| Public sector workers paying 'less tax' due to generous pension rules Public sector workers have effectively each been paying hundreds of pounds less tax every year due to being contracted out of the second state pension. telegraph.co.uk |
Trapped: the future generation Patrick Blower: Livedraw: With the cuts looming, it might be best to just stay put ...Patrick Blower guardian.co.uk |
Hand-reared spiderlings to descend on broads More than 1,000 young spiders from a hybrid species are released into the Suffolk broads. bbc.co.uk |
For Wales, Rugby Pride at Stake Against New Zealand The rugby team's form over the past 12 months makes for grim reading, and a tie at home to Fiji last week raised concern to fresh heights. nytimes.com |
Popular? What about tunesmiths Bizet, Handel, Rossini and Verdi? Oh dear. Asking Radio 3 listeners for a Top Ten of Britain’s favourite arias is a bit like asking the Bullingdon Club to supply a list of the nation’s favourite tipples. It would include rare vintages, but not what they shift by the tankload at Bargain Booze. timesonline.co.uk |