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Credit unions: borrowing below bank rates — and joining is about to get easier
The Treasury announced a further loosening of credit union rules on 11 November. Here is what these community lenders offer and who gets a way in now.
Noise from neighbours: what the council must do
The council must investigate a noise complaint and, if it is upheld, serve an abatement notice. At night separate rules and measured decibel limits apply. Here is what counts as a statutory nuisance, the fines, and how to start a complaint.
Seven Sisters and Birling Gap: getting there and what parking costs
Access to the chalk cliffs is free; you pay only to park — £2 for an hour, £4 for two, £8 beyond that. The nearest stations are Eastbourne at 5.5 miles and Seaford at 6.5. The beach is 50 steps down, and the National Trust warns the cliffs are fragile and can collapse without warning.
Free MenB vaccine: the first dose has to be had by 31 December
The first dose of the free MenB vaccine is available until 31 December 2026 and the second until 31 March 2027, at least 28 days apart. Only 28.2% of 18 and 19 year olds have had it: more than 580,000 have not come forward. England has seen several outbreaks this year and three deaths.
Bird flu: from 13 November poultry across England must be housed. Are chicken and eggs still safe?
From 00:01 on Friday 13 November a national housing order applies across England as outbreaks rise. Here is who it covers — and why shop chicken and eggs remain safe to eat.
UK fuel prices: petrol 167p, diesel 196.6p — weekly review
The average price of E10 petrol in the UK is 167p a litre and B7 diesel 196.6p. Petrol is down by 3.2p over the week, diesel by 1.5p. Calculated across 8095 forecourts from the government Fuel Finder dataset.
England records 35,820 checks of business rates valuations
England recorded 35,820 checks of commercial property valuations from April to September 2026, with 10,940 still outstanding. Checking and challenging your own valuation is free.
A single patient record in the NHS App and the end of NHS England
The health department updated the Health Bill material on 12 November. The single patient record is to reach clinicians in some specialties from mid-2027, and all patients in England from 2028. NHS England is being abolished — but the government has dropped the plan to abolish Healthwatch.
Film extras in Britain: what an agency may charge you, and what it may not
An ordinary employment agency cannot charge a work-seeker at all, but entertainment agencies are an exception. Money upfront is allowed only for promotional listing, a promotion fee only 30 days after the contract starts — and if nobody saw your details within 60 days, you are owed a refund.
Concert and festival tickets: what changed in the rules for buying
The government announced a ban on reselling tickets above their original cost: the ceiling is the price plus unavoidable fees, resale platforms’ own service fees will be capped, and penalties reach 10% of global turnover. Ticketmaster must now give 24 hours’ notice of tiered pricing.
Hiring a car in Britain: the licence check code and what else they ask
A hire company needs a licence check code: it lasts 21 days and works once. To generate it you need your licence number, your National Insurance number and your postcode. The company also asks for the last eight characters of your licence number and will see every penalty point.
Football and tennis in Britain: where to go and what it costs
A Premier League away ticket cannot cost more than £30 — the clubs extended the cap for two more seasons. The Wimbledon 2027 ballot closed on 14 September, leaving The Queue on the day. And park tennis is free every weekend.
Becoming a courier in London: right to work, status and registration
You prove your right to work before the first shift: British citizens with a passport, even an expired one, everyone else with a share code or immigration documents. Then the thing that matters most is status: self-employed gets no holiday pay and no minimum wage, a worker gets both.
Touring Parliament: free for UK residents, £40 for everyone else
UK residents get the Inside UK Parliament tour free — booked through your own MP or a Member of the Lords, up to six months ahead. On general sale a ticket is £40 for an adult, £30 for 16 to 24 year olds and £20 for a child aged 5 to 15.
Who owns London: the Crown, overseas companies, and a £7 check
The Crown Estate returned £0.5 billion to the Treasury in 2025/26 and is investing £500 million in the West End. Overseas companies have had to disclose their beneficial owners since 1 August 2022, retrospectively to 1999. And anyone can look up the owner of a house in England and Wales: the summary is free, the full title register £7.
Flags in England: which you may fly without consent, and at what size
In England a flag counts as an advertisement. Any country’s national flag, county and town flags and armed forces flags need no consent. A flag on a projecting pole may not exceed 2 square metres, and a pole in the grounds may not exceed 4.6 metres. The EU flag left the no-consent list after Brexit.
Stonehenge on your own: ticket prices and how to get there from London
An adult ticket booked online in advance is £27.20; on the day it is £32.00. The nearest station is Salisbury, the direct train from Waterloo takes about ninety minutes, and a bus runs hourly from the station to the stones. Parking is £4 and last admission is two hours before closing.
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs — a book for the night: the Whittington tale and a London trail
The very tales the English grow up on — “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “The Three Little Pigs,” “Tom Tit Tot.” Tonight we follow the thread of Dick Whittington and the Bow Bells: the opening, the author, and a real London trail — places checked today.
The £10 Christmas Bonus: who qualifies and when it is paid
Before Christmas, some pensioners and people on benefits get a one-off £10 payment. Here is what GOV.UK says about who qualifies, when it is paid and what to do if it never arrived.
England and the United Kingdom are not the same thing
Under Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978, the United Kingdom means Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Great Britain means England, Wales and Scotland. Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are not in the UK. Where you live decides your prescription price and your free travel age.
Cricket in Britain: how to follow it and where to watch — both Ashes are in England in 2027
King Charles III tossed the coin at the "One Commonwealth, One Team" match in Antigua. And in the summer of 2027 England hosts both the men’s and women’s Ashes: the first four days are already sold out at Edgbaston and Southampton, and the Kia Oval goes on general sale in December.
A West End musical: when to go, where to book and what it costs
At the official booth on Leicester Square, same-day tickets start at £23 and discounts reach 66%. Hamilton from £49.50, The Lion King from £43, Matilda from £30.50. The booth opens 10.30am to 6pm on weekdays and 11am to 4pm on Sunday.
The Romanov sapphire sells for $4.9m — nearly three times its estimate
A 197.80-carat sapphire from the crown jewels of the Russian Empire sold at Sotheby’s Geneva on 11 November for 4.1 million francs — $4.9 million, against an estimate starting at 850,000. The stone was worn by the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna at the ball of 1903.
Right to Manage: how flat owners can take over running their building
Leaseholders of flats in England and Wales can legally take over the management of their building from the landlord and managing agent — without the landlord's agreement and without proving poor management. The procedure is called Right to Manage (RTM). Here is who qualifies, how many neighbours you need, and the timescales.
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