3 days ago

Stealth tax raid hits incentives to work, save and even stay in the UK, warns Budget watchdog ⊕

found 2025 › Dec › 03 (Wed) @ 23:30 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

David Miles, from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), suggested Rachel Reeves' freeze on income tax thresholds would weigh on growth in the economy.

7 days ago

Is pay-per-mile tax on EVs a good move and will it be rolled out to petrol cars too? Road pricing expert Edmund King casts his verdict ⊕

found 2025 › Nov › 29 (Sat) @ 08:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Edmund King, OBE, isn't just the president of the AA; he's the co-creator of the 'Road Miles' scheme - a fairer take on pay-per-mile. He gives his verdict on the Government's eVED plans.

13 days ago

DOT: Vehicle Miles Driven Increased 2.0% year-over-year

found 2025 › Nov › 23 (Sun) @ 15:25 UTC

a story from Calculated Risk › Calculated Risk

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The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported:

Travel on all roads and streets changed by +2.0% (+5.4 billion vehicle miles) for September 2025 as compared …

18 days ago

Man, 33, admits assisting suicide after selling 'poison' chemical to four people in an online forum ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Nov › 18 (Tue) @ 14:50 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Miles Cross, 33, from Wrexham, made money by exploiting the most vulnerable in society by offering substances to assist with suicide for £100 each.

51 days ago

Man, 33, appears in court charged with selling 'poison' to woman who took her own life ⊖

found 2025 › Oct › 16 (Thu) @ 16:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Miles Cross, 33, is accused of encouraging and assisting Shubhreet Singh, 26, to kill herself by providing the substance via an online Internet forum in August last year.

57 days ago

Explain it to me quickly: why are runners freaking out about a feud between Strava and Garmin?

found 2025 › Oct › 10 (Fri) @ 04:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Strava, the Instagram for exercise, is suing Garmin for allegedly copying its features. Josh Taylor explains it to Miles Herbert

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63 days ago

British family moved to Cyprus after getting fed up of dreary UK life - and now enjoy life on ONE parent's salary only

found 2025 › Oct › 04 (Sat) @ 13:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Sarah, 48, and James Moore, 47, relocated from Middlesbrough with their two children, nine-year-old Bea and Miles, five.

76 days ago

DOT: Vehicle Miles Driven Increased 1.7% year-over-year

found 2025 › Sep › 21 (Sun) @ 15:05 UTC

a story from Calculated Risk › Calculated Risk

This is something I check occasionally.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported:

Travel on all roads and streets changed by +1.7% (+4.9 billion vehicle miles) for July 2025 as compared with …

81 days ago

Man, 33, is charged with encouraging or assisting suicide after 'selling chemical compound on online forum'

found 2025 › Sep › 16 (Tue) @ 09:30 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Miles Cross, of Wrexham, North Wales, was charged after police launched an investigation into a business selling a substance via an online forum.

3 months ago

A tree a minute for 24 hours: the young Victorian forest that was planted in a day

found 2025 › Aug › 30 (Sat) @ 20:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Film-maker Beau Miles set himself the challenge of planting 1,440 trees and shrubs in one day. Four years later the result is ‘totally worth it’

Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’…