The madness of the £100,000 childcare tax trap
With some parents requiring a 50 per cent pay rise to mitigate the effects of the threshold, the trap is zapping productivity
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Threshold for filing ‘side hustle’ tax return to rise to £3,000 in UK
Cash earnings to increase from current level of £1,000 in boost to people who sell goods onlineFinancial Times - Mar. 11 -
The Parenting review – supernatural caper is a so-so comedy and a lousy horror
A gay couple are trapped in a haunted Airbnb with their parents in an initially amusing but progressively exasperating genre mishmash. Writer-director Craig Johnson broke out with 2014’s spiky ...The Guardian - Mar. 13 -
Tax relief for cash Isa savers rose to £2.1bn last year
Cost to the UK Treasury rises 30-fold in two years due to rising interest rates and frozen thresholdsFinancial Times - 2d -
Mom trapped in her car after crash is rescued six days later
A woman who was trapped in her car after a crash in Newton County, Indiana, was rescued nearly a week later. Brieonna Cassell had two broken legs and couldn't get out. She had to use her sweater to ...CBS News - Mar. 13 -
Manchester United’s new field of dreams at risk of repeating the Tottenham trap | Jonathan Wilson
Like their rivals, the problem is not the rise in revenue that a new home offers but that so little of it ends up being spent on players. Build it and they will come – but you should be aware that ...The Guardian - 6d -
Missing Indiana woman found alive after 6 days trapped in her car following crash
A missing Indiana woman trapped in her vehicle for nearly a week managed to stay by dipping her sweatshirt into a small creek behind the wrecked car for water as she waited desperately for rescue, ...NBC News - Mar. 12 -
April 1 is the last chance for some retirees to avoid a 25% tax penalty
If you turned 73 in 2024, the deadline for your first required minimum distribution is April 1. Here's what retirees need to know.CNBC - 1d -
The Guardian view on modern masculinity: boys need mentors, not marketers | Editorial
Sir Gareth Southgate is right to warn that social media is trapping boys in toxic ideals. It’s a crisis demanding real-world solutions. Boys used to be raised by their parents. Now, as they grow ...The Guardian - 2d -
60 percent of Americans feel trapped in their jobs
Burnout is at an all-time high among Americans. That's according to a study from learning platform Moodle, which found that 66 percent of workers are suffering. This is a sharp increase in reported ...The Hill - Mar. 14
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