Is your postcode giving you a RUFF DEAL on pet cover?

Paul Davidson thought little of it when he casually mentioned to his pet insurer that his address had changed.  The 64-year-old had insured his beloved ten-year-old springer spaniel, William, with John Lewis since he was a pup and was paying £195 a month for cover.  So he was staggered to discover that moving from Tavistock, … Read more

Council tax postcode lottery: £150k home pays more than a £77m mansion

One is a £77.5million eight-bedroom luxury mansion in one of London’s most exclusive postcodes.  The other is a modest family home in County Durham on the market for £150,000. Yet the owners of the three-bedroom semi-detached home in the village of Lanchester have to pay £1,794 in council tax every year.  Whereas the millionaires whose … Read more

Council tax postcode lottery: £150k home pays more than a £77m mansion

One is a £77.5 million eight-bedroom luxury mansion in one of London’s most exclusive postcodes. The other is a modest family home in County Durham on the market for £150,000. Yet the owners of the three-bedroom semi-detached home in the village of Lanchester have to pay £1,794 in council tax every year.  Whereas the millionaires … Read more

Now 54-year-old David Cameron gets his Covid jab amid postcode lottery fears

Former Prime Minister David Cameron got his Covid vaccine today — despite not being in his sixties. The 54-year-old said he was ‘proud’ to have received the jab and hailed the NHS for its ‘deeply impressive’ roll-out.  He tweeted a photograph of himself being injected at a clinic in London, adding: ‘Huge “thank you” to our brilliant … Read more

Britain’s vaccine postcode lottery ‘means healthy adults in their TWENTIES are getting jabs’

Some regional NHS sites have started dishing out Covid jabs to healthy people in their twenties, it emerged today in another example of the UK’s vaccine postcode lottery. Despite national guidance stating only the top six priority groups should currently be invited for the jab, there have been growing reports of younger Brits who are … Read more

Parts of the UK are already jabbing over-50s without underlying conditions amid postcode lottery

Britain’s vaccine postcode lottery was laid bare today after it emerged parts of London have jabbed fewer than two-thirds of their elderly residents – even though some parts of the UK have already moved onto over-50s. Wales widened their jab roll-out on Monday to include everyone in the next phase at the same time – … Read more

England’s Covid vaccine postcode lottery: Parts of London have only jabbed 60% of over-60s

England’s Covid vaccine postcode lottery was laid bare today after it emerged parts of London have jabbed just 60 per cent of over-70s – while almost every elderly person has had their first dose in one district in Hampshire. The NHS England statistics, which go up to February 14, also show that some parts of … Read more

Minister hints postcode lockdowns to be used when national curbs eased

Minister Helen Whately today hinted postcode lockdowns will be imposed by the Government to stop the spread of dangerous coronavirus variants when national curbs are eased.  The measures are said to be under consideration in Whitehall as Boris Johnson prepares to unveil his lockdown exit strategy on Monday next week.  Ms Whately appeared to confirm … Read more

Covid UK: End vaccine postcode lottery NOW

Ministers are pressurising their own Government to end the vaccine postcode lottery amid fears the most vulnerable in some areas are being left behind. Matt Hancock revealed yesterday that more than 4million people in the UK have now received a vaccine, including more than half of over-80s and care home residents. The Health Secretary said … Read more