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Residents of a street in one East Lancashire town are celebrating winning £1,000 in today’s draw on the People’s ...

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Now could be a very good time to check your broadband and make some simple changes. It's just been confirmed by BT's Openreach network that millions of homes are now able to connect to faster full ...

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Campaigners around the UK are waging a series of hard-fought battles to change their postcodes. Why does a mail-sorting protocol arouse such strong passions? It's a rare system of alphanumeric ...

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