Victory for cladding victims as Lords vote to protect leaseholders from crippling safety costs It means Boris Johnson faces a fresh rebellion against his plans to resolve crisis More than 30 Tory MPs are threatening to rebel over a ‘betrayal’ of leaseholders Tory MP Stephen McPartland, a vocal critic, said Lords’ vote was ‘brilliant news’ … Read more
Victory for cladding victims as Lords vote to protect leaseholders from crippling safety costs It means Boris Johnson faces a fresh rebellion against his plans to resolve crisis More than 30 Tory MPs are threatening to rebel over a ‘betrayal’ of leaseholders Tory MP Stephen McPartland, a vocal critic, said Lords’ vote was ‘brilliant news’ … Read more
Drivers are being quoted cheaper car insurance premiums for the first time in years. But motorists could still pay hundreds over the odds if they accept their new price without shopping around, experts warn. Insurers have long had a reputation for pushing up prices at renewal, with the so-called ‘loyalty penalty’ costing policyholders £1.2 billion … Read more
Husband’s last gift costs widow £300k: Wife is facing court fight over tax bill for tragic JD Sports heir’s home Heir to sporting empire JD Sports died from bone cancer at the age of just 29 A year before they married he gave her a half-stake in his £1.8million home After his funeral, his family … Read more
Grant Shapps today hailed plans to cut Air Passenger Duty for domestic flights – but hinted that foreign travel costs might have to rise as a result. The Transport Secretary said the current system where return journeys within the UK could face a higher levy than trips abroad was ‘bizarre’. In a round of broadcast … Read more
To a casual observer, the wooden shed sitting in a plot of land on the fringes of the University of Birmingham campus looks pretty nondescript. The only clues to its true purpose are the devices resembling miniature chimneys that are dotted across the roof. Some of the experts involved in this project understandably bristle at … Read more
More pothole related claims are made in March than any other month, new research has revealed. Some 13 per cent of all claims to cover the cost of repairs for damage caused to vehicles by craters in the road are made by motorists in the third month of the year. The number of claims for … Read more
Families face losing homes over fire-risk cladding: Race against time as residents could be kicked out of their homes over £15k a week patrol costs Residents of a ten-storey building Sheffield were due be evacuated last week Delays in releasing government funds to install fire cost leaseholders £60,000 Comes as Housing Secretary announced further £3.5billion … Read more
It’s helped her stay healthy and upbeat through difficult times. And, whether it’s a country hike or city stroll, the best thing about walking, says the TV presenter, is you simply set one foot in front of the other I can still remember the lonely shepherd’s hut. Sitting lopsided on top of a volcanic mound in … Read more
France rejects a third lockdown, saying the ‘economic, social and human’ cost cannot be justified – with an infection rate similar to UK which faces two more months of lockdown PM Jean Castex said French death rate in second wave is one of Europe’s lowest He said low death tally was due to restrictions last … Read more