New Zealand couple faces $100,000 bill to fix retaining wall they didn’t install

Furious couple is ordered to spend $100,000 to fix a retaining wall they didn’t even install Himanshu Dua and Renu Anand built a home in Mosgiel, west of Dunedin in 2018 The couple have received a notice to fix a bulging retaining wall they didn’t build The repairs could cost up to $100,000 or a … Read more

Rachel Reeves says Labour IS willing to hike taxes to fix social care

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says Labour IS willing to hike taxes to fix the nation’s social care crisis as she blasts Boris Johnson for failing to grasp the issue and accuses him of ‘letting down the people of this country’ Rachel Reeves said Labour willing to have ‘difficult conversations’ on social care Shadow chancellor said … Read more

Texas Rep. asks whether or not the earth and moon’s orbit could be altered to fix climate change

Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert’s asked during a hearing of a House committee whether the federal government could change the orbits of the moon or earth to deal with climate change – raising some eyebrows among experts.    Gohmert, a Republican from Texas, was on a video call with associate deputy chief of the National Forest Service Jennifer … Read more

Families have paid out £14bn to look after elderly loved ones since Boris vowed to fix social care

Families have paid out £14bn to look after elderly loved ones since Boris Johnson made his broken promise to fix our social care system Dementia victims and their families have paid a staggering £14bn for social care since July 2019 – Boris Johnson’s first day in office Figures published today show the amount eclipses the … Read more

Families have paid out £14bn to look after elderly loved ones since Boris vowed to fix social care

Families have paid out £14bn to look after elderly loved ones since Boris Johnson made his broken promise to fix our social care system Dementia victims and their families have paid a staggering £14bn for social care since July 2019 – Boris Johnson’s first day in office Figures published today show the amount eclipses the … Read more

Tory and Labour peers put forward plan to fix Child Trust Fund lockout

An industry-devised workaround to allow the parents of disabled children access to otherwise-locked Child Trust Fund and Junior Isa savings without having to go to court could be given legal backing under proposals put forward by peers. Former Tory cabinet minister Lord Young and Labour’s Lord Blunkett have proposed an amendment to the Financial Services … Read more

Fitness star Kayla Itsines shares the gym errors everyone makes – and how to fix them today

Fitness star Kayla Itsines shares the gym mistakes that are stopping you from reaching your fitness goals – and how to fix them TODAY Fitness star Kayla Itsines has highlighted common gym mistakes people make In a Instagram video she demonstrated how to complete several ab exercises  It’s important to focus on form when exercising … Read more

Government says it’s up to the courts to fix disabled Child Trust Fund lock out

Hopes the Government would provide a simpler workaround to the courts for the parents of disabled children locked out of their Child Trust Funds appear to have been dashed after ministers said it was up to the judiciary to make the process easier. Justice minister Lord Wolfson told peers in the House of Lords on … Read more

Boris Johnson’s failure to fix the social care system is a ‘stain on our nation’, expert says 

Boris Johnson’s failure to fix the social care system is a ‘stain on our nation’, expert says Expert called on Prime Minister to find a way to reform the social care system Chancellor admitted that it would take ‘some time’ for reforms to be completed Sir Andrew Dilnot, who led 2011 review on social care … Read more

Isas: Rishi Sunak urged to use the Budget to fix Britain’s broken system

The Chancellor should use next week’s Budget to simplify the Isa system and scrap the trend of having one for ‘almost every day of the week’, savings industry experts have said. Figures including Andy Bell, chief executive of DIY investment platform AJ Bell, and former pensions minister Baroness Altmann, told This is Money the tax-free … Read more