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Bargain-hunting home buyers have caused a spike in “gazundering”, a tactic when a buyer makes a lower offer at the eleventh hour to force the seller to cut a property’s price.

Dominic Raab says he "will be seeking urgent meetings with the surgery".

The British Medical Association said industrial action by family doctors could play out into autumn and winter so MPs are forced to talk about it on the doorstep during their election campaign.

Glenlyn Medical Centre, in East Molesey and Thames Ditton, claimed the move was triggered by a significant increase in the number of patients who were requesting online consultations.

Forecasters say it will remain cold throughout January, leading to several periods of snow as low pressure moves in, with temperatures to seriously plunge from Sunday

All 11 GPs at the surgery received a letter informing them of "the start of an HR process".

SIR – I’ve been asked to sign a petition to strip Paula Vennells, the former chief executive of the Post Office, of her CBE (report, January 6). What I fail to understand is why she was honoured in the first place. It must have been obvious that the Post Office’s handling of the Horizon scandal was grossly incompetent at the highest level. Max Cooke Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire

More than 1,800 properties were forced to be evacuated yesterday, while the Environment Agency has 191 flood warnings and a further 207 flood alerts in place today.

Two flood warnings have been issued for the River Thames area near Hampton Court, with warnings of property flooding following a week of heavy rain.

Prolonged wet weather, including a deluge of rain from Storm Henk, has seen some rivers reach near-record levels and there is set to be no let up for those whose properties are at risk.