3 d. ago Women say they need to earn £40k more than men to feel wealthy, study reveals

New research has found that women believe they need to earn significantly more each year than men in order to be considered "wealthy"

Economics

9 d. ago Who is Zhenhao Zou? Student’s ‘charming’ manner hid a sinister truth

Zou, 28, was wealthy enough to study in the UK for several years.

Politics

1 week ago Young women now earn £2,200 more than men as gender pay gap goes into reverse amid 'crisis of masculinity'

A report has found that women aged 16 to 24 earn nearly £2,000 more than their male counterparts, marking the first time young men's wages have fallen behind as the gender pay gap grows.

Economics

1 week ago Young women now earn £2,200 more than men as gender pay gap reverses

A report has found that women aged 16 to 24 earn nearly £2,000 more than their male counterparts, marking the first time young men's wages have fallen behind as the gender pay gap grows.

Economics

1 week ago Young men's wages fall behind women's for the first time as gender pay gap grows, damning report reveals

A report has found that women aged 16 to 24 earn nearly £2,000 more than their male counterparts, marking the first time young men's wages have fallen behind as the gender pay gap grows.

Politics

2 w. ago The new signs of wealth revealed, including a kitchen island and a cleaner

If you have a kitchen island and have a driveway at your home, many people in the UK nowadays will view you as wealthy, according to a new study by HSBC. Pic: Stock image.

Politics

2 w. ago Waste Wars by Alexander Clapp review – the filthy truth about trash

A globe-spanning study of the waste industry reveals how wealthy nations dump their garbage on the poor while the rate at which we produce near-indestructible rubbish only increasesYou know the drill: plastic and glass containers go in the blue recycling bin, paper and cardboard in the blue sack, vegetable matter in the green compost bin, and the rest in the grey general rubbish bin. Households up and down the land go through variations of these familiar refuse-sorting tasks each week. But where does it actually all go?Into the trucks that pick them up, yes, but after that? It’s a kind of act of faith that we imagine our detritus that we’ve carefully – or not so carefully – categorised is transported to the right location where appropriate measures are taken to dispose of it in the most sensible and ecological manner. Continue reading...

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