Ebay has opened its first authentication centre in Britain which focuses on high value shoes with the aim of stamping out on any counterfeits. The online marketplace launched the centre in response to the surge in demand it saw last year with a pair of trainers selling every nine seconds. Through its latest programme, Authenticity … Read more
Aspiring homebuyers today welcomed the Chancellor announcement that they will receive extra help to get onto the ladder as he pledged a new mortgage guarantee scheme and an extension of the stamp duty holiday. Rishi Sunak‘s fresh initiative will incentivise lenders to provide mortgages to first-time buyers as well as current home-owners with just 5 per cent … Read more
A mortgage guarantee scheme to help thousands of young people onto the property ladder with small deposits is set to feature in next week’s Budget. Chancellor Rishi Sunak plans to incentivise lenders to provide mortgages to first time buyers, and current homeowners, with just 5 per cent deposits to buy properties worth up to £600,000. … Read more
Matt Hancock ‘vetoed first Oxford vaccine contract’ with US pharma giant Merck because it DIDN’T guarantee the UK would get supplies first and he was worried Donald Trump could block exports to the UK Health Secretary torpedoed deal between the University of Oxford and Merck He intervened to ensure that some of the vaccines were … Read more
Boris Johnson tonight failed to guarantee that all pupils in England will be back in school classrooms before the summer holidays. The Prime Minister told a Downing Street press conference that he is ‘optimistic’ that ‘things really will be very different by the spring’. But he was unable to give parents, pupils and teachers a … Read more
Boris Johnson tonight failed to guarantee that all pupils in England will be back in school classrooms before the summer holidays. The Prime Minister told a Downing Street press conference that he is ‘optimistic’ that ‘things really will be very different by the spring’. But he was unable to give parents, pupils and teachers a … Read more
Hold historic Brexit vote in the Commons, not our living rooms: Brexiteers demand to debate and vote on Boris Johnson’s trade deal in person on Wednesday after Speaker urged MPs to stay home MPs and peers will vote on Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal on Wednesday Hundreds of MPs are expected to take part remotely … Read more
Christmas still in peril as Matt Hancock warns it is ‘too early’ to know if coronavirus case numbers will fall enough to lift the national lockdown on December 2 Matt Hancock said it is ‘too early’ to know if England-wide lockdown is working Health Secretary said ‘we absolutely hope’ to end national lockdown on Dec … Read more
Covid-19 vaccines could be rolled out in the UK within the first half of next year, with the NHS to prepare itself to deliver doses by Christmas ‘if they become available’. After successful trials, vaccines could be rolled out at GP surgeries, pharmacies and mass testing centres. But health chiefs say a mass vaccination programme … Read more
Whenever I buy a gadget, appliance, or other electrical item there is a leaflet inside that says something like ‘register to validate your guarantee’ or warranty. I was under the impression that you are automatically entitled to the manufacturer’s guarantee from the date of purchase without having to do anything? In which case, all I … Read more