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A money saving expert has just published the Black Friday hacks shops didn’t want you to know about

One of Britain's top money saving experts last night published a series of Black Friday hacks the country's biggest stores didn't want shoppers to know about. Retailers are expecting a cash bonanza of up to £8 billion this weekend as Black Friday rolls into Cyber Monday - but there IS a way shoppers can 'beat the system' to bag the biggest deals. According to Bradley, placing products in your basket the day before and clearing your internet browser history guarantee...

House price crash in UK with south seeing biggest fall, due to Brexit uncertainty

Biggest November drop since 2012, with former hotspots hit hardest, says Rightmove The richest parts of the UK are feeling the brunt of the fall in property prices, according to website Rightmove. It is the biggest drop since November 2012. House prices have dipped over £5,000 on average. The biggest falls were in London, where the typical asking price fell by £10,793 (a fall of 1.7%) and in the south-east of England, where prices were down £8,647 (2.1%). “Higher-end, former...

Cash is officially “on its way out”, according to Brits

One in five Brits now never carries cash, a study has found. Researchers who polled 2,000 UK adults found many are now opting to pay using different methods such as chip and pin and smartphone payments. Half believe cash is 'on the way out' and will ‘soon’ be superseded by alternative ways of paying for goods and services. Three quarters revealed they now expect ALL retailers to accept cash payment alternatives. The research was commissioned by First Bus, which accepts...

Thousands of staff not able to access toilets facilities while at work

Thousands of people do not have access to basic toilet facilities in their workplace in the UK, according to a shocking report by Unite. The Union uncovered evidence of staff at branches of high-street banks being required to urinate in buckets, and construction sites failing to provide any female toilets for their staff. Bus drivers had been denied toilet breaks for up to five hours, and workers in call centres for big financial institutions were told to log in and...

Medical bag stolen from paramedics during call-out in “despicable act”

A medical bag was stolen from ambulance workers as they responded to a call-out, in what police have called a “despicable” act. The green rucksack contained drugs which could be harmful if misused, police said. The bag was taken as ambulance staff attended an incident on Caledonian Road, in Edinburgh at around 9.20pm on Saturday night. Police Inspector Gill Lundberg said: “Stealing from emergency service workers trying to help someone is a despicable act. “While the theft of this equipment...

Labour take three point lead over Tories

Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party has taken a three-point lead over the Tories according to a poll for the Observer .  The Conservative Party have dropped down to 36% a drop of five points. Labour has increased three to hit 39 per cent. UKIP has gone to 8 per cent, a two point rise and the Liberal Democrats are on 7, a fall of one point. It appears the issues over the EU Brexit deal have damaged the faith in the Conservative...

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