Highways England ‘ineffectively’ spent half of a £75m fund to cut motorway pollution

A £75million fund made available to Highways England to cut pollution on the nation’s motorways over the previous five years was only half spent – and the Government-owned company failed to identify any ‘effective solutions’ despite the sizable financial outlay, according to an official review. Some £38.7million has been squandered on a trial of pollution … Read more

Two lucky ticket holders win £7.5m each after splitting Saturday’s Lotto jackpot 

Two lucky ticket holders win £7.5m each after splitting Saturday’s Lotto jackpot Players are being urged to check their tickets to see if they can claim the prize Winning numbers were 15, 02, 37, 43, 33, 19, and the bonus number was 12 Four ticketholders matched five balls plus bonus number to win £1 million … Read more

Georgian townhouse in Mayfair which was the home of Mitford sister Nancy goes on sale for £7.5m

A Georgian townhouse in London’s Mayfair which was the former home to prolific writer Nancy Mitford and used as her billet during a stint with the Auxiliary Fire Service in the Second World War has gone on sale for £7.5million.  As a writer with an affluent background and one of the celebrated Mitford sisters, Nancy … Read more

Coronavirus: Dominic Raab unveils £75m repatriation plan

Dominic Raab today unveiled a massive £75 million repatriation plan to bring back ‘tens of thousands’ of Britons stranded abroad because of the coronavirus crisis.  The Foreign Secretary said the UK government will now step in to provide ‘special charter flights’ from parts of the world where commercial flights are no longer in operation.  The … Read more

Coronavirus: Dominic Raab unveils £75m repatriation plan

Dominic Raab today unveiled a massive £75 million repatriation plan to bring back ‘tens of thousands’ of Britons stranded abroad because of the coronavirus crisis.  The Foreign Secretary said the UK government will now step in to provide ‘special charter flights’ from parts of the world where commercial flights are no longer in operation.  The … Read more

Huge mansion goes on the market for £7.5m (but new owner will have to spend another £13m) 

The plot for an as-yet-unbuilt mansion is for sale for £7.5million – and any prospective owner will have to be prepared to fork out an extra £13million for the construction of a 70-room stately home. The patch of land on the Crown Estate at Oxshott, Surrey – which currently features an older property – already … Read more

Huge mansion goes on the market for £7.5m (but new owner will have to spend another £13m) 

The plot for an as-yet-unbuilt mansion is for sale for £7.5million – and any prospective owner will have to be prepared to fork out an extra £13million for the construction of a 70-room stately home. The patch of land on the Crown Estate at Oxshott, Surrey – which currently features an older property – already … Read more