Travellers descend on Wickham in defiance of ban on horse fair forcing roads and pubs to shut

Crowds of travellers defied police today by turning up for an historic horse fair which had been cancelled due to the pandemic.  The 750-year-old Wickham Horse Fair, which usually attracts thousands, had been cancelled for the second consecutive year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Signage had been placed on all main routes into … Read more

Travellers descend on Wickham in defiance of ban on horse fair forcing roads and pubs to shut

Travellers descend on Wickham to hold ‘small event’ in defiance of ban on 750-year-old horse fair forcing roads and pubs to shut Crowds of travellers turned up for the illicit event despite event being cancelled The Wickham fair was not running again this year to prevent the spread of Covid It is the second year … Read more

France blocks post-Brexit EU financial deal with UK until fishermen given ‘fair access’ to waters

France blocks post-Brexit EU financial services deal with UK until Boris Johnson allows French fishermen greater access to British waters ‘We’ve made a link between the two,’ the source familiar with the talks said today Another source – EU diplomat – said Britain was failing to adhere to terms of deal The post-Brexit fight last … Read more

Alex Salmond’s new Alba Party says independent Scotland would not take on its fair share of UK debt

An independent Scotland should not have to pay its fair share of Britain’s national debt if it quits the UK, Alex Salmond’s new nationalist party has claimed. Policy documents drawn up by Alba say that it ‘rejects entirely any obligation’ for the country to inherit a slice of the £1.8trillion if it secedes from the … Read more

Alex Salmond’s new Alba Party says independent Scotland would not take on its fair share of UK debt

An independent Scotland should not have to pay its fair share of Britain’s national debt if it quits the UK, Alex Salmond’s new nationalist party has claimed. Policy documents drawn up by Alba say that it ‘rejects entirely any obligation’ for the country to inherit a slice of the £1.8trillion if it secedes from the … Read more

Alzheimer’s Society: Play fair on council tax discounts for dementia

Alzheimer’s Society: Play fair on council tax discounts for households where family member has dementia By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2021 Charity Alzheimer’s Society is urging local authorities to stop playing hard ball over paying council tax discounts to households where … Read more

Fans of The Veronicas start bizarre petition to make Untouched replace Advance Australia Fair

Would you want this as the new national anthem? Fans of The Veronicas start a bizarre petition to make their hit Untouched replace Advance Australia Fair – but it gains just 10 signatures By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:35 BST, 28 April 2021 | Updated: 23:42 BST, 28 April 2021 It seems … Read more

BEN WILKINSON: Help older borrowers get a fair equity release deal

BEN WILKINSON: Older borrowers need help when it comes to switching equity release deals By Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 27 April 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 27 April 2021 Equity release is now a better product than it has ever been. The interest rates are at a record low and … Read more

The remote isle where EVERYONE is fully jabbed: All 35 adults living on Fair Isle get Covid vaccine 

The remote isle where EVERYONE is fully jabbed: All 35 adults living on Fair Isle get Covid vaccine Fair Isle lies between Orkney and Shetland and is renowned for its knitwear  NHS Shetland said all adults on the island were given second dose on Monday Vials of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine were delivered by small plane in … Read more