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Zimbabweans relish bribe-free roads after Mugabe's fall

No caption As Robert Mugabe’s regime tottered and fell, one immediate benefit that Zimbabweans celebrated with glee was the sudden absence of bribe-extracting police who were a symbol of life under his rule. Endless police roadblocks were a notorious feature of every journey in Zimbabwe, with drivers reluctantly paying frequent bribes to evade long questioning […]

This £59 steam cleaner 'can clean ALL the house, not just floors'

SHOPPING: Products featured in this article are independently selected by our shopping writers.If you make a purchase using links on this page, MailOnline will earn an affiliate commission. If you’re still reaching for a mop and bucket for cleaning your floors and a scrub cleaning pad for surface cleaning, there’s a does-it-all that will make […]

Couple who lived out of a van for two years transform their home

A couple who spent two years travelling around Australia in a Kombi Servisi van have finally settled down after purchasing a rundown brick property and transforming it into their dream home in just three months – without any renovation experience.   , 28, and her husband Domenic Palumbo decided to join the ‘van life’ adventurers popularised on […]

Ministers plot campaign urging Britons to slash energy use

Britons will be urged to save hundreds of pounds a year and thwart Vladimir ‘s ‘blackmail’ in a new Government public information campaign. Ministers will appeal for families to turn down boiler temperatures, avoid keeping electrical devices on standby, and insulate lofts as part of the drive.    The push, kombi Servisi which will include TV […]

Happy birthday to LNER, 100 years old today! To celebrate this landmark, I have recently returned from an Inverness-to-London rail trip using LNER services and, to break the eight-hour journey in period style, I stayed in historic rail hotels

Happy birthday to LNER, kombi servisi 100 years old today!To celebrate this landmark, I have recently returned from an Inverness-to-London rail trip using LNER services and, to break the eight-hour journey in period style, I stayed in historic rail hotels. I also explored North Eastern Railway’s backstory with eminent rail historians, pored over classic advertising […]

Experts' energy saving tips that could axe nearly £500 from your bills

With fears continuing over heightened energy bills this winter, the Government is resisting calls to encourage people to reduce their use of gas and electricity. But there are plenty of methods you can try at home to cut costs – from turning down your boiler flow temperature to avoiding using the tumble drier. It comes […]

Around 100 angry protesters gathered outside Ofgem ‘s headquarters in London today chanting ‘freeze profits, not people’ amid mounting public anger over soaring bills – and after Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi warned that Britons will need to ration their energy use to save money

Around 100 angry protesters gathered outside Ofgem ‘s headquarters in London today chanting ‘freeze profits, not people’ amid mounting public anger over soaring bills – and after Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi warned that Britons will need to ration their energy use to save money. Members of the crowd shouted ‘enough is enough’ and said the energy […]

Couple who lived out of a van for two years transform their home

A couple who spent two years travelling around Australia in a Kombi Servisi van have finally settled down after purchasing a rundown brick property and transforming it into their dream home in just three months – without any renovation experience.   , 28, and her husband Domenic Palumbo decided to join the ‘van life’ adventurers popularised on […]

Buyers of poorly-insulated homes may struggle to get a mortgage under government proposals to make the housing stock greener, it was revealed yesterday

Buyers of poorly-insulated homes may struggle to get a mortgage under government proposals to make the housing stock greener, it was revealed yesterday. Mortgage lenders would have to disclose the energy performance of properties in their portfolio – and set themselves voluntary targets to improve the insulation of their houses. Ministers hope that the move […]

Buyers of poorly-insulated homes may struggle to get a mortgage under government proposals to make the housing stock greener, it was revealed yesterday

Buyers of poorly-insulated homes may struggle to get a mortgage under government proposals to make the housing stock greener, it was revealed yesterday. Mortgage lenders would have to disclose the energy performance of properties in their portfolio – and set themselves voluntary targets to improve the insulation of their houses. Ministers hope that the move […]