Will Ofgem’s new proposals to refund credit balances save you money or will bills go up?

Proposals that could see energy credit balances of around £1.4billion automatically returned to households has been criticised by an industry insider who says the move is simply addressing the symptom but not the root cause. Under new plans from Ofgem, suppliers could be limited to the amount of customer credit balances they can hold, which … Read more

Ministers again refuse to back proposals aimed at helping disabled trust fund savers

The Government has again refused to publicly back proposals designed to make it easier for the parents of disabled children to access Child Trust Fund savings, as it was warned as much as £107million could be ‘lost’ over the next decade. Responding to questions in the House of Lords on Thursday, justice minister Lord Wolfson … Read more

Travellers arriving in the UK face TWO Covid tests as they self-isolate under quarantine proposals

Britain is about to announce tougher testing for all international arrivals – even those who have come from non ‘red list’ countries, Environment Secretary George Eustice confirmed today. The Government is set to announce plans for all travellers arriving in the UK to undergo two coronavirus tests while they quarantine in hotels or self-isolate at home. ‘There … Read more

Child Trust Fund proposals offer hope to families of disabled children

The parents of as many as four in five disabled children currently unable to access their Child Trust Fund savings may no longer have to go to court to get access to the money after a way of avoiding the costly and time-consuming process was greenlit by savings providers. A majority of Child Trust Fund … Read more

Leicester University denies it is dropping Chaucer for being ‘too white’ under proposals

Leicester University denies it is dropping Chaucer for being ‘too white’ after proposing to stop teaching course on medieval poet in favour of modules on race and sexuality University courses featuring The Canterbury Tales and Beowulf are under threat English department staff have been told of the plans via email this week Uni today moved … Read more

Migrants will have to be able to speak Swedish to become citizens under country’s new proposals

Migrants will have to be able to speak Swedish to become citizens under country’s new proposals – after years of liberal migration policies Sweden opened its doors to refugees during the migrant crisis of 2015  There has since been a rise in far-right and gang violence in the liberal country The government is now setting … Read more

Migrants will have to be able to speak Swedish to become citizens under country’s new proposals

Migrants will have to be able to speak Swedish to become citizens under country’s new proposals – after years of liberal migration policies Sweden opened its doors to refugees during the migrant crisis of 2015  There has since been a rise in far-right and gang violence in the liberal country The government is now setting … Read more

Migrant ‘hostels’ could be set up on the Isle of Wight under ‘offshoring’ proposals

Asylum processing centres could be built on the Isle of Wight, the Shetlands or the Isle of Man, it emerged yesterday. The new ‘offshoring’ proposal – which might also see asylum hostels built on other remote Scottish islands – is part of Priti Patel’s over-arching programme to crackdown on the Channel migrant crisis. Under a … Read more

Amigo board rejects proposals by founder saying his return would be “materially detrimental”

Amigo board rejects founder James Benamor’s proposals and says his suggested return would be ‘materially detrimental’ for the business Spat between founder of Amigo Loans and its board escalates over the weekend James Benamore pens blog recommending his return and ousting of board Benamor accuses Amigo of irresponsible lending and excluding millions Amigo board says return … Read more

The Proposal’s Jess Nooy welcomes a little boy with her fiancé Nathan Parks

Baby joy! The Proposal’s Jess Nooy welcomes a little boy with her fiancé Nathan Parks and they give their son a very unique name By Jade Watkins for Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:04 BST, 5 July 2020 | Updated: 23:42 BST, 5 July 2020 The Proposal star Jess Nooy has welcomed a baby boy with … Read more