Martin Lewis has issued a warning urging people to ignore the DWP’s advice on Winter Fuel Payments after 10 million letters were sent out to households across the UK. Many of the 10 million people have been wrongly advised to switch their tariff by the UK Government at a time …
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The Land and our readers want to give a shout out to our pubs that certainly give country folk a reason to celebrate the colour of life. Have you been to these pubs? Nevertire Hotel The Nevertire Hotel has been the social community hub of the great grey plains since …
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The spread-betting firms expect the UK blue-chip index to open 5.5 points lower at 4,342.41 The FTSE 100 looks set for a quiet start to the trading week, mirroring Asia’s main markets. There were two rare pieces of upbeat economic news from China earlier – industrial output and retails sales …
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Austria is placing millions of people not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in lockdown as of today as Europe becomes the epicentre of the pandemic once again. Anyone over the age of 12 who has not been double-jabbed is now only allowed to leave their homes for work, school, exercise and …
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THE Royal Mail has written to neighbours on an Eldene street to apologise after discovering their post was going missing. People living on Blackstone Avenue had mail, including bank statements, stolen and some were unaware until they received the letter. One neighbour who did not wish to give his name …
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SMALL electric vehicles are delivering letters and small parcels to households around Swindon. The Royal Mail is currently running a six-month trial of two types of electric vehicle which are no bigger than a golf buggy or quad bike in size. This trial will assess whether the little buggies could …
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Will inflation be transitory and what monetary policy changes are central banks planning that might combat higher inflation are questions investors around the world are asking on a daily basis. One thing is for sure, the response to the prospect of negative returns on bonds has made investors move into …
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The Sunday Times‘s Robert Watts sounded the retreat for investors in shares of Games Workshop, the maker of table-top figurines for The Lord of the Rings, Warhammer and other fantasy settings. In particular, he took issue with the company’s decision to clamp down on fans who were creating animations using …
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The nation’s anxiety over the Queen’s health will be heightened as the monarch suffered another setback and missed the Remembrance Sunday service, a royal author has said Penny Junor suggested the Queen is entering a new phase of her reign, during which she will not be seen as much in …
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The national Remembrance Sunday service is just one of a key number of engagements the Queen has missed over the past few weeks. – Northern Ireland The Queen cancelled a two-day trip to Northern Ireland at the last minute on October 20. Buckingham Palace announced she had been ordered to …
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