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• Ryde and Smethwick are top UK towns for house price growth

  27-12-2018 18:26 via theguardian.com
  Alnwick records biggest fall in 2018 as property price inflation across country drops to 1%The seaside town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight, Smethwick in the West Midlands and Diss in Norfolk were the top towns for property growth in 2018, with prices up as much as 10% in a year when house price inflation across the UK fell to 1%.The biggest price fall was in Alnwick, Northumberland, best known for its castle used as a location in the Harry Potter films, where values dropped by 6.6%. Biggleswade in
  
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• Hospitals making hundreds of millions from parking charges

  27-12-2018 09:52 via theguardian.com
  Data published by NHS shows trusts made more than £226m in 2017-18 from parkingHospitals are making hundreds of millions of pounds from car parking charges, with more than four in 10 NHS trusts increasing the cost of a stay in the past year.An investigation using freedom of information requests has found that some trusts have doubled the price of car parking for patients and visitors. Continue reading...
  
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• Rail punctuality plunges to 13-year low

  27-12-2018 09:15 via theguardian.com
  One in seven trains in Britain missed industry’s measure of reliability in the past year
  Train punctuality has slumped to a 13-year low after a series of significant issues plagued Britain’s railway in 2018.One in seven trains (14.6%) missed the industry’s public performance measure (PPM) of punctuality in the 12 months to 8 December, according to Office of Rail and Road figures. Continue reading...
  
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• Santander didn't give a refund after £15,000 fraud

  27-12-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  My elderly father was scammed while suffering an epileptic episodeMy elderly father has had £15,000 stolen from his Santander account by fraudsters masquerading as his bank. I don’t believe Santander’s security measures were adequate for an elderly customer who is not particularly technologically competent and who suffers from epilepsy. During the crime, he was in the grasp of an epileptic fit and his consultant neurologist has submitted a report, at the request of Santander, s
  
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• UK black and ethnic minorities lose £3.2bn a year in pay gap

  27-12-2018 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Thinktank urges ministers to repeat gender pay-gap legislation for BAME workersBlack and ethnic minority employees are losing out on £3.2bn a year in wages compared to white colleagues doing the same work, according to a study that adds to pressure on the government to introduce mandatory reporting of race pay gaps.Ministers have been urged to press ahead with proposals to force large firms to report their ethnicity pay gap, after the research showed the extent of the salary disparity for
  
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• One in five young people paid less than minimum wage – study

  27-12-2018 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Illegally low pay leaving many in England and Wales unable to afford basics, says charityOne in five young workers are illegally paid less than the national minimum wage, research suggests. Related: Gender pay gap widening for women in their 20s, data showsContinue reading...
  
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• Chris Grayling under fire as promise to boost electric cars backfires

  27-12-2018 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Less than 2% of vehicles used by transport department are electric, despite minister’s vowChris Grayling has been accused of failing to back up his positive words on electric cars with action after it emerged they account for less than 2% of his department’s car fleet.The UK transport secretary said the government would “lead consumer uptake” of the cars when he laid out his plan for tackling air pollution with a switch to battery-powered vehicles. Continue reading...
  
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• Business confidence in UK at lowest ebb since Brexit vote – IoD

  27-12-2018 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Directors’ survey shows almost 60% of business leaders expect things to get worse in 2019Business confidence in the British economy has fallen to the lowest level since the EU referendum, according to a survey of company directors.Business leaders in all parts of the UK are gloomy about 2019, said the Institute of Directors, with Scotland and London – areas where voters were heavily in favour of remaining in the EU – most pessimistic. Continue reading...
  
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