On the weekend that US-Israeli drones first began to rain down on Tehran, energy traders across the world’s major financial centres began to redraw their strategies. When they returned to their trading desks on that March Monday morning, they found oil and gas prices spiking amid a market nightmare made real: the unprecedented shutdown of
The average flood claim was £30,000 last year, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). With flood costs and the numbers of homes at risk on the rise, more of us could find ourselves forking out extra for home insurance. New data from comparison website Compare the Market shows how much this can add
For many Americans, oral health is an afterthought. In fact, a 2025 Tufts University study estimates as many as one in three Americans have skipped their regular dental cleaning within the last year, twice the amount of those who didn’t get an annual physical. However, experts believe 90 percent of systemic diseases such as diabetes,
The medicines regulator is investigating whether UK clinics are breaking the law by making claims about the benefits of unregulated, experimental peptide therapies, the Guardian can reveal. Interest in experimental peptides has boomed in recent years. The substances are delivered by injection and are touted by sellers, influencers and even some medics as aiding everything
A Unit Linked Insurance Plan is often sold as a two-in-one product. It gives you life cover and also invests a part of your premium in market-linked funds. This combination sounds attractive because you are not just buying protection, you are also building a corpus over time. But that does not automatically make a ULIP
Council tax bills will be rising by 4.9 per cent this April Many households may be able to lower their council tax bill(Image: GETTY) Council tax bills are rising in April by 4.9 per cent on average for households across England, which is surpassing current inflation rates. This will see the average Band D bill
Still, the merest whiff of stench may be intolerable for some people, but for others, it can be barely noticeable. “There will be a wide range of responses; some will say they smell it occasionally, or it just doesn’t bother them,” says Dalton, who regularly investigates odour complaints. Age, gender, allergies and lifestyle choices like
By Andreas Rinke BERLIN, April 4 (Reuters) – Five European Union countries are calling for a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits in reaction to rising fuel prices due to the Iran war, according to a letter from finance ministers to the EU Commission seen by Reuters on Saturday. The finance ministers of Germany, Italy,
The Ministry of Healthy and the Public Health Department are advising residents to take proactive steps to reduce the spread of respiratory and viral illnesses circulating in the community. In a press release issued on 31 March, the ministry and the department said, “At certain times of the year, circulation of respiratory and viral illnesses
New rules under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax come into force from April 6, requiring many self-employed workers and landlords to keep digital records and submit updates to HMRC throughout the year. But research suggests a large number are unprepared and increasingly anxious. A study by FreeAgent found: Less than half feel confident they