But there are two issues to consider. Firstly, this is about political choices, and the UK chooses to dedicate larger amounts to items such as universal healthcare. And secondly, with ageing populations, the OECD reckons the amount needed for pensions may be set to soar in many nations by ...
The UK says it will establish a national AI Biosecurity Lab (AIBL) to help strengthen its defences against emerging biological threats. As part of Wednesday’s Budget, the government will commit £100m to establishing the new, “world first” institute with the support of lea...
With the clocks going back this weekend, the nights will be drawing in. So if you have a thicker duvet, now is the time to bring it out. Some supermarkets sell winter duvets for under £20 – look for 10.5 tog or higher. But there’s something to be said for a craftily placed blan...
Dr Karen Wood, associate professor at the Centre for Dance Research at Coventry University, agrees and says the trio “are now really starting to feel a bit more settled”. “I think JoJo has transitioned beautifully from professional dancer to host, and obviously he comes w...
Meanwhile, businessman Tom Steyer, who ran an unsuccessful bid for California governor earlier this year, is one of the few billionaires who has said, external he would vote in favour of the tax. Steyer said that although he believed the way the measure was written was “problematic&#...
“Of course it was really sad, it’s a symbol of the republic, but what is more important: a town hall or people living in poverty?” asks Alexander, 24. It is Rich Kid night at the Lord John pub, and Alexander is one of several wearing a faluche, a colourful, traditional Fr...
Protests followed, with participants accusing the authorities of corruption and having “blood on their hands”. “This is a problem for the government,” says Magda Anastasijevic, the Eastern Europe analyst for the conflict monitor, ACLED. “Vučić has survived thi...
As the Autumn Budget looms, the papers are in full swing speculating what Chancellor John Healey will hand down on Wednesday. The Times carries a warning from former chief economist at the Bank of England Andy Haldane, telling the Prime Minister Andy Burnside not to “risk a Truss-sty...
On the outskirts of Chandigarh city in India’s north-western Punjab state, a 473-year-old legacy British public school opened its first all-girls international campus earlier this year. In contrast to the prominent Gothic-style central building on the school grounds in Bedfordshire, ...
It is a Sunday night in the pub. There is football on the TV and people packed around the bar – then suddenly, violence erupts. Bottles are smashed and broken glass is slashed across the throat of one of the biggest men in the bar. The melee spills out into the street, where the inju...