A mother cannot open the windows of her home as 30,000 bees have swarmed around the apartment block where she lives. Kayley Harding, 30, said she feared the bees could enter her home where she lives with her nine-year-old daughter Lacey. Bees have taken up residence in the flats in West Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, in recent … Read more
The pandemic is not over, but we must learn to live with it, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. He is to reveal his Living with Covid plan on Monday that will see all regulations that restrict public freedoms repeated towards the end of next week – with vaccines as the first line of defence. … Read more
A mother of four has claimed her family is living in a “hellhole” flat infested with mice – and even a rat inside her son’s bedroom. Lucie Taylor-Theis says she can’t remember the last time she had a full night’s sleep after being moved into the temporary accommodation. The 33-year-old said the tiny property is … Read more
Protests highlighting the cost of living crisis have been held around the UK as demonstrators call for more to be done to help workers and their families. The protests have been co-ordinated by the People’s Assembly and have been supported by trade unions. The demonstrations were held in several towns and cities around the country, … Read more
Residents from an area in England described as a ‘forgotten town’ have opened up about what it’s like to live there. It tops the charts as Essex’s most dangerous small town, where residents are twice as likely to be burgled, robbed or violently attacked than the average person in the county. As well as this, … Read more
A mum forced out of work after she was diagnosed with cancer claims the cost of living crisis left her family feeling like they were begging for help. Mum-of-one Camilla Wild, 31, was stunned when a blood test just before Christmas revealed she had Acute Myeloid Leukemia and she almost died after developing septic shock … Read more
At least five homeless people have turned a stretch of Whitney Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens into an urban camping ground. The encampment has persisted for two years — with the city taking no action, despite 41 complaints made through 311 since Jan. 1, 2020. “Everybody complains. It’s too dirty. Sometimes Sanitation comes, sometimes they don’t. … Read more
Millions of people have been told the cost of living crisis could last until 2023 with things only becoming more stable in 2024 The Governor of the Bank of England warned today (February 4) that inflation may not recover to normal levels for another two years and pay squeezes are expected. Andrew Bailey told BBC … Read more
Shoppers have been hit by the highest price rises in almost a decade as the cost of living soared over the past month, new data suggests. Annual shop price inflation jumped from 0.8% in December to 1.5% in January – the highest rate since 2012 – according to the latest BRC-NielsenIQ shop price index. In … Read more
