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

Interactive Covid shows England and Wales death tolls by postcode

An interactive map has revealed the areas in England and Wales hardest hit by coronavirus deaths – as official data showed monthly virus fatalities were down in February for the first time since August. Figures from the Official for National Statistics show how fatalities throughout the crisis have been concentrated in major cities, with London, Manchester, … 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

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

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 don’t … 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 don’t … Read more

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

NHS bosses today insisted no-one in their fifties without an underlying medical condition should be getting invited to have their Covid jab yet, even if they live in a region storming ahead with the roll-out. Health chiefs say only over-65s and adults deemed at risk should be invited for their first coronavirus vaccine. Any appointments … Read more