Is Rishi Sunak set to extend the stamp duty holiday? Calls grow to keep relief

Is Rishi Sunak set to extend the stamp duty holiday? Calls grow to keep relief after March 31 amid fears of a hit to housing recovery Chancellor Rishi Sunak is under mounting pressure to extend stamp duty cut Ducked questions on the issue as he was quizzed in the Commons this week  Tory sources said … Read more

Pubs and restaurants could stay shut until JULY as councils are given power to extend lockdown rules

Pubs and restaurants could stay closed until July after Government chiefs chose to extend the lockdown powers given to councils. The specially-created powers, which give local authorities in England the ability to close venues and tape-off public areas due to coronavirus, were due to expire next week. But in a blow to million of Britons hoping … Read more

Pubs and restaurants could stay shut until JULY as councils are given power to extend lockdown rules

Pubs and restaurants could stay closed until July after Government chiefs chose to extend the lockdown powers given to councils. The specially-created powers, which give local authorities in England the ability to close venues and tape-off public areas due to coronavirus, were due to expire next week. But in a blow to million of Britons hoping … Read more

Buying a home with potential to extend? Permitted development and planning permission explained

Many buyers look for a property with potential to develop. In fact, it has become increasingly tricky to find a do-er upper that hasn’t got the development potential priced in, especially in London and the South East. But it’s also still one of the best ways to increase equity and finance a move up the … Read more

Tory MPs urge Boris Johnson not to extend Covid-19 lockdown into summer

Tory MPs last night demanded Boris Johnson agree to a timetable for lifting Covid lockdown restrictions by the beginning of March. But on a visit to flood-hit Manchester, the Prime Minister said it was too early to tell when the crippling curbs would end. Downing Street even refused to rule out the possibility of the … Read more

Tory MPs urge Boris Johnson not to extend Covid-19 lockdown into summer

Tory MPs last night demanded Boris Johnson agree to a timetable for lifting Covid lockdown restrictions by the beginning of March. But on a visit to flood-hit Manchester, the Prime Minister said it was too early to tell when the crippling curbs would end. Downing Street even refused to rule out the possibility of the … Read more

Inside Switzerland’s biggest crematorium forced to extend its hours amid coronavirus pandemic

Staff at Switzerland’s biggest crematorium have opened up about the physical and psychological toll of coping with considerably higher numbers of cremations during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Crematorium Nordheim in Zurich is striving to maintain the conditions for saying peaceful goodbyes despite the rise in cremations, which has forced the business to extend its opening … Read more

Sports stars back calls to extend the school day for two hours to allow more time for PE

Sports stars including Lawrence Dallaglio call to extend the school day for two hours to allow more PE Ministers considering a proposal to add an extra two hours onto the school day  The scheme would include extra-curricular activities such as drama and dance England rugby international Lawrence Dallaglio has shown support for scheme  By Emily … Read more

Coronavirus Germany: Angela Merkel urged to extend tight lockdown

Experts have pleaded with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to put Germany on a ‘tightened lockdown’ and ‘suspend public life’ until January 10th as coronavirus infection rates remain high in the country. An urgent appeal has been published to politicians by members of Germany’s National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, which has been advising leaders throughout the … Read more