GPs may be urged to refer Brits to life coaches instead of just automatically signing them off sick, it was claimed today.
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Don’t throw a spotlight on Northern Ireland stalemate, Sunak urged – POLITICO
DUBLIN – Rishi Sunak should postpone plans for an international investment conference in Northern Ireland because it will cast a counterproductive spotlight on its political paralysis, the U.K. prime minister has been warned.
Sunak announced plans for the September 12-13 conference following his Windsor Framework agreement with the European Union. That painstakingly negotiated compromise was designed to minimize post-Brexit restrictions on British goods movements into Northern Ireland and reinforce the U.K. region’s unique access to the EU single market, a
Drivers urged to use hidden button in their car to make driving so much easier
The automotive influencer @dongcheshijie has revealed a list of hidden functions in cars some drivers don’t know about. The video, which has already received 1.3million likes and over 3,000 comments, gave drivers simple tips to make driving easier and safer.
One piece of advice @dongcheshijie featured is how to avoid glare from vehicles behind when driving at night. She explained: “When driving at night, the rear lights are very dazzling.”
“We only need to turn the small wrench under the
GPs will be urged to refer patients to life coaches instead of signing them off sick
GPs will be urged to refer patients to life coaches instead of signing them off sick
- Latest figures show a record 2.55million Brits are off on long term sick leave
- The move is under consideration by Department for Work and Pensions officials
Britons urged to note 159 scam phone line to ‘cut off’ banking fraud | Personal Finance | Finance
Britons have been urged to make a note of a vital scam prevention phone number that could help them avoid being taken in by fraudsters pretending to be from their bank.
If a person gets a suspicious call purportedly from a bank, they can hang up and then call the 159 phone service, which will securely connect them to their bank to verify the situation.
Stop Scams UK created the phone line. Simon Miller, director of Policy and Communications at
Parents urged to consider pensions for their children as they could easily save over £1.4m | Personal Finance | Finance
Parents and grandparents have been urged to consider investing in a pension which could save up to over £1million for their children.
If a person invested £1,000 a year into a pension for their child over the first 18 years of their life, by the time the child reaches the current state pension age of 66 it would be worth £1,062,518.04.
Neil Rayner, head of Advice at True Potential, said: “Investing in a pension for your child offers a remarkable
Royal Mail stamp deadline: Britons urged to use or swap out stamps by next week | Personal Finance | Finance
Britons have a matter of days to use or swap their old Royail Mail stamps before they become unusable on August 1.
Non-barcoded stamps, which typically feature just the late Queen Elizabeth II’s profile, will no longer be accepted as the Royal Mail completes its transition to barcoded stamps. The move comes as part of the postal service’s “modernisation drive” to improve security and efficiency.
The new barcoded stamps will also enable “exciting” new features, such as allowing customers to
Boris Johnson urged to pay back taxpayers for his Partygate legal fees | Politics | News
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged by the majority of Express.co.uk readers to pay the taxpayer back for his Partygate legal fees, a new poll has shown.
Figures published by the Cabinet Office last week showed Mr Johnson’s legal representation in the Privileges Committee Parytgate probe cost a total of £265,522.
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner called out Mr Johnson for using taxpayer funds to cover the cost.
She said: “At the height of a
Harry and Meghan urged to ‘remain strong’ as divorce rumours ‘sadden’ fans | Royal | News
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been urged to “remain strong” and “shut out” the rumour mill about their divorce, which has gone into overdrive in recent weeks.
It’s not clear how the rumours started, but speculation started to swell in May when The Sun claimed that Prince Harry has a private room “set aside” in a luxury hotel near his and Meghan Markle’s $14.7million Montecito home for when he needs alone time.
A rep for the Duke of Sussex
George Alagiah’s poignant final tweet: Dying BBC newsreader, 67, urged the public to get DIY bowel cancer test that could have saved his life but wasn’t available to him on the NHS nine years ago
Nine years after his own bowel cancer diagnosis, BBC newsreader George Alagiah was still doing his utmost to save other people from the same fate.
The beloved face of BBC One’s News At Six was revealed yesterday to have died ‘peacefully’ of the disease, surrounded by his family.
His last Twitter post, written in May this year, was dedicated to promoting the NHS’s life-saving bowel cancer screening kits.
‘I wish I’d had access to one of these kits when I
Americans traveling abroad urged to take ‘enhanced precautions’ against monkeypox
Americans traveling abroad are being told to take ‘enhanced precautions’ to protect themselves from the monkeypox virus — as testing confirms two cases in Utah, bringing the tally of verified infections to three.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued the Level 2 warning Wednesday, which is one rung off the top-level which advises against all but ‘non-essential’ travel.
It told those outside the U.S. to avoid sick people and animals, not to eat game meat, and not