Households in Oldham and Blackburn will be BANNED from meeting together from midnight on Saturday as the Government unveils its latest local lockdown rules Tougher measures will apply to Oldham, Pendle and Blackburn from weekend Rules will mean families in three areas will not be allowed to meet up together Residents also being told to … Read more
Families keep tight hold on purse strings: Households reign in spending amid fears of mass job cuts By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 17 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 17 August 2020 Nervous British families are reining in spending as fears grow about mass job losses, a survey shows. Households … Read more
New lockdown for the north: Matt Hancock BANS households in parts of Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire from meeting indoors from TONIGHT after repeated rule breaches led to spike in new Covid cases Councils going back into partial lockdown are Burnley, Hyndburn and Pendle Mr Hancock said it is ‘with a heavy heart’ that the measures were … Read more
Households have been promised up to £10,000 in government cash to make their homes more energy-efficient. The Green Home Grants are expected to save 600,000 households £300 on annual energy bills. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is yet to announce details of the initiative, but experts say work could include loft and wall insulation, double and triple … Read more
Households could see energy bills fall £20 a year under new proposals unveiled by the industry regulator. Ofgem will spend £25billion to invest in greener energy over the next five years to ‘transform Britain’s energy networks to deliver emissions-free green energy’. However, as part of that scheme, it wants energy network firms to halve the returns … Read more
Britons spent a little more, paid back a little less and tucked away a lot more last month, with savings increasing a record £25.6billion, figures from the Bank of England show. It means households have stashed away a collective £56.6billion between March and May during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the data reveals. It comes … Read more
Households in Wales will be able to pair up and form an ‘extended household’ bubble from Monday under plans to allow families to reunite for the first time since March Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has unveiled next step for lockdown easing Two households allowed to pair up and form ‘extended household’ from Monday However, … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon bowed to pressure to ease Scotland’s lockdown today, allowing beer gardens and non-essential shops to re-open from next month – and three family groups to meet indoors. The First Minister announced to the Scottish Parliament that she was following Boris Johnson’s example in England and relaxing restrictions introduced in March. But the changes will … Read more
Households urged to lock into cheap energy deals before prices rebound as lockdown ends By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 16 June 2020 Households are being urged to lock into cheap energy deals before prices rebound as the UK exits lockdown. Prices are at … Read more
Authorities in Berlin have placed 369 households under quarantine after dozens of people tested positive for coronavirus. Officials in the southern district of Neukoelln said the outbreak involved homes in seven different locations and in some cases with 10 people living together. Berlin’s top health official, Dilek Kalayci, urged those residing in the German capital … Read more