5 d. ago Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK’s new ‘taxi tax’

Hailing app will now act as agent rather than supplier outside London, avoiding VAT requirement, although change is not permitted in LondonUber has swerved paying millions of pounds to the UK exchequer under Rachel Reeves’s new “taxi tax” after the ride-hailing app rewrote contracts with its drivers.The move came as rules announced in November’s budget took effect, which adjusted how VAT is payable on minicab fares and would have resulted in the whole Uber fare becoming subject to the 20% sales tax. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Women pay thousands for vagina surgery after unexpected yet 'painful' fat jab effect

Women using weight-loss injections are paying thousands for cosmetic vaginal procedures after rapid fat loss caused unexpected changes to the vulva and labia

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2 w. ago One demographic urged to get flu vaccine ‘as soon as possible’

Leading medical bodies representing more than 90,000 health professionals have issued an urgent plea

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2 w. ago Women paying thousands to fix their vaginas after unexpected fat jab side effect

Fat jab use has led to women in the US paying thousands to fix a female genital condition associated with sudden weight loss. The procedure has been dubbed 'labia puffing'

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3 w. ago Should we wear masks this flu season? Here’s what the evidence says

NHS leaders are encouraging people with symptoms to wear masks in public, but do they actually work?

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3 w. ago The truth about the ‘super flu’ and the severity of this flu season

Here’s what you need to know about this year’s flu season and how to protect yourself

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3 w. ago City of London's housing account 'would be effectively bankrupt' if it agreed to Unite's pay demand

City of London's housing account 'would be effectively bankrupt' if it agreed to Unite's pay demand  My London

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3 w. ago Flu vaccine: Everything you need to know about jab, from side effects to paying for it

Here’s everything to know about who should get the flu vaccine and how it works

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3 w. ago Should I get a flu jab this winter? What you need to know about the H3N2 ‘super’ strain

New strain of virus appears to be hitting people harder and lasting for longer than expected

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3 w. ago Voices: ‘There were clear warnings’: Readers on the NHS ‘flunami’ crisis

Our community says the ‘flunami’ was inevitable – with many arguing that years of underfunding, workforce pressures and rising demand have left the NHS acutely vulnerable to any sudden spike in winter illness

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3 w. ago 'Vaccine fatigue' behind low jab uptake as super flu rips through London, health chiefs warn

NHS London ‘pulling out all the stops’ to make sure people get the flu jab as hospitalisations surge

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3 w. ago All the travel vaccines you should consider before heading overseas

Although infectious diseases exist everywhere, in some destinations there is a higher risk of becoming sick

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3 w. ago Should I get a flu jab this winter to fight off H3N2 ‘super flu’?

New strain of virus appears to be hitting people harder and lasting for longer than expected

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3 w. ago What is causing the surge in flu cases – and how to protect yourself

There is one factor likely to be behind the spike in people catching flu this year

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4 w. ago Why so many people are getting the flu – and how to protect yourself

About 20% more people will be infected this flu season than experts would normally expect

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4 w. ago What we know about flu variant A/H3N2 K: The strain behind 90 per cent of cases

Flu seasons dominated by this variant tend to be more severe

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4 w. ago What we know about A/H3N2 K: The flu variant behind 90 per cent of cases

This flu season has started a few weeks earlier than in previous years

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4 w. ago Flu season is here. Here’s how to protect yourself from getting sick

There are concerns that the UK may be on track for one of its worst flu seasons ever

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4 w. ago Flu vaccine: Who is eligible for the jab and side effects explained

Everything to know about getting the flu vaccine

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last month New Orleans Catholic clergy abuse survivors in line to collectively be paid $305m

Attorneys for the victims struck deal with the church’s largest insurer to increase $230m settlement approved earlierNew Orleans Catholic archdiocese gains approval to pay $230m to sexual abuse survivorsRoughly 600 survivors of the clergy molestation scandal that drove the New Orleans Catholic archdiocese into bankruptcy have secured the opportunity to collectively be paid $305m after attorneys for the victims and the church’s largest insurer struck a deal Monday, according to some of the lawyers.The insurer in question, Travelers, had refused to join a proposal officially approved Monday to pay $230m to the abuse survivors to effectively wrap up a bankruptcy protection case that the US’s second-oldest archdiocese filed in May 2020. Continue reading...

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