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UK planning system ‘within the sluggish lane’, warns Lidl boss as German grocer plots…
Lidl warned the planning system ‘is stuck in the slow lane’ as it named hundreds of towns where it wants to open stores.Britain’s sixth-biggest grocer set out a wish list for new locations, including middle class areas from Notting Hill to…
Your most irritating neighbourhood rows, SOLVED: From overgrown hedges to annoying ball video games,…
There is a reason most of us, when buying a house, are warned to look as carefully at who lives next door as at the property itself.Your neighbour’s hedges, trees, ball games, fruit, animals and even, as you will see, sunbathing habits, can…
Claire’s closes 154 shops with lack of 1,300 jobs in newest High Street collapse
Claire’s has shut all its 154 high street shops across the UK and Ireland.Administrators for the fashion accessories chain said that around 1,300 workers will be made redundant as a result.The move does not affect the retailer’s 356…
Labour’s Renters’ Rights Act might trigger pupil landlord exodus
Landlords have said they will abandon the student lets market in droves as Labour's Renters Rights Act comes into force on Friday. Nearly half of all landlords say they are much less likely to offer student accommodation following the…
The Freelander is again… simply do not name it a Land Rover! Nineties identify returns as a…
Remember the Land Rover Freelander from the nineties and noughties? Well, it's back... kind of.Formerly the smallest model in JLR's line-up between 1997 and 2015, Freelander has officially returned more than a decade after its disappearance…
London belief to lift £350million to plough into booming house trade
The world’s first listed space technology fund has outlined plans to raise £350million from investors looking to cash in on the booming industry.Seraphim Space said the fundraising, one of the biggest ever by a UK investment trust, comes at…
How can we implement our client rights on a defective laptop computer? DEAN DUNHAM KC replies
We bought a refurbished laptop with a 12-month guarantee, which broke five months later. The company refuses to send a replacement unless we pay £12.50 postage, but you previously advised us that it cannot do this. We could just…
Adidas shares rise after ‘tremendous shoe’ helps Kenyan break two-hour barrier in London…
Adidas shares rose after Sabastian Sawe became the first person to run an official marathon in under two hours wearing the company’s new ‘super shoe’.The Kenyan shattered one of athletics' most elusive barriers on Sunday as he stormed to…
Will mortgage charges rise once more if rates of interest go up this week – and what ought to…
Mortgage rates have been coming down over the past week or two, having previously risen on news of the war in Iran. A raft of major lenders, including Nationwide, Halifax, TSB and Santander have cut rates, offering some…
Chris Evans’ household wagon might be yours: TV presenter and DJ promoting his trusty Land…
As a father of five and grandfather to boot, TV presenter, radio DJ and self-confessed petrol head Chris Evans should know a thing or two about buying a family car.And one trusty family motor that's been in his fleet for years will next…
