How new ‘consumer duty’ rules for financial products could reduce debt-related stress: Grusho Anna/Shutterstock New “consumer duty” rules introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) aim to set clear standards for the protection of financial consumers. Banks, building societies, investment and insurance firms, as well as many other types of business, are being told to …
Mini budget: how will tax cuts and stamp duty affect young adults?: Cast Of Thousands / Shutterstock UK chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced a series of measures aimed at boosting the economy as the UK faces a recession and continued cost of living crisis. The budget is a political and economic gamble based on the …
Petrol prices are rising, but fuel duty cuts aren’t the answer: MagicBones / shutterstock Rising fuel prices are adding pressure on households already struggling to cover basic costs of energy, housing and food. In the face of this there are calls to (further) cut fuel duty, the tax on each litre of diesel and petrol bought …
South Africa’s COVID relief measures mostly excluded refugees: a neglect of duty: Day one of the lockdown in South Africa on 27 March 2020 found some 100 African refugees living on a sidewalk in Cape Town. EFE-EPA/Nic Bothma The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa saw the government impose a lockdown in …
Lack of data on citizenship-stripping goes against the Home Office’s duty of transparency: A group of lawyers found that at least 464 people have had their citizenship removed by the government over the last 15 years. They pieced together the data using freedom of information requests and other publications – a challenge, because the Home …
South Africa in the news: Springboks skipper Kolisi salutes Jenkins’ return to Wales duty: Jenkins may have been out of the international game for three years but scarcely missed a beat as he shone for Wales during their 23-18 loss at home to Kolisi’s world champion Springboks on Saturday.: “South Africa” – BingNews T20 World …
South Africa in the news: Rethink excise duty killing local pubs: Me thinks that we have reached a point where makers of tax policy in this country must urgently go back to the drawing board to carry out a comprehensive and empirical study on the implications of …: “South Africa” – BingNews Steve Elworthy appointed …
South Africa in the news: Singh left stranded after Bafana duty: Luther Singh has revealed that his progress with Danish giants FC Copenhagen suffered a major setback following his most recent Bafana Bafana call-up.: “South Africa” – BingNews Henderson: Gatland picked favourites, not form: British & Irish Lions second row Iain Henderson has suggested that …
South Africa in the news: Call of Duty: Warzone’s Verdansk ’84 gets new satellite crash sites with Season 4: Warzone Season 4 kicks off this week, and brings with it new points of interest to the map. Satellite crash sites will be plainly visible in Verdansk ’84, with the debris and impact on the landscape …
Rugby, concussions and duty of care: why the game is facing scrutiny: The long-term health effects in professional contact sports have come under global scrutiny since the 2015 $ 1 billion lawsuit filed by former professional American football players against the NFL Shutterstock There’s growing concern about concussion-related injuries in contact sports like rugby and …
Iraq: thousands of police officers have died in the line of duty: EPA-EFE/Ahmed Jalil Being a police officer in post-Saddam Iraq is an incredibly dangerous career choice. Since the invasion of Iraq toppled the dictator in March 2003, at least 14,000 Iraqi police officers have lost their lives in the line of duty. And things …
Rich countries have a moral duty to share their COVID-19 vaccines: Usually, World Immunisation Week is a chance for those of us who research vaccines to reinforce the message about their importance in saving lives. From whooping cough to polio, measles to meningitis, vaccines have quietly been saving millions of lives, every year, for decades. …
Line of Duty: two ex-anti-corruption officers on how the police actually catch ‘bent coppers’: Season six of BBC crime drama Line of Duty has gripped the nation as Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12) inch ever closer to identifying the character in charge of all the “bent coppers”, only known as “H”. They’ve been chasing this elusive …
Line of Duty: why there are so many Northern Irish coppers in British crime dramas: Ted Hastings Northern Irish past has come back to haunt him several times in Line of Duty. BBC/World Productions/Steffan Hill There are few TV shows that light up social media quite like Line of Duty. At the core of the …
South Africa in the news: CJ Stander receives Tina Turner send off as he bids farewell to Ireland duty: Ireland’s triumphant players serenaded the retiring CJ Stander with a Tina Turner classic after he helped dismantle England on his Guinness Six Nations send-off. South Africa-born Stander stunned the …: “South Africa” – BingNews Alun Wyn …
Coronavirus: do we have a moral duty not to get sick?: Paranyu/Shutterstock The personal ethics of COVID-19 are a minefield. Over winter, disputes over our duties to one another with regard to the virus dominated Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year and they continue to raise questions with many people are back in lockdown. Now, with …
COVID stamp duty holiday reveals big problems in the housing market: The UK housing market has been affected by the pandemic, but in ways that were not anticipated at the outset. Initially, forecasters thought that the sharp reduction in economic activity could lead to a housing market crash. That didn’t happen. Parts of the market …
South Africa in the news: ‘Dad duty, always’: Graeme Smith’s son interrupts virtual press conference, gets shoelaces tied: Cricket South Africa director and former captain Graeme Smith had a special guest in one of his recent virtual press conferences. In a pleasant interruption, Smith’s son walked in during his talk over …: “South Africa” – …