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The end of toxic leaseholds has been announced by the Government – much to the delight of long-suffering homeowners. Housing minister Robert Jenrick said the new laws are being introduced to banish the ‘scandalous pitfalls of leasehold’ and ‘put fairness back at the heart of the housing system’. The changes have been widely welcomed as … Read more
Boris Johnson saw off his Tory critics tonight as MPs voted the latest strict lockdown measures into law. The Prime Minister saw off a small rebellion by backbenchers who accused him of launching an ‘assault on liberty and livelihoods’ as they warned lockdown will inevitably cause some people to ‘break’. But with Labour vowing to … Read more
Boris Johnson saw off his Tory critics tonight as MPs voted the latest strict lockdown measures into law. The Prime Minister saw off a small rebellion by backbenchers who accused him of launching an ‘assault on liberty and livelihoods’ as they warned lockdown will inevitably cause some people to ‘break’. But with Labour vowing to … Read more
Like almost every other sector, the coronavirus pandemic had a huge impact on the energy market in 2020. Among the many other financial fallouts, many households used more energy as they were told to stay home and more fell behind on their energy bills, leading to a 40 per cent rise in arrears after the pandemic hit. … Read more
BUSINESS LIVE: Next reveals better-than-expected Christmas; Morrisons sees early festive sales lift; Hipgnosis makes another music rights swoop By This Is Money Published: 08:12 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 08:15 GMT, 5 January 2021 Next has said festive sales were better than expected, but warned the trading boost will be ‘almost entirely’ wiped out … Read more
‘Are you kidding me?’: Heartwarming moment 80-year-old man tries on color blind glasses for first time – and can’t believe the difference Video captured the moment Lee Meason, from Springville, Utah, saw colors he had never seen before when he tried on the pink glasses ‘Are you kidding me?’ he exclaimed in surprise ‘I see … Read more
South Africa has reported a record number of coronavirus cases in a single day, driven by a new ‘more infectious’ variant that has already been found in the UK. The country logged more than 14,000 cases on Wednesday, its highest total of the pandemic so far, while deaths topped 400 for the first time since … Read more
Grandson sees ghostly image of a man doing the dishes through the window of his dead grandfather’s house – and no one was home at the time Haunting image of figure in home of late grandfather was captured in Victoria Figure appears to do dishes from the kitchen window to the surprise of family Facebook … Read more
What is it about carrot-topped Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden that fails to fill you with confidence? That precious voice, perhaps, or the way he reminds you of a model from a whimsical Boden catalogue. Maybe it’s his failure to stand up for theatres these past ten months. Whatever it is, he does not strike you … Read more
Germany heads for lockdown as country sees record number of infections and many hospitals already at full capacity after ‘lockdown lite’ failed Germany recorded 29,875 new coronavirus cases and 598 new deaths today The numbers are the highest ever recored in the country over a 24-hour period It has has been in partial lockdown for six … Read more