London house prices fall

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Downtown prices drop

London’s inner-city house prices fell 4.4% in February, according to property firm Knight Frank. With declining demand from international tourists and students, 20% fewer transactions went through than this time last year. The suburbs tell a different story though; areas like Dulwich and Wimbledon recorded a 4% price increase since April last year.

Unpaid state pension

200,000 women are owed money by the government*, after their state pensions were underpaid for decades. Married, divorced, widowed and elderly women, whose husbands reached state pension age before 2008, were entitled to a 60% income boost. But many never got the money. The payouts will total an estimated £3 billion, and will continue until 2026.

Let’s all go to Cyprus

Brits who’ve had the jab will be welcomed in Cyprus from 1st May, with no need for a negative test or any time in quarantine. You’ll need to have had both doses of the vaccine at least 7 days before you travel, so most people will have to wait. Plus, the UK government has said the earliest we can travel abroad for a holiday is 17th May.