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Cars could be blocked from A38 Queensway tunnel – permanently

4Apr

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Politics, Top Stories

Cars could be blocked from A38 Queensway tunnel – permanently

123RF The major Birmingham city centre route could be given over to green space and walking and cycling routes Block traffic A plan to block traffic from using the A38 Queensway tunnel and divert them onto Birmingham’s ring road is among huge plans being pushed forward today. The road – one of the busiest through the centre of the city – could then be used for green spaces as well as cycling and walking, according to a report. Finalised Birmingham transport plan The scheme is part of a finalised Birmingham transport plan, which is set to be adopted by Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet next week. A media preview of the plan is set to take place in the city centre later today. A draft version was unveiled in 2020, with emergency measures published in the summer of la...

4Apr

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Motoring, Sport, Top Stories

Car insurance scams and frauds

Car insurance fraud comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, from deliberately hiding penalty points to ‘crash for cash’ and ‘flash for crash’ scams. Types of car insurance fraud Drivers may fail to share information with insurers or intentionally mislead them in the following ways: Fronting Fronting is when a driver tells a car insurance company that he or she is the main driver of a vehicle when in fact, it’s somebody else. This illegal practice is often committed by parents with the aim of getting a cheaper insurance quote for their children, who are either learning to drive or have passed their driving test and face expensive car insurance premiums. Change of circumstances Insurance premiums are calculated on several factors and if any of these change – such as you...

DWP to put extra £600 into thousands of Universal Credit claimants’ bank accounts under new PIP rules

4Apr

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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle, Top Stories

DWP to put extra £600 into thousands of Universal Credit claimants’ bank accounts under new PIP rules

123RF PIP isn’t means tested so its well-worth checking if you’re eligible for the £600 payment now the rules have changed Thousands of Brits Thousands of Brits could be due a £600 payment from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) under new PIP rules. The payment will be a lifeline to many people struggling to make ends meet in Britain. Physical or mental condition or disability Personal Independence Allowance is available to those who have a long-term physical or mental condition or disability, to help with the extra costs of dealing with their health issues. You can get it on top of other benefits such as Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Working Tax Credit, Income Support and Housing Benefit. And it will be more impo...

DWP’s new law that’s set to sanction more benefit claimants is steamrollered by watchdog

4Apr

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Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle

DWP’s new law that’s set to sanction more benefit claimants is steamrollered by watchdog

123RF Way to Work The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ‘Way to Work’ crackdown on jobseekers has been blasted as vague by peers – who questioned why it was passed as an ‘emergency’ law with no scrutiny A DWP crackdown that will lead to more benefit sanctions on jobseekers has been blasted by a key committee. Benefit sanctions A new law on February 8th – passed without any scrutiny or a vote – slashed the amount of time before Brits are forced to accept a job outside their “preferred sector”. Jobseekers can now be sanctioned if they refuse to take a job four weeks after starting their claim, down from three months. The law was part of a new ‘Way to Work’ target to help 500,000 Universal Credit claimants into work by June. Emergency law It was passed as an e...

Energy price cap: Millions of households face higher gas and electricity bills

4Apr

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Energy price cap: Millions of households face higher gas and electricity bills

alamy A squeeze on household finances will become more acute as a new, higher energy price cap takes effect. Standard tariffs Those on standard tariffs, with typical household levels of energy use, will see bills go up by £139 to £1,277 a year, but the more energy a household uses, the higher their bill will be. Prepayment meter customers with average energy use will see a £153 increase. The cap has come under the spotlight owing to the crisis among suppliers, which has seen nine firm’s fold. How much providers can raise prices? The cap limits how much providers can raise prices. Even so, the current increase is the biggest jump, to the highest amount, seen since the backstop was introduced in January 2019. 15 million households It represents a 12% rise in energ...

Highway Code: Driver’s risk 6-point fine just for checking notification in new rules

4Apr

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Motoring, Sport

Highway Code: Driver’s risk 6-point fine just for checking notification in new rules

123RF These will be enforced from next week and there are 13 new regulations which outline what is counted as using your phone when driving Mobile phones From next week, rules regarding the use of mobile phones when driving will become stricter with 13 additions to the Highway Code being enforced. The changes focus on reducing accidents where a mobile phone is used. From March 25th, drivers will need to be aware of the new rules as if they are found to be breaking them, they could be issued with a six-point penalty and minimum £200 fine. The rules are changing to make it clear to drivers what is classed as being on their phone when driving. New rules The reasoning behind the 13 new regulations is for the Highway Code to “keep up with technology”. A Government spokesperso...

4Apr

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What will become of Jamaica’s Maroons?

Accompong Jamaican police entered farms in the village of Accompong in August to destroy ganja crops. The village chief, carrying a rifle, drove them away. “This is a gross disrespect and violation of Maroon territorial jurisdiction,” said the chief, on his Instagram. Richard Currie talks a lot about sovereignty: he was elected colonel, or chief, on a platform of taking back control. A breathless profile in the Jamaica Gleaner refers to him as being like a cross between the hero and villain in Marvel’s Black Panther, but Accompong, with its 788 inhabitants, is no Wakanda. For nearly 300 years it has been more like Asterix’s village in Gaul, holding out against a hostile Empire. Indomitable Taíno The year is 1739, Jamaica is entirely occupied by the British. However, several small...

Money mules: how young people are lured into laundering cash

4Apr

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Education, Higher Education, Top Stories

Money mules: how young people are lured into laundering cash

123RF Criminals are using students and others to unwittingly move funds through their bank accounts. Job advert The job advert seemed timely. It offered between £500-1000 a week to work from home as an agent for cryptocurrency transactions. Lauren, 21, was heavily in debt after a period of unpaid sick leave and leapt at the chance to rebalance her finances. “It had been promoted on social media by a couple of people I’d been at school with, so I trusted it,” she says. “It seemed such a coincidence that this came along just when I needed it.” The recruiter Lauren contacted the recruiter and was asked to provide photos of her passport plus her address and bank details as ID. “They made out that they were verifying me,” she says. She was instructed to open a cryptocurrency ...

Rules on parking on pavements as Government considering full ban across England

4Apr

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Motoring, Sport, Top Stories

Rules on parking on pavements as Government considering full ban across England

istockphoto Residents resort to parking on the pavements. It’s an issue which causes problems on many streets up and down the country. With more and more households increasingly having more than one car, and many homes not having driveways, many residents often resort to parking on the pavements. The Highway Code states that drivers should not park partially or wholly on the pavement unless signs permit it. But in terms of the laws laid out by the government, it is only illegal in London. Serious inconvenience While the Highway Code states that “parking on the pavement can obstruct and seriously inconvenience pedestrians, people in wheelchairs, the visually impaired and people with prams or pushchairs”, powers to enforce this are currently limited. That could change soon, h...

Important changes to your Post Office card account

4Apr

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Money Business, Saving, Top Stories

Important changes to your Post Office card account

5th April 2022 The contract we have with Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for Post Office card account will cease in November 2022. For HMRC customers there will be no further tax credits or child benefit payments made into Post Office card account after 5th April 2022. DWP and HMRC are writing to POca customers to inform you of your options in the future. Please do not ignore the letters. The information within them informs all POca customers of their options When will the change be happening? All customers receiving payments will have been written to already. If you have not responded, DWP will write to you again before summer 2022. By that time, you need to have chosen how you would like to receive your payments from DWP and planned for this. Alternative bank ac...

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