Diverse areas face car insurance ‘ethnicity’ bill

2 hours ago About sharing By Maryam Ahmed BBC Verify Car insurance quotes were a third more expensive in some areas of England with the biggest minority ethnicity populations, BBC Verify has found. We collected thousands of quotes based on identical driver information, but with different addresses. Areas with a high number of people from…

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‘I wish I had never touched leasehold flats’

2 hours ago About sharing By Phil Hendry Senior producer, BBC News “I wouldn’t touch leasehold, and I wish I never had,” words born of bitter experience by Liz Winstanley. She bought her two-bed leasehold flat in Manchester in 2018. When Storm Eunice battered Britain two years ago, the roof of her top floor apartment…

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Brazil ex-leader Bolsonaro denies coup allegations

10 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Thousands rally in Sao Paulo to support Brazil’s ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro By Ione Wells South America Correspondent in São Paulo Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he has been a victim of political persecution since leaving office just over a year ago. He told tens of thousands of…

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What’s gone wrong at Royal Mail?

1 hour ago About sharing Jasmine relies on the post for medical appointments for her children By Zoe Conway BBC News Jasmine Moulton’s children have a series of complex medical conditions. On some days five-year-old Harper’s skin allergies flare up so badly, her body has to be wrapped in bandages. Three-year-old Joshua has problems with…

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