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The Practical Side of Financing: From Fridges to Boilers

Financing has become a familiar presence in daily British shopping habits. Once reserved for cars and home renovations, it now appears alongside everything from fridges to laptops. The result is a subtle shift in how UK households approach essential purchases. Rather than saving for months or dipping into emergency funds, more families are spreading payments across the year to keep monthly budgeting predictable.

This shift is not purely about convenience. It reflects practical decision-making in a cost-conscious climate. When essential home equipment fails, families rarely have...

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Victoria Station evacuated after train caught fire

London's Victoria Station was evacuated this morning (Thursday 17th January), at approximately 7am, due to a fire on a Gatwick Express train.

Eye witnesses reported being evacuated to outside of the station, having seen a Gatwick Express train on fire.

Smoke was seen pouring from the engine of a Gatwick Express train, forcing officials to evacuate and close Victoria Station.

Fire crews put out the blaze, which was spotted by a commuter at around 7am.

The train was empty at the time, National Rail said, and no one is reported to have been injured.

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Two dead as helicopter plunges into London street

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Wed, 01/16/2013 - 9:03am

Two people have died after a helicopter crashed into a crane in London. Scotland Yard said the chopper appeared to have hit a crane on top of a building.

Flames and smoke could be seen at the crash site near the River Thames. Vauxhall bus station has been cordoned off and more than 60 firefighters are said to be at the scene. Witnesses said they feared there had been a terrorist attack. The helicopter landed in the middle of Wandsworth Road and parts were scene on an adjacent roof. Two cars were reported to be on fire following the crash. A spokesman for London Fire Brigade was unable...
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Cornwall Police seek witnesses in assault on 17-year-old

Police are seeking information following an assault on a 17 year old man in Callington on New Year’s Day, 2013.

The victim, who lives locally, was left with grazes, sprains and a swollen knee after three people engaged him in conversation before punching him.

The incident happened at around 2.45pm on Tuesday 1st January 2013 as the young man walked along an isolated path near to Portmellon Gardens in the town.

The three suspects are all white men aged 18 to 19. One was around 6ft 2 and medium build. He had short brown hair with a pierced right eye brow with a ring,...

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Funding boost for kidney disease and transplant projects

Peninsula Renal Network Leads Dr Wai Tse and Rachel Gair have secured nearly £300,000 of national funding from NHS Kidney Care to support patients with renal disease on behalf of the Peninsula Renal Network to improve the experience and outcomes for kidney patients at Derriford Hospital and throughout the Peninsula.

Plymouth Dialysis Unit will be one of the first in the UK to use the national Patient Decision Aid (PDA) in the care pathway for patients with Established Renal Failure (ESRF) as a result of £50,000 of funding awarded by NHS Kidney Care. The PDA is...

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HMV hopeful of buyer to prevent job losses

Despite news that the administrators have been called in, HMV has announced that its stores are open and trading as normal. However, it is not currently accepting gift vouchers or issuing any more until further notice.

In a statement issued on Monday night it said: "The board regrets to announce that it has been unable to reach a position where it feels able to continue to trade outside of insolvency protection and in the circumstances, therefore intends to file notice to appoint administrators to the company and certain of its subsidiaries with immediate effect."

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Urgent need for Schmallenberg vaccine says NFU

Every effort must be made to ensure a vaccine is available later this year to help combat the spread of the deadly Schmallenberg virus (SBV), the NFU said today.

The call comes as many farms with early lambing flocks across the country have experienced higher than normal losses with still births and deformities ranging from fused limbs to twisted necks.

The disease has spread across England and Wales to the Scottish border region and has now been confirmed on more than 1,000 UK farms. Although it is still being recognised by Defra and the European Commission as ‘low impact...

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Poole man sought by police after recall to prison

Police searching for a 29-year-old man from Poole are appealing for help from the public in tracing him. Lee Ivan James Hogben was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing a refuse lorry and smashing into police cars in a 70-mile chase across Dorset.

Originally from Poole, Lee has breached his licence conditions and been recalled to prison.

He’s described as a white man around six feet tall, of broad build and has short cropped brown hair which is gelled in a side parting.

He was last seen wearing a dark blue sports type jacket, dark trousers and carrying a...

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25-year-old Devonport man found dead at his home

Detectives in Devonport are investigating the death of a 25 year old man who was found at an address in Stoke on Saturday 12 January 2013.

Ambulance staff called officers to the Albert Road flat at around 2.15 p.m. where they found the body of a man inside. He has yet to be formally identified.

Uniformed Officers and Detectives attended the scene and interviewed other residents at the address.

This will be referred to the HM Coroner. Police have not yet ruled out the possibility that the death is drug related.

Anyone with information regarding this matter is...

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Police seek man after Wiltshire woman found dead

Wiltshire Police is appealing for the public’s help in locating a man officers would like to speak to in connection with an incident in Melksham.

Officers are keen to locate Richard Gordon Newton, 51 (DOB: 17/09/1961), from the Bowerhill area of Melksham.

This is in relation to the body of a woman being found at an address in Melksham yesterday morning (Sunday 13th January 2013).

Officers believe that Mr Newton might hold vital information on this incident and may be able to assist police with their enquiries.

A photograph of Mr Newton is attached.

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