Housing Benefits to be Capped
The payments for housing benefit are to be restricted to £400 a week for a house and £280 a week for a flat.
The Chancellor said the new caps were required, as the cost of the payments had increased 50% to £21bn in the last 10 years. Some people were getting £104,000 a year in housing benefit that defines rewards would be abridged.
Other reforms planned comprised restricting and re-setting local housing payments and re-adjusting hold up for mortgage interest expenses.
Young Scot Working at US Summer Camp Killed by Drunk Driver
A Young Scotswoman, who had just started her work at an American summer camp, was killed by an assumed drunk driver, in what her manager called a ‘tragic, senseless’ mishap.
Emily Lewis, 21, from Aberdeen, had been successful in getting a dream summer job in the office of Camp Echo Lake in Warrensburg, New York state, and was enjoying time off with some of her colleagues on Thursday.
Feared: Teen Canoeist May Have Drowned in Lake District
A canoeist, who is perceived to be in his late teens, is feared to have drowned after failing to come back on the surface of the Lake District.
He was not seen after he entered the water whilst paddling for almost 200 meters from the Shore of Ullswater Lake.
A major search had been launched with concerned members of the public helping police divers, a coastguard group and Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team.
Police had been called to the event west of Pooley Bridge just after 2pm on Saturday.
It is considered that the young man is from the Lancashire area.
Second Annual Armed Forces Day Celebrated in Britain
Serving troops marched with veterans and cadets all the way through the sun-soaked streets of Cardiff on Saturday, as Britain marked its second annual Armed Forces Day.
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, appraised the parade, the focus of a national ritual, in order to honor the Britain's military.
“When men and women walk through the streets in uniform like this, it makes them feel 10 feet tall”, said Captain, Jimmy Carroll of the Queen's Dragoon Guards, who served in Afghanistan in the previous year.
‘Beers’ to World Cup: Obama and Cameron Betting Over the Game
U.S. President, Barack Obama and Prime Minister, David Cameron exchanged beers on Saturday, to honor their bet over the England-U.S. World Cup soccer match that ended in a draw.
“This is Goose Island 312 beer from my hometown of Chicago. I advised him that in America we drink our beer cold”, Obama said after a conference with Britain's new Prime Minister at a Group of 20 summit in Toronto.
Cameron responded with a brew local to his Witney constituency called Hobgoblin.
Weight Loss Surgery More Risky for Smokers
A latest study has found that smoking can make bariatric surgery more risky and smokers are at an increased risk of developing strictures and surgical-margin ulcers. Researchers confirmed that this been found after analyzing patients, who have undergone these surgeries.
Study: Botox Injections Might Diminish Person’s Capability to Feel Emotions
According to a study, Botox injections might do more than just hiding your wrinkles; it may restrict your facial expressions, as well. These famous shots might also diminish your capability to feel sentiments. The study results are published in the journal Emotions.
According to data by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Botox injections accounted to be the No. 1 nonsurgical cosmetic treatment that was conducted in 2009.
Foreign Investors Help Prop Up Berkeley’s Sales
Foreign purchasers looking for a good property deal in London aided to support revenues at the British up market apartment developer, Berkeley Group in the past year.
Berkeley, has been successful in luxurious riverside developments in London, said that its attention on the capital and the southeast had enabled to support sales during the recession, as equity-loaded overseas investors are drawn in by smart pricing and a feeble sterling.
Lib Dems. Lose Support After Coalition Gov.
The Liberal Democrats lost support after they created a coalition with the Conservatives and settled to an emergency financial plan that was aimed at cutting the public shortage, polls published on Sunday found.
While, the Conservatives were on 41%, which is up by two points and Labor were up four points on 35%, the Lib Dems fell down by five points to 16%, according to an ICM survey for The Sunday Telegraph.
At their high point during the election operation, the Liberal Democrats were on 31% with ICM and have not been as low as 16%, ever since January 2009, the newspaper said.
Interim Cap to Be Announced On Non-EU Migrants: Britain
Britain intends to place an impermanent restriction on the number of non-European Union migrants; so as to avert a surge of foreign employees arriving before a permanent cap is introduced, next April.
Government sources on Saturday said merely 4,100 personnel from outside Europe would be permitted to make it to the nation before April 2011, a fall of 5% in comparison to last year.
It is a provisional measure to keep away from a last-minute rush, said one Government source.
Serena’s Wimbledon Supremacy in Danger
Maria Sharapova has given a word of warning to Serena Williams that she is relishing the opportunity to finish her old rival's supremacy of being the Wimbledon champion. Sharapova and Williams will face off for the foremost time at Wimbledon, ever since the Russian scored a surprise victory over Serena in the 2004 final, here.
Then just a 17-year-old with very little experience at the highest level, Sharapova was able to create one of the biggest shocks in Wimbledon history by ending Serena's two-year run as women's champion with a dramatic 6-1, 6-4 win.
Festival’s Closure with Stevie Wonder’s Performance
Motown legend, Stevie Wonder and England's World Cup football fight is set to be the main attraction, as a scorching Glastonbury festival comes to an end. The four day music spectacular has been able to enjoy the best weather in the most recent memory and temperatures will ascend again on the hottest day of the year, up to now.
Stevie Wonder headlines the key stage on Sunday night in his festival’s first appearance, whilst football fans will also be capable of watching England taking on Germany on Sunday afternoon on a special big screen installed on the location.
Bungie Planning to Make Halo 4 before Halo Reach
Halo Reach is going to strike on the Xbox 360 this September and it will definitely mark a bittersweet landmark for fans of the almost decade-old sci-fi shooter sequence. It will be the final Halo game made by the franchise's designer at Bungie Studios, who bring it in contact with Master Chief, when Halo’s Combat Evolved debuted on the original Xbox in 2001.
But, the Canadian, who is one of the new keepers of the Halo flame, says not to worry, as the Universe of Halo is not going anywhere. The Spartan soldiers will definitely rise over again, when the time comes.
Boeing Set to Complete Test Programs This Year
Officials of Boeing are disappointed with the 23 completed 787 Dreamliners; as they found some defect in the tail areas and they will also, examine the fleet before starting the test flights. The recent problem with the new plane puts additional stress on the Company's grand flight-test program. This project is already more than two and a half years delayed to the market.
Last December, Boeing was expecting to complete thousands of hours of flight tests, in a year to obtain the Government certification before sending the first plane to All Nippon Airways Co.
Few Safeguards for Children Coming on Reality TV Shows
New Jersey forbids small children from coming in entertainment programs hazardous to their "life, limb, health or morals". But, the state could not comment if "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" sequence was put through its child labor rules.
A public records inquiry by The Times found that a lot of children are coming on reality shows without lawful safeguards owing to pervasive improbability about how to categorize the programs.
Tesco faces investor revolt over executive pay at AGM next month
Supermarket giant Tesco could face an investor revolt over executive pay at its July 2nd annual meeting as up to now four corporate governance lobbying groups have urged investors to vote against company’s remuneration report.
UK corporate governance advisory firm Pensions Investment & Research Consultants (Pric) said directors’ bonuses and long-term incentive offered by Tesco were excessive.
Fergie Terms Cheryl Cole "Hot Enough to Turn Anyone"
The bisexual Black Eyed Peas' singer Fergie, recently admitted that she has been thinking about and fancying, Cheryl Cole.
Talking about the Girls Aloud singer, she was quoted saying, "I'd take her on a date and she knows it". The statement of the singer comes amid the rumors suggesting some romantic involvement of Cole with Black Eyed Peas' part will.i.am.
Sadie Frost Angry with Miller over Daughter’s Haircut
Sadie Frost was reported to get furious with Sienna Miller for taking her daughter for a haircut without her permission. This incident was reported by a tabloid.
According to some sources, Miller initially arranged for a hair cut for the 9-year-old Iris and wanted to get the kid a short pixie-style cut, but she left her daughter with her ex-husband Jude Law and went for attending the Isle Of Wight Festival.
However, Frost denied any such argument or with the step mother of her daughter.
Santander tables formal bid for 318 RBS branches
Spanish banking giant Santander, which owns Abbey National, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley, has formally submitted a £1.5 billion bid for 318 UK branches of Royal Bank of Scotland.
Initially, there were six banking giants, including National Australia Bank, Spain's BBVA, and Virgin Money, in the race to acquire RBS’s UK branches, but only could get through to the formal bidding stage of the auction.
Confirming the bid, a spokesperson for the British bank said, "RBS confirms that Santander has submitted a bid which we are seriously reviewing.”
Playing with Iconic Band ‘Oasis’: Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher is to record his biopic on the last days of The Beatles, with another about an iconic rock band. He desires to place his focus on a theme that is even closer to his heart, his old group, Oasis.
The BEADY EYE front man is now in pre-production on The Longest Cocktail Party, which is about the ‘Fab Four’. But next on the list will come, the film, which concerns the Manc rockers.