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One balloon bursts and another rises into the sky. Yes, Boris’s ‘red list’ of quarantine countries has put a halt to many families’ hopes of an Easter getaway, but that opens the door wide for holidays within the UK once the shackles are off. With tens of thousands of gorgeous cottages, country boltholes and seaside … Read more
One of the attractive aspects of the Dutch character is an insistence on plain speaking. Even so, it was quite something when, after we voted to leave the EU, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, declared that, as a result, ‘England has collapsed politically, monetarily, constitutionally and economically’. Let’s bring things up to … Read more
Many who quit online dating websites find payments taken from debit or credit cards long after they’ve wanted to leave By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 13:16 GMT, 31 January 2021 Dating websites have been extremely popular during lockdown with many lonely hearts intent on looking … Read more
Kanye West is facing two class-action lawsuits and could be hit with $30 million in damages over claims he mistreated and failed to pay up to 1,000 performers and backstage staff at his popular Sunday Service shows. The lawsuits relate to around 500 performers and 300 backstage staff who worked at the 43-year-old rapper’s extravagant, … Read more
At a time of record low savings rates, any bank actually improving the rates they pay to savers is bound to raise an eyebrow or two. But this is especially the case when it comes to Al Rayan Bank and Gatehouse Bank, two Sharia lenders which have upped their savings rates in recent weeks and … Read more
Reese Witherspoon calls Cloris Leachman ‘larger than life’ as Ellen DeGeneres, Mark Hamill, and Viola Davis lead stars paying tribute to the late comedy icon on social media By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 01:33 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 01:33 GMT, 28 January 2021 Hollywood is currently in mourning over the sudden passing … Read more
Post-Brexit shoppers are paying a third more for EU goods as red tape is confusing Continental retailers amid chaos at the ports. Tens of thousands of internet buyers are checking out without realising they will be asked to stump up extra VAT and customs duties when their parcel arrives. Delivery company DPD asked one shopper … Read more
For canny savers it pays to go local: Building societies paying up to 1.65% while big banks offer just 0.01% By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 19 January 2021 Savers can fare much better with local building societies than with the big banks. Building … Read more
Vauxhall bosses could face paying out £2,500 to a MILLION motorists over emissions test ‘cheating’ allegations, lawyer say Customers could receive pay outs as firm accused of cheating emissions tests Car maker is alleged to have sold about 600,000 diesel cars with defeat devices Follows similar ‘dieselgate’ claims made against Volkswagen and Mercedes By Matt Oliver … Read more
NHS Test and Trace is paying 2,300 management consultants an AVERAGE of £163,000 EACH – more than Boris Johnson’s £150k salary Test and Trace consultants are being paid an average salary of £163,000 each Government-funded service currently employs 2,300 management consultants The figures reflect number of consultants working at the start of November By Bhvishya … Read more