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“We all rushed out to try and help but there was nothing we could do,” one neighbor said. Screengrab from CBSLA live broadcast One woman was hurt after an explosion leveled a home and damaged others in a California neighborhood, officials told media outlets. Neighbor Brenda Ogaz was startled awake by an explosion outside her … Read More “Neighbors rush outside as home explodes: CA officials” »
Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO When Game of Thrones aired, much hay was made about the showmakers’ refusal to allow star Kit Harington to cut his long hair because of his role as Jon Snow, a rule that Harington himself vocally hated. Apparently, the actor has gotten over it since Thrones went off the air in 2019, … Read More “The Jon Snow Game of Thrones Sequel Was Kit Harington’s Idea” »
Could you possibly advise me on selling a property and if I may incur capital gains tax as I am a little confused over my situation. I bought another property eight years ago in June 2014 and moved into it. My son has been living in my previous home since then rent free. I originally … Read More “How much capital gains tax do I pay on a second home I once lived in?” »
The Last Days Of Roger Federer And Other Endings Geoff Dyer … Read More “CRAIG BROWN: After more than 1,000 columns, our peerless book critic is finally retiring” »
A first-time buyer purchasing a typical home solo would need to raise a deposit of almost £75,000 – double that of a decade ago, it has been claimed. Property website Rightmove said that a typical first-time buyer buying on their own needs to provide £74,402 as a deposit in order to get a mortgage with a … Read More “Solo first-time buyers need to raise double deposit of 10 years ago” »
Four out of ten people say the stamp duty should be scrapped altogether and replaced with a capital gains tax on homeowners’ profits, a survey shows. Such a move would be very controversial, as shifting the tax burden from buyers to sellers who have profited from home ownership could lead them to pay a rate … Read More “Should the stamp duty be replaced by a capital gains tax on profits?” »
STOCKING: A JOURNEY AMONG COWS by Roger Morgan-Grenville (Icon £ 18.99, 368pp) It does not do much good to hunt for a herd of escaped cows. They like to go in a circle, so they will almost always get back to where they started sooner or later. If you chase after them, you will scare … Read More “Roger Morgan-Grenville reveals how intensive agriculture harms the environment” »
Razer announced the new Barracuda and Barracuda Pro along with an update to the existing Barracuda X. The new family of street-styled gaming headsets comes packed with cutting-edge technologies to give gamers the cleanest sound, whether at home or out. With Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation Technology (ANC), Barracuda Pro provides the user with … Read More “New Razer Barracuda Headset Line Up” »
Charly (Anne Winters) preps for action.Photo: Michael Desmond/Hulu When The Orville: New Horizons arrives on Hulu this week, fans will notice a new face among Captain Ed Mercer’s (Seth MacFarlane) crew: Charly Burke, a young ensign whose navigational talents have landed her a spot on the bridge. In “Electric Sheep,” the first episode, we quickly … Read More “The Orville Season 3 Interview: Anne Winters, Jessica Szohr” »
Crossrail may be billions of pounds over budget and three and a half years late, but it’s finally ready to roll. This extraordinary engineering company is to be taken into use on Tuesday, where it will adopt its correct title Elizabeth Line. The Queen paid a surprise visit to Paddington station this week and officially … Read More “Housing in Crossrail house prices: Reading, Maidenhead and Slough are to become property hotspots” »
