How you can save THOUSANDS of pounds on your home renovation by buying second-hand kitchens

Customers stand to save tens of thousands of pounds by buying kitchens second-hand, an expert has explained.  Helen Lord, 52, founder of Cheshire-based Used Kitchen Exchange, told how it is ‘not uncommon’ for customers to save in excess of £60,000 on a kitchen’s recommended retail price (RRP) with reductions of up to 90 per cent available.  … Read more

Thousands of intensive care patients to be tested for coronavirus over fears spreading through NHS

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,200 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 94,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

Thousands being forced to wait more than ten minutes to speak to HMRC

Waiting on the taxman: Hundreds of thousands of people being forced to wait more than ten minutes to speak to HMRC By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 25 February 2020 | Updated: 08:39 GMT, 26 February 2020 On hold: HMRC aims to pick up the phone within five minutes Hundreds of … Read more

Greeks fear an influx of migrants after thousands clashed with police

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that Europe will have to take its share of the migrant ‘burden’ as Greece today tried to fend off an ‘invasion’ of people after Turkey threw open its borders.     Greek police were today firing tear gas against crowds who were trying to cross the border, with some migrants … Read more

Thousands of women’s lives are being lost to ovarian cancer because of needless delays in diagnosis

Thousands of women’s lives are being lost to ovarian cancer because of needless delays in diagnosis, damning report warns Report by the Target Ovarian Cancer charity says there is huge postcode lottery In England, percentage diagnosed before untreatable ranges from 56% to 29%  GPs and women themselves often do not know which symptoms to look … Read more

France bans gatherings of more than 5,000 as thousands face testing in coronavirus-hit Iran

France today said it will cancel all public ‘gatherings of more than 5,000 people’ in closed spaces, as it seeks to curb the spread of coronavirus amid a surge of cases in the country.  The decision followed a special meeting of ministers to discuss the virus, which has infected 73 people in the country, according … Read more

Thousands of Britain’s road bridges are in a ‘substandard’ condition

More than 3,000 council-owned bridges in Britain are unable to carry the heaviest vehicles on our roads, says a new report released today. The estimated cost to bring all the ‘substandard’ bridges back up to perfect condition is £1.12 billion, according to analysis of 2018/19 data by motoring research charity the RAC Foundation. Many of … Read more

Thousands of protesters take to the streets of Lesbos to demand ‘no migrant camps’

Thousands of protesters today marched through the streets of the Greek island of Lesbos in a rally to demand the government to halt new migrant camps, a day after violent clashes left more than 60 injured. Business owners and unions called for a general strike on the island to continue, with shops shuttered for the second … Read more

Indonesia floods kill five people and leave thousands homeless

Five people have died and thousands were forced from their homes after severe floods in Indonesia while an earthquake also rattled the country today.  The muddy deluge inundated the presidential palace, a major hospital and entire neighbourhoods across Jakarta yesterday.   The heavy rains came only weeks after 70 residents of the low-lying megacity died in … Read more