The UK’s Border Force have issued just nine Fixed Penalty Notices to people breaching foreign arrival quarantine rules so far. Home Office figures revealed that fewer than ten people have been hit with the notices in relation to their completion of the passenger locator form. The form allows arrivals from countries deemed high-risk – such as … Read more
Purple Bricks looks to abandon cheap fixed fees and start charging estate agency fees from autumn Online estate agent Purple Bricks could change its flat fee pricing structure The agent announced plans for a pilot to test a ‘hybrid system’ in the autumn Planned pilot was set to launch in Spring but was delayed by … Read more
Energy bills are set to soar by £219m this summer as 125 fixed deals come to an end: We reveal the best tariffs on the market Millions of households will see their energy bills rocket by a collective £219m Some 125 fixed deals are set to finish at the end of July and August We … Read more
‘No money changes hands – it’s all about making someone you don’t know happy. It really restores your faith in humanity,’ says The Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades Stopped clocks, dog-eared toys… these broken but much-loved possessions have become primetime TV stars. Eimear O’Hagan finds out how must-watch series The Repair Shop is helping the … Read more
Damaged lungs from a deceased donor are often too damaged to be transplanted into someone in need of the life-saving organ. But scientists have found a way to improve the state of lungs which are deemed too battered to be of any use. A host of scientists at both Columbia and Vanderbilt University channelled their inner … Read more
NHS chief warns the social care system must be fixed within a year after coronavirus shone a ‘very harsh light on its failings’ Sir Simon Stevens demanded politicians fix the failings of the care system He said we should use the pandemic to ‘resource and reform’ social care Boris Johnson pledged fix social care ‘once … Read more
Top fixed rates are disappearing: Average account now pays just 0.3% compared with 0.75% ten years ago By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 2 June 2020 | Updated: 23:18 BST, 2 June 2020 Savers are being urged to snap up top one-year fixed rates before they disappear — but you should … Read more
Ministers will launch the vaunted new track-and-trace programme this week with an army of 25,000 recruits battling to lead Britain out of the coronavirus crisis. The plan – to track down those who have been in close contact with Covid-19 victims and isolate them to stop the chain of transmission – will swing into action … Read more