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• David Attenborough tells Davos: ‘The Garden of Eden is no more’

  21-01-2019 20:19 via theguardian.com
  Human activity has created a new era yet climate change can be stopped, says naturalistSir David Attenborough has warned that “the Garden of Eden is no more”, as he urged political and business leaders from around the world to make a renewed push to tackle climate change before the damage is irreparable.Speaking at the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, the 92-year-old naturalist and broadcaster warned that human activity has taken the world into a new era
  
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• Council urges ban on housing benefit being paid to rogue landlords

  21-01-2019 15:50 via theguardian.com
  Brent paid £500,000 to Bernard McGowan despite him failing the ‘fit and proper’ testA London council that banned a rogue landlord and then directly paid him more than £500,000 in housing benefit has called on the government to legislate to prevent local authorities from making similar payments in the future.The move by Brent came after the Guardian revealed the borough made repeated payments of taxpayers’ money to Bernard McGowan, who has a £30m property empir
  
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• Should I stop pension contributions to get a bigger mortgage?

  21-01-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Most lenders appear to take these into account when deciding how much to lend
  Q I have a question based on the article you wrote in 2015. I am a deputy head teacher. My partner and I are having strong arguments over me stopping my pension, which I want to do so that I can get the best possible mortgage by providing three payslips clear of pension contributions. We are looking to increase the size of our house in north London as we have a young family. My partner doesn’t have a pension as s
  
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• I got a £44 fine after Superdrug marked my prescription as free

  21-01-2019 07:59 via theguardian.com
  It failed to tick the right boxes and I got charged by NHS because I should have paid Superdrug’s online pharmacy wrongly ticked the medical exemption certificate box on my prescription last August (I have always paid and have no exemption) and also failed to tick the “signed on behalf of patient” box. As a result, I received a £44 fine from the NHS for trying to claim a free prescription without a valid certificate. Superdrug initially assured me it had confused my name
  
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• Up to 25% wiped off house prices in some of UK's wealthiest areas

  21-01-2019 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Your Move says Brexit impact has led to falls in some cases of almost £500,000 in 12 monthsHouse prices in some of Britain’s wealthiest areas have had up to 25% wiped off their value in 12 months as Brexit turmoil continues, according to the estate agent Your Move. That has meant typical price falls in some cases of almost £500,000.Meanwhile, data from the property website Rightmove revealed the average asking price of a London home had fallen below £600,000 for the first
  
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• Record numbers switched energy provider last year amid price hikes

  21-01-2019 01:01 via theguardian.com
  About 5.8m households moved to another electricity supplier, up 6% from 2017A record number of people switched energy supplier last year as consumers were hit with the highest number of price hikes in recent history.However, the energy industry warned that progress risked being undermined by fewer people shifting because of the government’s price cap. Continue reading...
  
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• McDonald's, fancy dress and a VW? Britons are doing death differently

  21-01-2019 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Survey finds that 40% want their funeral to be a celebration of life, not a gloomy, sombre affair Britons are increasingly shunning traditional funerals in favour or more unusual send-offs, which last year included a McDonald’s-themed drivethrough event and a service for a magician where the undertakers wore red noses.Two-fifths of UK adults now want their funeral to be a celebratory affair, according to Co-op Funeralcare, while soaring demand for personalisation means the provider has see
  
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