Wage disparity between the UK’s top earners and the rest of the working population will soon return to the levels of the Victorian era unless action is taken to curb executive pay, a new report by the high pay commission claims.
Pay gap widening to Victorian levels
Pay gap widening to Victorian levels
High pay commission forecasts top earners’ slice of national income will rise from current 5% to 14% by 2030
Victorian poverty. Is the pay gap taking us back there? Photograph: Stapleton Collection/CORBIS
Carers save the country £119bn a year
Carers save the country £119bn a year
UK’s 6 million carers make ‘massive contribution’ to society but are struggling as services and benefits are cut
Sherry Pugh and Terry Nichols and their sons. William has cerebral palsy and needs round the clock care. They work alternate shifts, so someone is always there for William.
Carers who look after relatives or friends are saving the nation £119bn a year, or almost as much as the entire cost of the NHS, according to the latest calculation by researchers.
Ban mobile phones and wireless networks in schools, say European leaders
Ban mobile phones and wireless networks in schools, say European leaders
Mobile phones and computers with wireless internet connections pose a risk to human health and should be banned from schools, a powerful European body has ruled.
Mobile phones and wireless networks should be banned in school, a European body has ruled. Photo: REX FEATURES
By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent 9:30PM BST 14 May 2011
A Council of Europe committee examined evidence that the technologies have “potentially harmful” effects on humans, and concluded that immediate action was required to protect children.
