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30/01/18
« on: Tuesday, 30 January, 2018 @ 10:55:38 »
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Passport fees: Sky-high price rises to drive applicants online

Passport fees for postal applications are to soar as part of the Government’s drive to persuade people to use online services.

The cost of a postal passport application for under-16s rises 27 per cent from £46 to £58.50, and for adults from £72.50 to £85 – a 17 per cent increase.

At present, fees for online and postal applications are the same.
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/passport-fees-skyhigh-rises-drive-applicants-online-home-office-postal-a8184176.html

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Re: 30/01/18
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, 30 January, 2018 @ 17:31:08 »
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Morning campers! The inside story of 80s sitcom Hi-de-Hi!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-42772378

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Re: 30/01/18
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, 30 January, 2018 @ 17:34:41 »
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Volkswagen executive steps down from duties after scandal over diesel exhaust trials on monkeys
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/30/volkswagen-executive-steps-duties-scandal-diesel-exhaust-trials/

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Re: 30/01/18
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, 30 January, 2018 @ 17:42:27 »
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Ministry of Defence loses up to £4bn on property deal

The taxpayer has lost out on as much as £4bn and been left paying rent on thousands of empty homes after a Ministry of Defence property deal, the Government’s spending watchdog has said.

A deal to sell and then rent back housing for soldiers, sailors and airmen failed to predict the house price boom, but allowed a private firm to make an average of more than 13 per cent a year profit for two decades.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/30/ministry-defence-loses-4bn-property-deal-rents-7000-empty-homes/

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Re: 30/01/18
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, 30 January, 2018 @ 17:44:32 »
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Vaping may increase risk of cancer and heart disease, finds study

Smoking e-cigarettes could damage DNA and increase the risk of cancer and heart disease, scientists warn.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/vaping-cancer-risk-heart-disease-new-york-university-e-cigarettes-a8184811.html

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Re: 30/01/18
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, 30 January, 2018 @ 20:21:05 »
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UK pilots strike ‘historic’ deal with Ryanair for union recognition
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/296671/uk-pilots-strike-historic-deal-with-ryanair-for-union-recognition

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