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8Nov

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Motoring, Sport

Driving backlog

123RF Driving test system backlog is causing months of delays for learner drivers in the UK Massive delays for learner drivers The cancellation of some 450,00 driving tests as a result of the Covid pandemic has led to massive delays for learner drivers attempting to get on the road – even stretching into 2022. A system backlog is causing long delays for those trying to book a theory test as well as those waiting to sit the practical test. Compounding the issue further is a shortage of driving instructors, meaning that even if learners pass their theory tests, they may struggle or face further long delays in getting lessons. Theory-testing centres had to close With three lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, theory-testing centres had to close, though when the most severe restri...

8Nov

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Family Matters, Publications

Arthritis Attendance Allowance

123RF DWP could pay older people with arthritis up to £358 every month on top of State Pension Nearly 1.4m people across the UK are currently receiving either £60 or £89.60 a week from Attendance Allowance. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people aged over 16 and under State Pension age who need help with daily living tasks or getting around outside the home as a result of a long-term illness, disability or mental health condition. If someone is already receiving PIP when they reach State Pension age, this will carry on and if someone is already getting Disability Living Allowance (DLA) they will be invited to apply for it. State Pension Age However, when someone reaches State Pension age who has never claimed e...

8Nov

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Family Matters, Publications

Dementia Attendance Allowance

How to claim PIP or Attendance Allowance for dementia and get up to £608 every month People over State Pension age could be eligible for Attendance Allowance and those under 66 may qualify for PIP. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit many people have heard of or read about but may not be sure who it can help or how to apply, especially if it’s for a loved one or family member with a cognitive condition. Misunderstanding The biggest misunderstanding around PIP is that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will only award the benefit to people with outwardly visible physical, long-term health conditions or disabilities. However, PIP is a benefit aimed at providing support for people with an ever-evolving list of ‘hidden’ c...

8Nov

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Education, Higher Education, Opportunities, Top Stories

Disabled Student Allowance DSA

Help if you're a student with a learning difficulty, health problem or disability Eligibility You can apply for Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) if you live in England and have a disability that affects your ability to study, such as a: specific learning difficulty, for example dyslexia or ADHDmental health condition, for example anxiety or depressionphysical disability, for example if you have to use crutches, a wheelchair or a special keyboardsensory disability, for example if you’re visually impaired, deaf or have a hearing impairmentlong-term health condition, for example cancer, chronic heart disease or HIV You must also: be an undergraduate or postgraduate student (including Open University or distance learning)qualify for student finance from St...

28Sep

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Books, Entertainment

Taking it to the Max by Maxie Hayles

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27Sep

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Art & Culture, Entertainment

Leather Tannery in Kano Nigeria

The city of Kano in Northern Nigeria is the largest commercial hub for the leather industry. The tanneries in Kano are bustling with activity as men work on hides and various skins for brands the world over. These traditional tanneries are Nigeria’s oldest and they are also the biggest suppliers of local leather. However, the Kano leather industry’s reach is far beyond what we could have imagined. It seems Nigeria’s northern city is the supplier for some of the most prolific brands around the world including Louis Vuitton and Gucci. These innocuous- looking tanneries are the driving force of a profitable leather industry. They and their products keep hundreds of thousands of people in gainful employment and feed a sector of the fashion industry which is quite literally wor...

10Apr

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Lifestyle, Relationships, Top Stories

How to outsmart a romance scammer

123RF Love comes to us in different forms. These days often at the click of a button or a swipe on a screen. While finding love online isn’t’ uncommon anymore, the possibility that the person at the other end is aiming for your wallet and your heart cannot be ruled. That’s why knowing how to outsmart a romance scammer becomes a necessity to protect yourself financially and emotionally. When it comes to falling prey to scammers who pose as prospective love interests to leech money off someone, most people think that something so bizarre could never happen to them. That they’re too smart to fall for a con like. Think again, because as per the US Federal Trade Commission, people reportedly lose over $200 million to romance scammers in the year 2019 alone. Dizzying to think about, isn’t...

27Sep

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Money Business, Small Business

Acknowledgements

Thank you to all the businesses and individuals who contributed to this first online issue of Clarendon News Jacko Melody for voicing a brilliant advert. Thank you Tyrone and DJ Ree Ree for your support. My granddaughter Taysha for typing most of the contents. At only 16 she is an inspiration to young people and a future Editor. My IT technician and deputy Editor Ngozi. All my sponsors and well wishers.

27Sep

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Lifestyle, Relationships

Dear Mary

Dear Mary, My husband has started to come back late after work. He gives me all sorts of excuses as to why he must work late. I suspect that my husband is having an affair with someone at work. Please advise me how to approach the problem without getting a detective agency involved. Dear precious one, This must be a very difficult situation for you. The gut feeling you are likely experiencing is your intuition alerting you to take notice of something! The important point here is that you do not yet know for certain what that ‘something’ is. I believe that you have some choices to make. But you may have to decide whether you are willing to accept the consequences of whatever you decide to do. If you go down the path of hiring a private detective, and you are proven cor...

27.4 Million Nigerians Earn Less Than N100,000 Yearly – Report

27Sep

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News, World News

27.4 Million Nigerians Earn Less Than N100,000 Yearly – Report

istockphoto The report says 27.9 percent of Nigerians living in poverty (more than 15.6 million) earned between N100,000 and N200,000 per annum. At least 27.4 million Nigerians earn below N100,000 per annum, a report by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has said. The report, presented in Lagos on Thursday, said the figure represented 48.9 percent of persons living in poverty in the country. The report is titled: "The Ignored Pandemic: How Corruption in the Health, Education and Water Sectors is Plunging Nigerians into Poverty." Presenting the report, Elijah Okebukola, Senior Research Fellow at the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria, an arm of the ICPC said the report's survey covered the six geopolitical zones of the countr...

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