According to a recent survey from Elder – a leading live-in care marketplace – just 27 percent of older people who either need care now or have started to consider options have discussed this with their families. In addition, 74 percent of family members reported
Tonestro, the leading publisher of music learning apps for brass, woodwind and string instruments, have partnered with Thomann, Europe’s leading musical instruments retailer, to offer a comprehensive learning experience for beginner violin and saxophone players. This collaboration combines the best of both worlds – tonestro’s highly
As Glastonbury Festival 2023 approaches, music goers are choosing to avoid the potential car and rail chaos by booking helicopter transfers to and from the event. The travel guide for the event highlights that the worst times to leave by car are on Monday between
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Drivers in Britain have seen their choice of battery electric car models quadruple in the past five years as manufacturers commit to delivering the UK’s ambition of being the first major car market to go zero emission. There are now around 80 ‘electric picks’
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Experts say fear could be keeping over 50s from returning to work, as economic inactivity (the number of people not in the labour force) amongst 50-64 year olds remains eight times higher than pre-pandemic levels. 50-64 year olds comprise a staggering 71% (298,429 of
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Germany slipped into an official recession over the winter, triggered by family finances being crushed by sky high energy bills, official figures out today show. Revised estimates from the country’s statistics agency, Destatis, revealed gross domestic product (GDP) contracted 0.3 per cent in the
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Net migration to the UK has hit a record high of 606,000, new figures released this morning reveal. The significant surge in legal migration for 2022 has hit the highest level on record, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.It follows weeks of
JULIAN PAOLO DAYAG-UNSPLASHTHE PESO returned to the P56-per-dollar level on Thursday amid expectations of a mild recession in the United States and a pause in the US Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle.The local currency closed at P56.065 versus the dollar on Thursday, depreciating by 29.50 centavos
LOCAL EQUITIES declined on Thursday on increased selling after Fitch Ratings put the United States’ debt on negative watch amid a lack of progress in their debt limit discussions.The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell by 55.73 points or 0.84% to 6,560.22 on Thursday, while
BW FILE PHOTO PRODUCTIVITY growth is improving but remains below pre-pandemic levels, pointing to the need for more effective policy action to encourage rising productivity, the central bank said.In its latest Monetary Policy Report, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said: “Given the upward trend in
THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said it expects to award the contract for a solar farm in New Clark City within the year, with the bid process currently in the post-qualification evaluation stage.“We’re just doing post-qualification for a 25-megawatt (MW) solar farm,” BCDA
THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said it invested about P300 billion in improving the power transmission system since taking it over in 2009.In a statement, NGCP added that it paid $3.95 billion for the concession, formerly held by state-owned National Transmission Corp.