Queen s Speech: Social care a thorny issue for government
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Pensions and long-term savings commentators have expressed their disappointment with the Queen’s speech.
Speaking on Tuesday (11 May), HRH Queen Elizabeth addressed the Lords chamber in Westminster, unveiling government plans for the year ahead. She spoke of plans for the NHS, technology and support for the.
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1/1 QUESTIONS still remain over the death of a man whose body was found approximately a week after dying in his flat. Robert Daniel Davies, 62, died at his home in Grosvenor Gardens, Bournemouth, in July last year. He was found after his neighbour became concerned when he hadn’t heard from him in a week. The inquest into his death was held at Bournemouth Town Hall on Friday, but proved inconclusive. The divorced father-of-two lived on his own in a block of flats and had a history of chronic back pain. One resident of the flats, Cornelia Alexander, who lived below Mr Davies, said she would often hear Mr Davies arguing with a “smaller man” in the flat above.
Lasting Power of Attorney applications drop 30% during pandemic
Not back to pre-pandemic levels
Rachael Griffin: While numbers still haven t returned to their previous levels, they are getting closer and it is encouraging to see that people are getting the much-appreciated peace of mind that having an LPA entails.
Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) registrations fell significantly during the pandemic as lockdown measures made the process more onerous, according to official figures.
A freedom of information request to the Ministry of Justice, made by Quilter, showed a 30% dip in LPAs registered between April last year and February this year.
The advice and wealth management business said while numbers had improved, they had still not recovered to their pre-pandemic levels. With February this year 25% below February 2020.
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Harry Isaacs sadly died after his tractor overturned in Chedington Lane, near Mosterton last July A young farmer died after his dangerous and unroadworthy tractor which he bought online overturned, an inquest heard. Harry John Richard Isaacs was driving a tractor on July 21 last year in Chedington Lane, near Mosterton, when he suddenly lost control - leading to the four-wheeler to overturn. He sadly died at the scene from his injuries. An inquest held yesterday heard how a weighted bucket Harry had put on the tractor to slow it down had caused the machine to overturn as he travelled downhill.