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The Government has announced that up to Christmas, shops, including non essential ones, could be allowed so stay open 24/7. Currently, for a business to be allowed to stay open for hours other than 9am to 7pm, they must apply for permission from your local council. But, due to Christmas being right around the corner…
The UK is coming out of lockdown next week, after around a month of being in it. Boris Johnson recently announced that once we’re out of lockdown, we, as a country, will be returning to the tiered system we all know and love. The regionalised tiers are said to be tougher than before, for the…
Reports suggest that price comparison site Compare the Market have been fined £17.9m for keeping house insurance prices “artificially high”. Compare the Market were engaged in Contracts with insurance firms allowed them to keep prices artificially high, as it stopped these firms from offering cheaper prices on other sites due to clauses in their contract….
A police officer is at serious risk of dismissal after he was caught swapping the barcode from 7p carrots onto a almost £10 box of donuts. PC Simon Read, of Cambridgeshire Police, headed down to a Tesco Extra store in his full uniform and attempted to buy the donuts for 7p by printing a barcode…
Book and food retailer WHSmith has reportedly turned over a loss due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is likely due to travel restrictions being imposed in the UK, as WHSmith is primarily a brick and mortar store, as oppose to an online one. They reported a pre-tax loss of £226m, down from a £135m profit…
The government has confirmed that students will be allowed to go home for christmas and to spend the holidays with their families. The coronavirus pandemic currently doesn’t allow university students to travel home, and requires them to stay at their university accommodation. But, between December 3rd and December 9th, students will be allowed to make…
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