New ‘polluter pays’ tax on high-rises will fund repair of fire safety defects in wake of Grenfell

New ‘polluter pays’ tax on high-rise developments will fund repair of fire safety defects – including unsafe cladding – in the wake of Grenfell Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will reveal details of a ‘polluter pays’ tax  Sources said the move would protect leaseholders and taxpayers from the cost More than a million private flats are … Read more

Washing machines and dishwashers will last longer and be easier to repair under new rules

Washing machines and dishwashers will last longer and be easier to repair under new rules for manufacturers coming into force TODAY White goods and televisions will be cheaper to run and last longer after rules Manufacturers are legally obliged to make spare parts for products available The rules are designed to tackle 1.5 million tonnes … Read more

Repair Shop star Jay Blades reveals he wants to be the first black primetime game-show host

Jay Blades has said that he would like to be the first black person to host a primetime game show. The Repair Shop star, 51, also admitted that he’s had to ‘conform a little bit’ while appearing on his hit TV show, but added that he ‘still keeps his personality’. It comes as Jay released his … Read more

Repair Shop star Jay Blades recalls getting attacked by racist policemen

Jay Blades has recalled getting called a ‘black b******’ by policemen who attacked him when he was 14. In his new book, Making It: How Love, Kindness And Community Helped Me Repair My Life, the Repair Shop star, 51, who is of Bajan heritage, admits the racial abuse he received from authorities in the 80s was ‘brutal’ and frequent. … Read more

US and UK launch mutual charm offensive to repair Special Relationship

US and UK launch mutual charm offensive to repair the Special Relationship as Dominic Raab praises ‘bold’ President Joe Biden and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insists Washington has ‘no closer partner’ than Britain Dominic Raab today met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in London The pair held a press conference and … Read more

US and UK launch mutual charm offensive to repair Special Relationship

US and UK launch mutual charm offensive to repair the Special Relationship as Dominic Raab praises ‘bold’ President Joe Biden and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insists Washington has ‘no closer partner’ than Britain Dominic Raab today met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in London The pair held a press conference and … Read more

Repair Shop star Jay Blades: How I mended my broken life

They say the simplest ideas are the best. But as I listened to a bunch of creative, clever people from a TV production company enthusing about a concept they called The Repair Shop, I did wonder. Ordinary people, getting ordinary household items fixed by ordinary repairers. Would anybody watch something as low-key as that? I … Read more