Hospitals charge NHS workers £500 to use staff car park while they battle Covid pandemic that has killed colleagues Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust introduced charges in a bid to ‘manage demand’ One worker said staff are ‘angry’ about move as colleagues have died in Covid Trust said that it had free parking in … Read more
Free speech campaigners today blasted Police Scotland over its decision to charge a man over an offensive tweet about Captain Sir Tom Moore. A tweet sent shortly after war hero’s death last Tuesday read: ‘The only good Brit soldier is a deed one, burn auld fella, buuuuurn.’ Joseph Kelly will appear at Lanark Sheriff Court … Read more
PROPERTY CLINIC: Can my letting agent charge me another 7% commission to rent my buy-to-let flat to the same tenant after a year? Always check the contract with your lettings agent before you sign it The contract sets out what payments are due and when, so there is transparency By Myra Butterworth For MailOnline Published: … Read more
Holidaymakers could face £30 charge from GPs for written proof of Covid-19 vaccine before travelling The Government has insisted it will not issue ‘immunity passports’ to Britons Vaccines minister said travellers could ask their GP for proof of inoculation Doctors can charge for writing certificates, which fall outside their NHS contract By John Stevens and … Read more
Holidaymakers could face £30 charge from GPs for written proof of Covid-19 vaccine before travelling The Government has insisted it will not issue ‘immunity passports’ to Britons Vaccines minister said travellers could ask their GP for proof of inoculation Doctors can charge for writing certificates, which fall outside their NHS contract By John Stevens and … Read more
‘It’s absolutely outrageous’: Energy suppliers can charge households extra £24 a year to recover debt caused by coronavirus, Ofgem says Suppliers will be able to charge customers more under the price cap The allowance is used to help suppliers claim back money lost by those in debt Ofgem’s new price cap limit is also due … Read more
A new probe has revealed that TfL has been earning more from Congestion Charge fines than legitimate payments in the last year Motorists were handed fines totalling £130million by Transport for London over the course of a year for failing to pay the capital’s Congestion Charge. That is more than double the £52million in revenue … Read more
Forget cables! Xiaomi announces new long-range wireless charger lets you power multiple devices from some 10 FEET away Xaiomi’s Mi Air Charge Technology powers phones from ‘several feet away’ It also works on wearables and can charge multiple devices at once An isolated charging station locates the phone and transmits waves An array on the … Read more
Pets in lets: Government makes it harder to impose ‘blanket bans’ on tenants having animals – but landlords want to charge higher deposits The Government’s model rental contract now allows pets as the ‘default’ Landlords using it will need to provide a ‘good reason’ for not allowing animals The industry body says they should be … Read more
MPs have been charging the taxpayer for extra gas and electricity while working from home during lockdown. Members of Parliament claimed £9.1 million in expenses despite working largely remotely during the first 2020 lockdown, compared to £8.2million in 2019. Between the stay at home order announced on March 16 and pubs reopening on July 4, … Read more