. Just a few weeks after negotiating bonuses of as much as £1,800 to work their normal hours during next summer’s Olympic Games, rail unions have managed to agree a deal which will see above inflation pay rises over the next four [...]
(Read More)17th Oct 11
Profit margins of energy suppliers eight times higher
by Harry Oldfield
Energy Companies’ profit margins have increased to £125 per customer a year, from just £15 in June, revealed regulator Ofgem as it announced that it will make suppliers simplify tariffs in its initiative to reduce prices. Ofgem revealed that the plan to push down prices was the first of four steps to break the Big [...]
(Read More)14th Oct 11
Inflation and low interest rates leave pensioners worse off
by Harry Oldfield
The Bank of England’s efforts to boost the economy have cut the average pensioner’s income by over £4,000 per year and sliced nearly £10,000 off the value of their savings. Dramatic cuts in interest rates coupled with the Bank’s quantitative easing measures have dealt pensioners a triple blow. Their income from savings accounts has fallen, [...]
(Read More)12th Oct 11
UK seeing big increase in poverty
by Harry Oldfield
Falling incomes will result in the largest drop for families with middle-level incomes since the 1970s, reveals an Institute for Fiscal Studies report. The IFS forecasts that the next two years will be dominated by large falls in incomes which will push a further 600,000 children into poverty. The IFS projections show that there will [...]
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