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Customers stand to save tens of thousands of pounds by buying kitchens second-hand, an expert has explained. Helen Lord, 52, founder of Cheshire-based Used Kitchen Exchange, told how it is ‘not uncommon’ for customers to save in excess of £60,000 on a kitchen’s recommended retail price (RRP) with reductions of up to 90 per cent available. … Read more
Labour councillor Tonia Ashikodi (pictured) lived in a council house while collecting rent from three properties A Labour politician who collected thousands of pounds in rent from three properties but lied so she could live in a council flat has been spared jail and will not have to pay back a penny. Greenwich councillor Tonia … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,200 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 94,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Are you washing your hands WRONG? Guide for removing germs proves thousands of people are not practising good hygiene amid the coronavirus crisis A guide to washing your hands shows you should be rinsing them for 20 seconds You should wash your hands at frequent intervals to encourage good hygiene The CDC recommends five simple … Read more
The new build checklist that could save you THOUSANDS: Experts reveal the 12-point snagging questionnaire every home buyer needs to answer Builders are responsible for fixing major issues, or ‘snags’, in new build homes Without this, the work to get the property up to scratch could cost thousands Experts have revealed the checklist every new … Read more
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that Europe will have to take its share of the migrant ‘burden’ as Greece today tried to fend off an ‘invasion’ after Turkey threw open its borders. More than 13,000 migrants have gathered on the Turkish side of the river which runs 125 miles along the frontier and … Read more
France today said it will cancel all public ‘gatherings of more than 5,000 people’ in closed spaces, as it seeks to curb the spread of coronavirus amid a surge of cases in the country. The decision followed a special meeting of ministers to discuss the virus, which has infected 73 people in the country, according … Read more
Thousands of protesters today marched through the streets of the Greek island of Lesbos in a rally to demand the government to halt new migrant camps, a day after violent clashes left more than 60 injured. Business owners and unions called for a general strike on the island to continue, with shops shuttered for the second … Read more
Five people have died and thousands were forced from their homes after severe floods in Indonesia while an earthquake also rattled the country today. The muddy deluge inundated the presidential palace, a major hospital and entire neighbourhoods across Jakarta yesterday. The heavy rains came only weeks after 70 residents of the low-lying megacity died in … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,700 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 80,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more