Martin Lewis has issued a warning to Britons to “stock up” on a £1.35p item as a looming price increase is on the horizon. The cost of a standard first-class stamp will see a significant 22 percent rise from Monday, October 7, escalating from £1.35 to £1.65. Mr Lewis, the …

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The number of people being cheated online in romance scams has surged. There has been a 25% increase in just six months, according to a recent survey. One bank reported that its customers lost approximately £3.8 million to scammers between March and August, with hundreds falling victim. A poll of …

The Scottish Tories are a party genuinely despised by the vast majority of decent folk up here, due to their deliberate and wanton destruction of our industries since the 1980s as well as the daylight robbery of trillions of pounds worth of our North Sea resources. And yet, they inexplicably …

A huge fire in a derelict church on a busy Birmingham street led to road closures. The fire broke out in the defunct Stratford Road Baptist church in Sparkbrook, close to the junction with Palmerston Road in the early hours with the fire service called shortly before 3am on Saturday, …

West Northamptonshire Council West Northamptonshire Council said the work would make the junction safer for walkers and cyclists Drivers are being warned of possible delays in a town while work is carried out to promote walking and cycling. Construction work will take place on a busy junction in Northampton – …

By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 19:29 EDT, 5 October 2024 | Updated: 20:01 EDT, 5 October 2024 In a move that could see you editing your Christmas card list down to single figures, stamp prices are on the rise again tomorrow – a mere six months after the previous increase. …

BBC Bob Emmerson completed his 500th parkrun last year A 91-year-old man who has completed more than 500 parkruns said he has now stopped counting how many he has finished. Bob Emmerson, from Walgrave, Northamptonshire, reached the milestone at a parkrun in Northampton last year. The mass participation 5km event …

A man staying at a £12-a-night hotel left after performing a UV inspection on his room, which horrified him enough to find accommodation elsewhere. Zac Jones, 27, visited in the Highbury hotel in Blackpool where he claims to have paid just £12.80 for an overnight stay. But checking the room …

During the first lockdown, it was all about stockpiling loo paper. Today it is stamps that people are hoarding. On Monday the price of a first-class stamp will rise by 30p to £1.65, which represents the seventh increase in five years. The price has doubled since March 2022, when it …