A mortgage being touted as Britain’s ‘longest-ever’ fixed rate home loan will be launched next week. The new product, Habito One, will allow home buyers to stay on the same mortgage rate for up to 40 years. This is common in countries such as the US and Netherlands, but the longest mortgage term buyers could … Read more
Will youngsters be given Covid jab in the summer? As pupils prepare to return to school, Government eyes plan to immunise millions of children before autumn term Millions of children aged 11 to 18 could be vaccinated in school before the autumn term, a government vaccines adviser has said Professor Adam Finn of the Government’s … Read more
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy today vowed to ‘go all the way’ to clear his name, two days after being handed a three-year prison sentence for corruption. A Paris court ruled that Sarkozy had formed a ‘corruption pact’ with his lawyer Thierry Herzog to convince a judge to obtain and share information about an inquiry … Read more
Our fixed mortgage is coming to an end from April. We have been with the same lender for the last five years and are happy to stick with it as it offers competitive rates we’re happy with. When we took out the mortgage for our three-bedroom home, it was a 30 year term meaning of … Read more
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been moved to an undisclosed detention centre outside Moscow that may be a prison camp, his lawyer and a member of a rights organisation said today. Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, was jailed this month over alleged parole violations related to an embezzlement case he … Read more
Putin critic Alexei Navalny LOSES appeal against nearly three year jail term as Moscow judge defies calls from Europe’s top human right’s court to free him immediately Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, 44, was arrested in January this year Judge Dmitry Balashov rejected Navalny’s appeal of the February 2 ruling He will now be imprisoned … Read more
Ministers today made clear they are looking at extending the school year in England amid fears the most vulnerable children have fallen further behind. The government is looking at continuing the summer term for another two weeks, with the holiday time redistributed to existing breaks in the autumn and winter. Study during the warmer months … Read more
Ministers are considering changing the school year in England to keep classrooms open for longer in the summer term to help pupils recover from lockdown, it was claimed today. Number 10 is said to be weighing up a two-week extension in the warmer months, potentially cutting into the summer holidays, with the holiday time redistributed … Read more
Ministers consider changing the school year to keep pupils in class for longer during the summer term when windows and doors can be left open to reduce risk of coronavirus spread Boris Johnson said schools in England will reopen from March 8 at the earliest Ministers said to be looking at changing the school year … Read more
Organised mum-of-two preps 250 meals for the school term for only $75 – including sandwiches, sausage rolls and miniature sliders An organised mum has prepared a whole term’s worth of lunch for her children Rachael made 250 meals including sandwiches, sausage rolls and meatballs The variety of food was stored in the freezer until it … Read more