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A study has revealed that renting clothes, long touted as one of the “answers” to fashion’s sustainability crisis, is worse for the planet than throwing them away. The study, published by the Finnish scientific journal Environmental Research Letters assessed the environmental impact of five different ways of owning and disposing of clothing, including renting, resale …

On 19 July, hundreds of Covid regulations in England will be eased with rules such as social distancing and face masks to be scrapped. Businesses that choose to enforce mask-wearing would need to take legal advice on their responsibilities under the Equality Act, Downing Street said. We would like to hear from small businesses, shopkeepers …

In February last year I purchased return tickets from Norwegian Air to travel with my family in April 2020 from London to New York. They came to approximately £4,000. We were forced to cancel as access to the US was barred, and we were offered vouchers, instead. Subsequently, the flights were cancelled by the airline. …

There is a danger – and I would like to flag it now so we can marshal the troops – that the powers that be are trying to turn Kathy Burke into the working-class Miriam Margolyes. I know, I know: Margolyes is a national treasure, raconteur, F-bomb dropper at inopportune yet so opportune moments; we …

Q My partner and I are first-time buyers and we each have a lifetime Isa (Lisa). We are considering putting our savings together to buy a house in my partner’s name with the intention of eventually keeping it as a rental property and then buying another property later on in my name. Will I still …