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Poundland to recruit 1,200 staff for Christmas roles

10 November 2022
Poundland to recruit 1,200 staff for Christmas roles

Poundland, which has confirmed its Christmas opening hours, has also unveiled plans to recruit 1,200 people to temporary job roles before Christmas.

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Barclays to pay £750 each to customers caught in PPI error

09 November 2022
Barclays to pay £750 each to customers caught in PPI error

Barclays customers are to receive up to £1 million from the high street bank after it was discovered to have breached PPI rules.

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McDonald's swaps to paper cutlery ditching McFlurry spoon

09 November 2022
McDonald's swaps to paper cutlery ditching McFlurry spoon

The iconic McFlurry spoon is to be scrapped, alongside plastic knives and forks, as McDonald's restaurants begin handing out cutlery made from paper.

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Travel warning issued for London services

09 November 2022
Travel warning issued for London services

Travellers going to London are being told to plan journeys carefully with no service expected on the London Underground tomorrow.

How to send a letter to Santa ... and get a free reply

09 November 2022
How to send a letter to Santa ... and get a free reply

Royal Mail is asking children to write to Father Christmas by early next month if they would like a reply and here's where to send their letters.

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What is Prime...and why are kids obsessed with it?

08 November 2022
What is Prime...and why are kids obsessed with it?

Youngsters obsessed with a drink made by You Tubers are queuing outside supermarkets at sunrise to get a bottle, so what is Prime and why the demand?

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Millions to get £324 in extra help this week

08 November 2022
Millions to get £324 in extra help this week

A cost of living support payment to help cash-strapped people with winter bills is being given to eight million people from today.

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When is the extra bank holiday for the King's coronation?

07 November 2022
When is the extra bank holiday for the King's coronation?

An extra bank holiday will take place next year to mark the King's coronation and here's all the details you need about the new three-day weekend.

The breed Cats Protection wants banned in the UK

07 November 2022
The breed Cats Protection wants banned in the UK

It's a cat loved by celebrities including Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift but Cats Protection is concerned about the popularity of Scottish Folds.

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Birds and free range poultry enter lockdown

07 November 2022
Birds and free range poultry enter lockdown

All captive and free range birds must now remain inside by law, as bird flu cases rise further and fears grow over the supply of Christmas turkeys.

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Rail strikes are suspended but weekend trains face disruption

04 November 2022
Rail strikes are suspended but weekend trains face disruption

Three train strikes expected to grind services to a halt over the next week have been called off but Saturday services will remain limited.

Parents and coaches banned from shouting at kids' football

04 November 2022
Parents and coaches banned from shouting at kids' football

Thousands of youth football matches will be watched in silence this weekend as the FA bans spectators and coaches from shouting and talking.

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'Bonfire bandits' risk £50,000 fines warns Environment Agency

03 November 2022
'Bonfire bandits' risk £50,000 fines warns Environment Agency

Bonfires must not be used to burn unwanted rubbish, say officials, who are warning people to follow the rules this weekend or risk a fine.

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Supermarket offers 1p ready meals

03 November 2022
Supermarket offers 1p ready meals

A supermarket is offering customers the chance to buy 1p ready meals to both save on the cost of shopping and energy bills.

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Kent artist draws final Christmas stamps featuring late Queen

03 November 2022
Kent artist draws final Christmas stamps featuring late Queen

Royal Mail has unveiled the last Christmas stamps to feature the Queen's silhouette, which this year have been designed by a Kent artist.

The 26 low-cost foods in your basket now costing you more

02 November 2022
The 26 low-cost foods in your basket now costing you more

The cost of a basket of shopping is rising but it is the price of traditionally low-cost groceries now pushing up supermarket bills.

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All captive birds and poultry to be brought indoors

31 October 2022
All captive birds and poultry to be brought indoors

With fears that rising bird flu cases could lead to a shortage of Christmas turkeys, all kept birds and poultry now face complete lockdown.

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Winter fuel payments to get £300 top-up

31 October 2022
Winter fuel payments to get £300 top-up

An extra £300 is being added to winter fuel payments from November to help millions of people pay their heating bills.

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Dumped pumpkins are a dangerous threat to wildlife, warn experts

31 October 2022
Dumped pumpkins are a dangerous threat to wildlife, warn experts

People who leave unwanted pumpkins outside assuming they're helping to feed wildlife are putting animals and nature at risk, say wildlife charities.

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Thousands of free reflectors up for grabs

26 October 2022
Thousands of free reflectors up for grabs

We've reflector keyrings to give away to children in Kent to help them be seen in the dark this winter and here's how to claim.

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