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Matt Hancock orders urgent probe into obesity link to Covid-19 deaths

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Urgent probe into obesity link to Covid-19 deaths: Matt Hancock orders health officials to find why certain groups including the overweight, men and ethnic minorities are more likely to die Matt Hancock ordered health officials to trawl through coronavirus records He said it was too early to suggest weight was a factor but data suggests … Read more

BMW driver rams into a man and crushes him against a wall in a neighbour row in Halifax

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A driver rammed his BMW into a man crushing him against a wall before a fight escalated between neighbours during the coronavirus lockdown last night.  Four people were arrested after the fight in Halifax, West Yorkshire, after more than 12 people threatened neighbours with weapons at around 6.30pm. A video shows the hit and run … Read more

Fury after Halifax pulls mortgages with less than 40 per cent deposit

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Fury as Halifax stops offering mortgages to buyers without 40 per cent deposits and Government advises people to delay completion dates as housing market is ‘virtually suspended’ amid coronavirus crisis Buyers urged to postpone moving in as the Government says not to move house Banks had lobbied ministers for a full freeze on the property … Read more

Halifax and Barclays scrap new mortgages below 40% deposit

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Two of Britain’s biggest banks have pulled new mortgages for all but those with the biggest deposits or sizeable equity in their homes. Barclays and Halifax have both stopped selling all mortgages above 60 per cent loan-to-value this week, as the housing market grinds to a halt amid the coronavirus outbreak.  The move triggered by … Read more

Lloyds and Halifax banking apps go down

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Lloyds and Halifax banking apps go down leaving customers locked out of their accounts Customers of both banks have been locked out of their banking app and website Around 1,200 Halifax and 800 Lloyds customers have reportedly been affected Annoyed users took to Twitter to report the problem, which is being ‘worked on’ By Jonathan Chadwick … Read more

House prices steady but coronavirus could dent recovery, says Halifax

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The housing market continued to show signs of improvement in February, but coronavirus could dent the nascent recovery, Halifax said today. House prices rose 2.8 per cent in the year to February, with the average property gaining £6,443 annually to reach a new record high of £240,677, according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender. That marks a … Read more

Sandbanks is the most expensive seaside town to live in by Halifax

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House prices at the exclusive Sandbanks have surged by £161,944 in just one year, compared with a £5,000 average at other seaside towns.    The development in Poole has confirmed its status as one of the most expensive places to live in the country after topping a survey of the priciest seaside towns for the fourth … Read more