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Martin Lewis’s travel insurance secret to save your holidayPersonal finance expert Martin Lewis has called on consumers to purchase travel insurance straight after booking a holiday, rather than waiting til departure, to make sure you’re covered in case you can’t get away after all.Speaking to BBC 5 live's Adrian Chiles, he said that many people get travel insurance to cover medical costs while abroad, but forget that a main benefit of travel insurance is to cover you if you end up not being able to travel because of sickness or some other emergency.
Plea for Irish army to fight 'aggressive' rhododendronsThe Irish army should be called in to do battle with rhododendrons because the plants are "taking over" a national park, the government has been told.The invasion of the "aggressive" plant was raised in the Dáil (Irish parliament) by the colourful County Kerry politician, Michael Healy-Rae.He claimed "we are losing the war" against overgrown rhododendrons in Killarney National Park.He also said the park's deer population had "exploded" in recent years.
Cressida Dick appointed as first female Met Police chief
Britain needs to hire 400,000 workers a year to keep building homes - equivalent to one every 77 seconds
The Sinclair C5 is reborn: 1980s electric tricycle gets 21st century update from inventor's nephewIn 2013 it was voted the greatest innovation disaster of all time.However, Clive Sinclair's nephew Grant Sinclair claims it merely came too soon. With cities now full of cycle lanes, growing environmental fears and rising congestion, it could now be seen as a zippy commuting option.
Hotpoint tells tumble dryer owners: unplug faulty machines due to fire riskWhirlpool – which also owns Indesit, Creda and Proline – changes advice after criticism from trading standards and Which?...anyone who owns owns an Indesit, Hotpoint, Creda, Swan or Proline dryer manufactured between April 2004 and September 2015 should check if their appliance is affected and then register for a free modification if it is.Whirlpool tumble dryer owners can find out if their dryer is affected on https://safety.hotpoint.eu/, https://safety.indesit.eu/, and https://safety-swan.eu, or call a dedicated freephone helpline on 0800 151 0905 for the UK, or 1800 804320 for Ireland.
QuoteBritain needs to hire 400,000 workers a year to keep building homes - equivalent to one every 77 secondshttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/02/22/britain-needs-hire-400000-workers-year-keep-building-homes/