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One in seven over-75s is yet to get a TV licence following controversial decision to scrap freebies According to BBC figures around 2.7million over-75s have purchased a licence The BBC has praised the figures, saying they represent ‘good progress’ for the scheme Last August the BBC stripped 4.2million elderly viewers of their free licences By … Read more
Pub loses its licence after it was caught serving pints during lockdown to regulars posing as bogus builders pretending to carry out repairs Y-Bodunig pub in Wales has lost its licence after serving drinks during lockdown In one incident, police caught regulars trying to pose as bogus repairmen Licensing committee told manager Derek Coulton put … Read more
The BBC will increase the TV licence fee by £1.50, taking it from £157.50 a year to £159 from April 1. The fee is set by the Government, which announced in 2016 that it would rise in line with inflation for five years from April 2017. The new cost equates to 43p per day, according … Read more
The great licence fee farce: Pensioners are pressured to pay twice amid delays and system chaos… then can’t get refunds Pensioners pressured into paying the £157.50 fee twice due to processing delays They have also been left out of pocket for months as refund requests are ignored Around 4.2million pensioners were claiming free licence when … Read more
A whopping 750,000 pensioners are refusing to pay for a TV licence in protest over the BBC scrapping free licences for over-75s. The protesters, who make up 14 per cent of the UK’s population of their age range, have ignored the flurry of reminders they have been given and are holding strong. The BBC is … Read more
Licence to bill! Rare collection of 15 first-edition James Bond books goes on sale for £475k The unique set, which includes 14 007 novels, are up for sale for £475,000 Nine Bond novels are signed by the author and include personal inscriptions A handful of the books came from America and one comes from Australia … Read more
TOWIE hotspot restaurant in Essex is stripped of its licence after hosting party for 170 people in November that was raided by police and breaking Covid rules at least 13 times The Melin restaurant in Chigwell, Essex, is popular with reality television stars It breached restrictions on at least 13 occasions between May and … Read more
Pensioners pressured into paying twice for a TV licence forced to wait months for a refund By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 26 January 2021 Pensioners pressured into mistakenly paying twice for their TV licence are being forced to wait months for a refund. … Read more
Heartless’ BBC hounded more than 520,000 over-75s to pay for a TV licence as the pandemic deepened BBC chased more than 520,000 over-75s to pay TV licence by end of November Letters told recipients to ‘arrange payment’ or apply for a free licence if entitled Free TV licences are now restricted to those people receiving … Read more
NHS hospitals could be banned from giving out Covid vaccines if they don’t stick to the strategy of delaying second doses by three months or longer. A leaked internal memo sent to staff at an NHS trust in Southampton warned second doses must not be given out too soon. Britain has gone against vaccine manufacturers’ … Read more