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Ex-TOWIE star Lauren Goodger is hit with an £800 court bill and six penalty points

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Ex-TOWIE star Lauren Goodger is hit with an £800 court bill and six penalty points after refusing to name who was driving her £43,000 Mercedes Coupe SUV when it was caught speeding at 58mph Lauren Goodger, 33, has been handed an £800 court bill and six penalty points She refused to identify who was driving … Read more

Embattled London stock market rises 2.18% up to 6,800 points

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Mark Carney today said the Bank of England stood ready to help businesses and households through an economic shock caused by coronavirus – as the embattled FTSE rose 2.19% to 6,800 in its second consecutive day of growth.  The Bank’s outgoing boss told MPs on the Treasury Select Committee that policymakers stand ready to ‘act as appropriate’ to … Read more

Dow Jones falls another 500 points as coronavirus fears grow

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U.S. stock indexes opened sharply lower on Thursday, as the rapid spread of the coronavirus outside China deepened investor worries about growth and corporate earnings.  At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 431.59 points, or 1.60 percent, to 26,526, and quickly plunged by as much as 800 points. The S&P 500 opened down 1.73 … Read more

Dow flip-flops and closes down more than 100 points

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Dow flip-flops and closes down more than 100 points after failed rally tacks on losses to brutal selloff on fears of coronavirus pandemic wreaking economic havoc US stock indexes closed lower on Wednesday marking the fifth day  An earlier rally had sent the Dow up 400 points but stocks dropped again  The S&P 500 is … Read more

UK’s airports ranked by Points Guy UK, with Glasgow No1, Heathrow second and Stansted bottom

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The best and worst airports across the UK have been named in a new study, with Glasgow Airport taking the top podium position and London Stansted languishing in last place. The ranking has been produced by flight tips site The Points Guy UK in an inaugural annual report after an ‘extensive review’ of the largest … Read more

Vizio points to outdated Chromecast software as potential cause of streaming problems with Disney+

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Here’s a look at the new streaming challengers and what you get with each:  NEW PLAYERS  Disney+ Disney’s entertainment service, featuring shows and movies from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic. Launch date: November 12 Price: $7 a month or $70 a year. Getting Disney Plus with ESPN Plus and Hulu, both owned … Read more

Earning Avios points: How to get air miles from your current holiday for no more money

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We’re in the midst of winter and many Britons are likely to have been daydreaming about a summer holiday since January. Some, who play the Avios game, could be looking to earn enough air miles to pay – or part pay – for the next trip. As a rule of thumb, the best way to earn … Read more

NoMasCoach.com travel expert increases his reward points by over 400% using a clever GIFT CARD hack 

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A travel expert has revealed how buying MasterCard gift cards can turbo-boost your airline and hotel reward points tally by hundreds of per cent. Ben Nickel-D’Andrea, a luxury travel writer who runs the NoMasCoach.com tips site, discovered that some earn five points per dollar on credit cards, up from the usual one point per dollar. … Read more

Almost 12,000 new drivers had licences revoked for too many points last year

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Almost 12,000 new drivers had their licences revoked last year – an average of 33 A DAY – after accumulating too many points Some 11,953 motorists had licences taken away under New Drivers Act in 2018 Drivers automatically have their licence revoked if they rack up 6 points or more within 2 years of passing … Read more