Refunds for homeowners denied annual boiler services during lockdown

Refunds for homeowners denied their annual boiler services during lockdown By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 16 June 2020 Many households were unable to get their the annual boiler services they paid for during lockdown  Households denied boiler services during lockdown may be entitled … Read more

Netflix removes Chris Lilley’s controversial shows from their Australian and New Zealand services

Netflix removes comedian Chris Lilley’s controversial shows from their Australian and New Zealand services By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:17 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 15:17 BST, 10 June 2020 Chris Lilley’s controversial mockumentary comedies have been removed from Netflix in light of the Black Lives Matter movement. On Wednesday, Deadline revealed four … Read more

Queen to open £3.2million monument to honour Britain’s fallen emergency services coronavirus heroes

A £3.2million monument to honour Britain’s fallen emergency service workers including those who died during the coronavirus pandemic will be opened. More than 7,000 emergency service workers have died in the line of duty over the last 250 years, with more than 180 NHS staff known to have died from Covid-19. The National Emergency Services Memorial … Read more

Commuters not wearing masks pack on to crowded Tube trains despite mayor vowing services are at 75%

Commuters not wearing face masks have again packed on to crowded Tube trains despite Sadiq Khan vowing services are running at 75 per cent capacity. Huge numbers of travellers struggled to socially distance on the Jubilee Line and at Canning Town during rush hour today as nearly 100,000 people used the service. The Mayor said … Read more

Floods will get so bad in areas of England that emergency services will struggle to respond quickly

Flooding will become so bad in parts of England over the next 30 years that ambulances and fire brigades will struggle to reach locals within the seven-minute window for life-threatening incidents, study shows When flooding occurs, roads can become impassable or congested with traffic At the same time, demand for the emergency services often significantly rises  Experts … Read more

Prince William pens a letter to thank the Fire and Rescue services amid coronavirus pandemic

‘The country owes you all an enormous debt of gratitude:’ Prince William pens a letter to give ‘personal thanks’ to Fire and Rescue Services for their ‘truly remarkable work’ amid the coronavirus pandemic Prince William, 37, has penned a thank you letter to National Fire Chiefs Council Praised emergency services personnel for working ‘tirelessly’ to … Read more

Families face higher council tax bills and worse public services

Councils facing a £5billion cash shortfall caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic could charge families higher council tax for worse public services. Before the lockdown local authorities bought shopping centres and office blocks to make up for lost money after government cuts.  Since 2016 local authorities have borrowed £6.6billion in total to pay for this type of retail.  … Read more

Tank of petrol £20 MORE at motorway services than supermarkets

Motorists who fill up their cars with petrol at motorway services are currently being charged £20 more than if they topped their tank at a supermarket fuel station, we have revealed. With Morrisons, Asda and Tesco all lowering the price of unleaded below £1-a-litre this week, the gulf between fuel prices at motorway services and … Read more

Tank of petrol at motorway services is £20 MORE than supermarkets

Motorists who fill up their cars with petrol at motorway services are currently being charged £20 more than if they topped their tank at a supermarket fuel station, it has been revealed. With Morrisons, Asda and Tesco all lowering the price of unleaded below £1-a-litre this week, the gulf between fuel prices at motorway services … Read more

Professional services tax haul set to cost UK Government £14bn

Professional services tax haul set to cost UK Government £14bn as lawyers and consultants see slump in work By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 10:20 BST, 10 May 2020 A decline in the professional services sector will produce one of the biggest hits to the … Read more