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Young drivers could save up to £848 on car cover by having a telematics plan and it’s typically the under 20s who benefit EXCLUSIVE: Motorists aged 17 to 24 could save hundreds by switching plans Telematics policies are cheaper than standard car insurance ones The fall in prices has not matched other motor premiums By … Read more
Rebuild Britain to look like Bath: Robert Jenrick praises radical plan to replace rows of post-war bungalows with Georgian-style terraces A proposed shake-up of planning rules advocates giving homeowners a vote to decide on a new design It could pave the way for suburban communities of cramped semis to be completely transformed Revamping tired neighbourhoods … Read more
With lockdown sucking the life from the nation’s high streets, nobody could accuse bosses warning of lasting economic scarring of making mountains out of molehills. Yet this is the brainwave of one London council – which has revealed plans to plant an enormous hill by Oxford Street to coax tourists back to the West End … Read more
Bride sparks outrage by sending her pregnant sister-in-law a 30-day DIET PLAN with her wedding invitation so she can lose weight ahead of the big day A ‘bridezilla’ sparked outrage by sending her brother’s pregnant wife a diet plan She slipped it in the envelope of her wedding invitation, causing a family feud The man … Read more
Unions pour cold water on plan to reopen classrooms on March 8 and say ‘phased return’ to school should remain an option Several teaching unions have questioned plans to get pupils back in school Concerns were raised that the policy is being led by ‘dates not data’ The outgoing Children’s Commissioner has warned that some … Read more
Pub bosses hit out at outdoor drinking plan: Landlords demand to be allowed to reopen their doors from early April… and blast calls for only al-fresco service ‘laughable’ Pub boss says UK’s wet weather would make the outdoors-only idea unworkable Patrick Dardis, boss of the Young’s pub chain, argues pubs should open in April Tim … Read more
Supporters of strangling the country always demand ‘What would you have done?’ if I dare to criticise the Government’s wild, unprecedented policy for dealing with Covid. They assume, as backers of crazy policies always do, that there is no alternative to mass house arrest, enormous police powers, Maoist travel bans and the crippling of large … Read more
Philip Jansen is acutely aware how vital the internet has become during the pandemic. Whether it has been Zoom calls for work or for staying in touch with friends, or evening entertainment on BBC iPlayer and Netflix, the BT chief executive has been at the heart of the telecoms industry’s mission to keep the country’s … Read more
Renewable energy giant SSE launches plan to become Britain’s first global windfarm business as it invests up to £15bn over next decade By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 13 February 2021 Renewable energy giant SSE has launched a plan to become Britain’s first global … Read more
Greater proportion of women than men walking into retirement financially ill-prepared for journey ahead By Financial Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 A greater proportion of women than men are walking into retirement financially ill-prepared for the journey ahead. According to a major survey … Read more