Householders in more than 100 districts will receive average bills of more than £2,000 next week as town halls put up council tax by 11 times the rate of inflation. Across England the average bill for a typical Band D home will be £1,898 – up £80 on last year, according to figures released yesterday. … Read more
UK police chiefs ‘wasted £10m on surveillance planes that can’t work in built-up areas and are unable to land at most airfields’ The National Police Aviation Service decided to replace helicopters with planes But the fixed-wingVulcanair P68 aircraft are not agile enough for urban areas Now officers could offload the planes to the Maritime and … Read more
UK police chiefs ‘wasted £10m on surveillance planes that can’t work in built-up areas and are unable to land at most airfields’ The National Police Aviation Service decided to replace helicopters with planes But the fixed-wingVulcanair P68 aircraft are not agile enough for urban areas Now officers could offload the planes to the Maritime and … Read more
The areas of Britain that have seen the biggest house price rises during the pandemic have been revealed exclusively to Mail Online Property. Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk and Banbury, Oxfordshire, top the list compiled by Halifax and have seen prices rocket by £100,000 – or more than a third. The analysis, based on places with … Read more
When lockdown eases we are getting out of town for some relaxation amid the gorgeous Surrey Hills in one of the area’s most luxurious hotels By MailOnline Reporter Published: 18:48 GMT, 26 February 2021 | Updated: 18:49 GMT, 26 February 2021 Tired of waking up to the same old cityscape and the noisy hustle and … Read more
REVEALED: The nine areas of the UK that ‘will give all over-50s their first Covid vaccination by March 7’ – almost a MONTH ahead of schedule Over 50s in Bristol, Leicestershire and West Yorkshire could get a jab by March 7 Six other areas could be injecting their first doses to over 50s by the … Read more
Revealed: The interactive map of Japan that pinpoints neighbourhoods with noisy children so those who want a quieter life can avoid them The guide is called the Dorozoku Map. Dorozoku is an online term for loud people The map is powered by comments submitted by irritated residents Their remarks pop up when icons on the … Read more
Millions will be battered by £2,000 council tax as 25% of areas look at ‘sky-high’ levy to meet the soaring cost of social care A quarter of districts expected to raise council to £2,000 for Band D houses There was not a single area in England above that level three years ago Critics accused town … Read more
Millions will be battered by £2,000 council tax as 25% of areas look at ‘sky-high’ levy to meet the soaring cost of social care A quarter of districts expected to raise council to £2,000 for Band D houses There was not a single area in England above that level three years ago Critics accused town … Read more
‘If you have food in the house, please use that’: Health Secretary tells people in South African variant areas they MUST use up stocks in cupboards and freezers before leaving to go shopping to halt spread of coronavirus Another 33 cases of the South African Covid variant have been spotted in UK PHE says 143 … Read more