A disabled Canadian man who was ready to be euthanised because he didn’t want to choose between death and homelessness has celebrated his ‘deathaversary’ – and says that the only reason he’s alive today is because people raised enough money to improve his financial situation.
Amir Farsoud opened up about how easy it was for him to be found eligible for the assisted death programme – even though he was only looking at the option because of his dire housing
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BERLIN — Germans gave the world schadenfreude for a reason. And southern Europe couldn’t be more pleased.
For countries that spent years on the receiving end of Europe’s German-inspired fiscal Inquisition, there’s no sweeter sight than to see Germany splayed on the high altar of Teutonic parsimony.
The irony is that Germany put itself there on purpose and has no clue how it will find redemption.
Last week’s jaw-dropping
This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM.
LONDON — World leaders will touch down in Dubai next week for a climate change conference they’re billing yet again as the final off-ramp before catastrophe. But war, money squabbles and political headaches back home are already crowding the fate of the planet from the agenda.
The breakdown of the Earth’s climate has for decades been the most important yet somehow least urgent of global crises,
This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM.
The annual U.N. climate summit that starts November 30 has become one of the biggest diplomatic setpieces in the global political calendar.
Organizers are expecting more than 70,000 people to descend upon Dubai’s Expo City: activists, billionaires, presidents, Indigenous leaders, business executives, monarchs and diplomats from every corner of the world. A few will hold sway over the outcome of the talks. Some will make noise
Deep in the Wyoming wilderness last month, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, stood before a large audience of elite central bankers and casually predicted the collapse of the international financial order. Resplendent in red and black, she resembled a humanoid Lindor chocolate truffle — and though her warning was diluted by the usual impenetrable jargon, the subtext was sufficiently clear and dramatic.
“There are plausible scenarios where we could see a fundamental change in the nature of
Homeowners racing to overpay their mortgage before their loan rate rises could be making a financial mistake costing them hundreds of pounds.
Overpayments allow mortgage holders to put additional cash towards their home loan to pay off the debt faster and reduce their loan size.
One in four homeowners have paid over and above their monthly mortgage costs this year, Barclays disclosed last month.
A record £6.7 billion was spent on mortgage overpayments in the first three months of this
The policy would allow borrowers to submit claims if they believe they were misled by their college.
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Patients facing long NHS waiting lists for scans and tests are plunging themselves into debt by signing up for ‘buy now, pay later’ private health care deals.
In exchange for rapid treatment, patients face years of paying off debts on instalment for their medical treatment – including MRI scans, X-rays, routine surgery and hip replacements.
Firms such as MRI Plus, which offers payback deals tells patients ‘Why wait in pain? Slash your waiting time for treatment on the NHS’, and
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It’s hard to punch above your weight if you’re handcuffed.
In Brussels, the Netherlands is known for its assertive positioning in EU legislation in a wide range of policy files. Despite its relatively small size, the Netherlands has a tendency to get involved, even on files that are not at the core of the Dutch domestic debate.
Its prime minister, Mark Rutte, is the second-longest serving European Union leader
Paul Cattermole reportedly owed more than £20,000 in debt and bills at the time of his shocking death in April.
According to The Sun, documents show that he had total holdings of £35,773, but after the deductions left £15,489 to his loved ones.
A source told the outlet: “Paul was not in a good way before he died and was not doing well financially.
“Although it is shocking a member of the group would not be well-off, people who knew
