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Buy now, pay later will appear on credit files from summer, says TransUnion

Buy now, pay later will appear on credit files from summer, says TransUnion

Buy now, pay later will appear on credit files from summer, says TransUnion

09 February 2022

More than a third of people used buy now, pay later schemes in 2021, TransUnion said.


Co-op food chief executive steps back to help sons with exams

Co-op food chief executive steps back to help sons with exams

Co-op food chief executive steps back to help sons with exams

09 February 2022

Jo Whitfield, chief executive of Co-op food, is taking time away to help her sons with their GCSEs and A-Level exams.


Women’s prison inmates made ‘1,000 calls a month’ to Samaritans – inspectors

Women’s prison inmates made ‘1,000 calls a month’ to Samaritans – inspectors

Women’s prison inmates made ‘1,000 calls a month’ to Samaritans – inspectors

09 February 2022

HM Inspectorate of Prisons said safety improvements are needed at HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire.


EastEnders’ Nina Wadia reflects on early life in India as she collects OBE

EastEnders’ Nina Wadia reflects on early life in India as she collects OBE

EastEnders’ Nina Wadia reflects on early life in India as she collects OBE

09 February 2022

The actress and comedian was presented with her insignia from the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.


Virginia Giuffre to be interviewed under oath by Duke of York’s lawyers in April

Virginia Giuffre to be interviewed under oath by Duke of York’s lawyers in April

Virginia Giuffre to be interviewed under oath by Duke of York’s lawyers in April

09 February 2022

It is understood an exact date for Ms Giuffre’s deposition has now been confirmed.


Powerful drug combination for breast cancer ‘could save thousands of lives’

Powerful drug combination for breast cancer ‘could save thousands of lives’

Powerful drug combination for breast cancer ‘could save thousands of lives’

09 February 2022

Around 15% of all breast cancers (more than 8,000 cases per year in the UK) are triple negative breast cancer.


Senior Tory MPs urge UK to do more to respond to ‘horrific’ Afghanistan crisis

Senior Tory MPs urge UK to do more to respond to ‘horrific’ Afghanistan crisis

Senior Tory MPs urge UK to do more to respond to ‘horrific’ Afghanistan crisis

09 February 2022

Andrew Mitchell raised reports of people selling their daughters into early marriage or parting with body organs in a bid to buy food.


Surge in learner drivers caught without insurance linked to pandemic

Surge in learner drivers caught without insurance linked to pandemic

Surge in learner drivers caught without insurance linked to pandemic

09 February 2022

Some 14,618 learners were prosecuted for driving without insurance in 2020, up from 12,583 in 2018.


Mother of teenager at centre of treatment dispute appeals for kidney donor

Mother of teenager at centre of treatment dispute appeals for kidney donor

Mother of teenager at centre of treatment dispute appeals for kidney donor

09 February 2022

Ami McLennan says William Verden , 17, who has autism and is being treated at Manchester Children’s Hospital, is in a ‘race against time’.


Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte to face trial in September

Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte to face trial in September

Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte to face trial in September

09 February 2022

Whyte is accused of failing to provide passwords for laptops and phones needed as part of an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority.


Watchdog tells Amazon to follow grocery supply rules

Watchdog tells Amazon to follow grocery supply rules

Watchdog tells Amazon to follow grocery supply rules

09 February 2022

The Competition and Markets Authority claimed that designating Amazon as a grocery retailer will help to protect suppliers.


HS2 ramps up work on UK’s longest railway bridge

HS2 ramps up work on UK’s longest railway bridge

HS2 ramps up work on UK’s longest railway bridge

09 February 2022

The Colne Valley Viaduct will stretch for 2.1 miles, carrying high-speed trains above a series of lakes and waterways just outside north-west London.


Starmer accuses PM and Chancellor of ‘big scam’ over cost of living help

Starmer accuses PM and Chancellor of ‘big scam’ over cost of living help

Starmer accuses PM and Chancellor of ‘big scam’ over cost of living help

09 February 2022

Johnson said the Labour plan , which includes a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers, would ‘clobber’ supplies.


Cat ‘safe and sound’ after pitch invasion during League One football match

Cat ‘safe and sound’ after pitch invasion during League One football match

Cat ‘safe and sound’ after pitch invasion during League One football match

09 February 2022

‘The little fella left the stadium safe and sound,’ Sheffield Wednesday tweeted.


Therese Coffey denies she could resign in spat with Labour MP

Therese Coffey denies she could resign in spat with Labour MP

Therese Coffey denies she could resign in spat with Labour MP

09 February 2022

The Work and Pensions Secretary said suggestions she might quit the Cabinet are ‘ridiculous’.


Picture emerges of Boris Johnson near bottle of bubbly during Christmas quiz

Picture emerges of Boris Johnson near bottle of bubbly during Christmas quiz

Picture emerges of Boris Johnson near bottle of bubbly during Christmas quiz

09 February 2022

Scotland Yard is facing calls to expand its investigation into alleged Covid breaches in No 10.


Low-paid ‘falling behind on bills and skipping meals’ amid rising cost of living

Low-paid ‘falling behind on bills and skipping meals’ amid rising cost of living

Low-paid ‘falling behind on bills and skipping meals’ amid rising cost of living

09 February 2022

Many workers say they regularly skip meals for financial reasons.


Schools must not tell pupils to ‘pin colours to a political mast’, says Zahawi

Schools must not tell pupils to ‘pin colours to a political mast’, says Zahawi

Schools must not tell pupils to ‘pin colours to a political mast’, says Zahawi

09 February 2022

Pupils at a Nottinghamshire school called for the Prime Minister’s resignation.


‘Reasonable’ to uprate benefits based on inflation before cost of living rise

‘Reasonable’ to uprate benefits based on inflation before cost of living rise

‘Reasonable’ to uprate benefits based on inflation before cost of living rise

09 February 2022

Minister Therese Coffey also suggested energy suppliers have started using billpayers as their ‘cash flow’.


Record number of antisemitic incidents recorded in 2021, says charity

Record number of antisemitic incidents recorded in 2021, says charity

Record number of antisemitic incidents recorded in 2021, says charity

09 February 2022

The Community Security Trust said there were 2,255 anti-Jewish incidents in 2021 – up from 1,684 the previous year.


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