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Fines for parents who drop off children at school gates

Fines for parents who drop off children at school gates I have to say, I am all for this… Primary schools are banning parents from dropping children off at the gate in their cars and are using teachers as traffic wardens to fine offenders £100. If the same parent is caught 3 times then they […]

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Should women without kids be entitled to maternity leave?

Should women without kids be entitled to maternity leave? One author thinks that they should… 38-year-old Meghann Foye has wrote a book called ‘Meternity’ about a woman who pretends she is pregnant to take time off to figure out her life. Meghann recently said in an interview to New York Times ”The more I thought about […]

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UK Post Offices Shut Due to Technical Glitch

UK Post Offices Shut Due to Technical Glitch Every Post Office in the UK has had to close due to a major technical problem A major technical issue has hit nation wide branches of the Post Office in the UK today leaving thousands of people unable to pay bills, post letters or collect benefits The […]

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Register Your Personal Belongings Incase Of Theft

Why not register your personal belongings incase of theft? This website is supported by police, so it’s a good idea! Immobilise has been operation for over 11 years, bringing owners back possession of their stolen items. The Immobilise system was setup in 2003 and has had the support of the Police, mobile phone industry and […]

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Fined or jailed for posting photos of your kids on Facebook

Fined or jailed for posting photos of your kids on Facebook This can actually happen in France but should it happen here in the UK? According to the French government’s notoriously strict privacy laws, parents could be slapped with thousands of pounds in fines – or even a prison term – for posting any intimate […]

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Rise in mobile phone scams

Rise in mobile phone scams There has been a rise in mobile phone scams. Follow my top tips to keep yourself safe… It seems there is a new story in the press every day about the latest mobile scam, it is very worrying and it can cost some people a lot of money. If you […]

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Mobile & Broadband

Have you been hit by £4.50 a time text scam?

Thousands of mobile phone customers hit by scam Over one hundred thousand mobile phone customers are being sent premium rate text messages they have never asked for, and charged £4.50 a time. In the past two years mobile phone regulator PhonepayPlus have received 7,462 complaints from customers who say they have been getting the texts […]

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Mortgage fraud rises 50%

Mortgage fraud rises 50% A credit checking company have uncovered a number of thieves attempting to commit fraud with mortgage application Experian uncovered a number of fraudulent applications and have said that in many cases fraudsters have hacked databases or intercepted emails between people and their solicitors in a bid to divert payments. These payments can […]

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BBC could axe free TV licence

BBC could axe free TV licence Over 600,000 households currently have a free TV licence but this could soon be a thing of the past As the BBC is set to take over responsibility for the TV licence from the government, they could cut the free TV licence. Free TV licences are currently available for […]

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Child

BREAKING NEWS! English Schools WON’T now be forced to become Academies

The Education Secretary has announced that plans to make all English high schools become Academies to be scrapped Education secretary Nicky Morgan has confirmed that the Government is standing down on their decision to make all English schools into Academies in a huge u turn set to please a lot of parents and teachers across […]

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Rip Off Rent

The price of renting is so high  Is your rent a rip off? There is an apartment in London right now that is priced at £895 – Yet it is only 75ft of space! It is believed to be Britain’s smallest apartment. For your money you get a single bed, a tiny kitchen hidden behind a mirror […]

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Health

Benefits Of Playing Games With Children

Benefits of playing games with your children We all know that children love to play but actively playing with your children, rather than just leaving them to their own devices, can have an extremely positive impact on their development. This is the case throughout their childhood too, not just in their younger years. Improve numeracy […]

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World naked gardening day

World naked gardening day Will you be taking part? Saturday 7th May will see the return of naked gardening day around the world. I don’t have any facts and figures to tell you how popular this day is or whether many people take part but I have seen a few people talking about it this morning […]

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This little device can cut your insurance!

This little device can cut your insurance! Have any of you heard of a dashcam before? Well they are simple small recording devices that sit on your dashboard to record the roads ahead. It may be a simple idea, but these dashcams are a great way of slashing the price of your car insurance and […]

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