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A European safety council wants SUVs banned from towns and cities as part of efforts to cut the number of pedestrians and cyclists being killed. The European Transport Safety Council in a report called for ‘urgent action’ to tackle deaths of vulnerable road users in built-up areas, with records showing almost 70,000 pedestrian and cyclist … Read more
Energy bills will fall for around 15million households with Ofgem announcing a price cap reduction of £17 a year. This means that households on standard variable tariffs will pay no more than £1,162 on their bills after the cap comes into effect in April – falling from £1,179. The bi-annual review of the cap by … Read more
A disgruntled couple have been left fuming by a furniture giant that claimed they were sitting on their new sofa incorrectly after complaining about it sagging. Mike Sacre, from Ramsgate, and his wife, Shirley, bought the four-seater sofa from ScS in February 2019 with a total outlay of £1,491, including delivery. However, soon after purchase, … Read more
Ministers fired a warning shot at banks this week as the top six lenders stand accused of failing to help mortgage prisoners switch to a better deal. In an open letter Treasury ministers urged banks to move quickly to help mortgage prisoners following some four months of inaction from lenders. The UK’s financial watchdog introduced … Read more
Why didn’t Barclays report the fraudster who stole my £2,000 over the bank’s counter to police with the CCTV footage? Gavin Bailey from Gloucestershire saw £1,980 swiped in November Identity fraudster used his signature to withdraw cash The fraudster also used his name and date of birth to try and transfer £5,990 But despite his … Read more
John and Chrissie Wade: ‘We still feel that we and Mum in particular have been very badly treated by Aviva’ A Devon couple have won a year-long battle with Aviva after it cut off a frail 96-year-old woman’s £100 a month annuity payments. Ellen Wade’s son and daughter-in-law got embroiled in a bizarre misunderstanding over her … Read more
Private car owners and businesses can check from today if their vehicles are exempt from Clean Air Zone daily charges. The website – launched by the Government – allows motorists to find out if their vehicle will be eligible to use free of charge or not in Birmingham and Leeds, which will both have zones … Read more
Co-founder of Rockstar – the game firm famous for making Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption – to leave in March Grand Theft Auto V generated over $800million in revenue on its first sales day Grand Theft Auto (GTA) was the subject of a legal battle over its violent content Red Dead Redemption 2 … Read more
A self-driving electric Nissan Leaf has navigated itself 230 miles up the country to complete the longest and most complex autonomous journey ever achieved on UK public roads. The epic landmark drive – from the car giant’s engineering centre at Cranfield in Bedfordshire, near Milton Keynes, to the Nissan factory in Sunderland where the car … Read more
More than £1.2billion was wiped off the value of Lambert & Butler cigarette maker Imperial Brands as a ban on flavoured vaping products by US regulators takes its toll. The FTSE 100 firm, which owns the Blu brand of vape products, said earnings this year will be slightly lower than last year while revenues are … Read more