[ad_1] As babies grow up, parents are often left with clothes that have barely been worn and now have very little use. But one mother is trying to change that.Since launching a swap shop for children's clothes three years ago, Victoria Greenfield-Coleman, from Eynsham in Oxfordshire, has supported 240 families.She said the programme, which had received an "incredible" response, was all about "hopefully helping new parents".The swap shop takes place
[ad_1] Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesThe UK's rate of inflation has risen, but the chancellor, in response, promised that Britain would this year turn a corner.Rachel Reeves said cutting the cost of living was her "number one focus", following comments from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer who claimed that every minute not talking about it was "a wasted minute".It is a clear strategy ahead of local, Scottish and Welsh
[ad_1] Post Office and Fujitsu have been accused of driving up legal costs and delaying a former sub-postmaster from suing them for £4m in damages over the Horizon IT scandal, the High Court heard.Lee Castleton OBE was pursued by the Post Office to recover £25,000 of cash it alleged was missing from his branch in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, in 2007. His two-year legal fight saw him declared bankrupt following legal
[ad_1] It's a chore we all have to do regularly but in 1975 Nationwide went grocery shopping with a couple who bought all their supplies yearly rather than weekly. By borrowing a van and enlisting the help of supermarket staff to push their multiple bulging trollies outside to the carpark, the pair reckoned their £122 annual shop would make savings if any of the products were to go up with
[ad_1] Katy AustinTransport correspondentGetty ImagesThe switch to CT scanners means clear transparent bags are no longer needed at the airportPassengers at Britain's biggest airport, Heathrow, can leave liquids in containers up to two litres in their bags while going through security, after it finally completed the rollout of new high-tech CT scanners.Electronics such as laptops can also be left in luggage, while clear plastic bags for liquids no longer have
[ad_1] Jemma CrewBusiness reporterGetty ImagesDemand for online jewellery helped to boost retail sales in December, figures show.Sales were up 0.4% from the previous month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, citing online jewellers reporting an increased demand for precious metals after a November lull.Internet shopping performed well, while there was a small rise for supermarkets and sales of automotive fuel. But sales for non-food retailers, such as department, clothing
[ad_1] Zoe ConwayNews CorrespondentBBCThousands of homes, like this one in Swansea, were fitted with insulation that caused mould and dampThousands of people are living in homes that pose a risk to their health and safety after the ''catastrophic failure'' of two government insulation schemes, MPs have said.Major defects have been found in over 30,000 houses fitted with insulation through government schemes since 2022.The Public Accounts Committee has now said that
[ad_1] Two people have been charged following the collapse of a pre-paid funeral firm that left tens of thousands of people out of pocket.About 46,000 customers lost thousands of pounds when Safe Hands Plans Ltd collapsed in 2022 and fell into administration.The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has charged two men - Richard Wells and Neil Debenham - with conspiracy to defraud. It said Wells is the former director of SHP
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump's proposal to cap credit card costs would be "an economic disaster", the boss of one of the world's biggest banks has warned.JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon said the plan would remove credit from the majority of Americans and hit restaurants, retailers, travel firms and schools.Trump this month wrote on Truth Social that interest rates on credit cards should be limited to 10% for one
[ad_1] John LaurensonBusiness reporter, Zilina, SlovakiaKia SlovakiaKia's giant plant in Zilina, Slovakia, can produce 350,000 cars per yearIn a giant factory surrounded by mountains covered in snow, a lift lowers the steel bodies of cars onto the start of an assembly line.They've just been welded together by robots - there are 690 working in this factory.Next an army of human workers in red trousers and white t-shirts will transform these
