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People to swap candles for

battery-powered lights

FIREFIGHTERS are urging ed and keep them away from an-
people to swap traditional can- ything that could catch fire, such
dles for battery-powered lights as curtains, furniture or clothes.
after a house was damaged in a “We recommend swapping tra-
blaze. ditional candles for LED flame-
London Fire Brigade said the less ones as they are much safer,
TRNC President Ersin Tatar fire, which damaged part of the but if you do use real candles, fol-
first floor of a terraced house low our simple safety tips.”
to visit London in Wickham Lane in Plumstead, Three fire engines and around
south-east London, on Monday, 15 firefighters from Plumstead these items should always be held
is believed to have involved a tea- and East Greenwich fire stations firmly in heat-resistant holders
THE President of the Turk- Confirmed on his diary is a pub- light candle. attended the scene of the blaze and placed on a stable surface.
ish Republic of Northern Cyprus lic meeting which will take place There were no reports of any on Monday. LFB is urging people
(TRNC) Ersin Tatar will hold talks on Sunday, November 6, Presi- injuries. to make sure they put out any The brigade said tealights get
in London between 5 – 9 Novem- dent Tatar will meet with com- A London Fire Brigade spokes- candles, incense and oil burners very hot and, without proper
ber. During his five-day visit to munity members, evaluate the woman said: “It’s really important when they leave the room and es- holders, can melt through plastic
London, President Tatar will be Cyprus issue and inform them you never leave candles unattend- pecially before bed, adding that surfaces such as a TV or bath.
taking part in a number of events about issues that are closely re-
during his visit and is expected lated to our society. The public
to visit the World Travel market meeting will be held 3 pm in the First-time buyers hit by drop in mortgage deals
which will be taking place from Grand Palace Banqueting Suite –
7-9 November. 242 High Rd, London N22 8JX.
FIRST-TIME house buyers could
find it more difficult to get onto the
TfL extends e-scooter rental trial property ladder due to fewer mort-
gage deals with smaller deposits be-
TFL’S e-scooter rental trial in a vehicle category. ing on offer.
London is to be extended for at Trial hire schemes such as TfL’s Figures from research body Mon-
least another year ahead of ex- are currently the only legal way to eyfacts show there were 137 mort-
pected new Government legisla- use e-scooters in the UK, with the gage offers at 95% loan-to-value on
tion, it has been announced. use of private e-scooters on pub- Monday, compared to 347 at the
Originally set to come to an end lic roads and pavements banned start of 2022.
this November, the trial involv- by law. The Government has indi- The downward trend of such deals
ing e-scooter operators Tier, Lime cated it could legalise e-scooters was accelerated after the mini-budget
and Dott will now continue until through new transport legisla- sparked turmoil on the markets.
September 2023. tion in future. Mortgage interest rates hit 14-year
It comes following updated TfL has announced it is seeking highs, but have since begun to fall.
guidance from the Department to procure new operators to take On Monday, Moneyfacts said
for Transport (DfT) that allows part in the trial beyond Septem- there were 137 95% loan-to-value
local authority trials of e-scoot- ber 2023, while the scheme could mortgage products, compared to tackle rising inflation, which is cur-
er hire schemes to continue until be made permanent after May term loans.
May 2024, with new legislation 2024 when the national trial pe- 283 on the day of the government’s rently at 10.1% in the UK. At least 100,000 mortgage holders
mini-budget. Mortgage rates in gen-
expected to include e-scooters as riod comes to an end. Lenders also suspended hundreds a month are coming to the end of
eral have been rising for months as of mortgage products amid uncer- fixed-rate deals, and face steep rises
central banks across the world try to tainty over how to price these long in monthly repayments.
Amazon could pay UK shoppers

£900m compensation Just Stop Oil protesters throw paint at car showrooms

AMAZON shoppers in the UK But Ms Hunter alleges independ- CLIMATE activists have de- Wednesday that they use stunts testers sprayed orange paint onto
could receive a share of £900m in ent sellers are excluded from the buy fended law-breaking protest tac- and drastic tactics “to disturb Ferrari and Bentley car show-
compensation, once a legal claim is box, even when they offer the same tics as the campaign group Just everyday life” and “take drastic rooms in Mayfair and set up a
submitted against the technology product cheaper or on better terms Stop Oil continue its month- action against governments who roadblock in Piccadilly on Day
giant. The proposed claim alleges the - thus breaching UK and EU compe- long action. Indigo Rumbelow, a are pursuing new fossil fuel pro- 26 of their planned month-long
company breached competition law tition law. Just Stop Oil protester, told BBC jects”. action. “We need to let every-
and caused customers to pay higher The legal action, to be filed in the Radio 4’s today programme on It came as Just Stop Oil pro- body know through all walks of
prices. Competition Appeal Tribunal, in life – whether they’re watching a
It is being led by consumer-rights London, will seek damages from football match, whether they’re
champion Julie Hunter, who says Amazon estimated in the region of attending an art gallery, whether
products sold on Amazon.co.uk and £900m. Anyone living in the UK they’re driving their car around
the Amazon app obscured better-val- who has made purchases on Am- the M25 – that this is a very, very
ue deals. The collective action is due azon.co.uk or the Amazon mobile serious and very grave threat that
to be filed before the end of the app since October 2016 is an eligible threatens humanity,” Ms Rum-
month. Started as an online book- member of the claimant class. The below said. On whether breaking
seller, Amazon is now the biggest proposed lawsuit is an optout collec- the law is an acceptable form of
e-commerce company in the world. tive-action claim, which means af- protest, Ms Rumbelow argued:
More than 80% of purchases on fected shoppers, on whose behalf the “There’s many times when I’m
the site are made via featured offers class action is brought, will not pay sure you will agree that it’s cor-
in the "buy box". costs or fees to participate. rect that people break the law.