Woman asks if she should let her nine-year-old son spend his pocket money on a £150 Gucci hat

Mother asks if she should let her son, 9, buy £150 Gucci Fedora hat to reward him for saving up his pocket money – but critics warn it’s an ‘utter waste’ and teaches him to be ‘shallow’ Anonymous British woman said her son, nine, has saved up £200 pocket money  She admitted to being torn … Read more

Butterflies don’t just clap their wings, they form a ‘pocket’ that creates added jet propulsion

Scientists have long been puzzled over exactly how the butterfly moves through the air the way it does. It’s long been believed that butterflies ‘ clap’ their large wings to thrust forward, but scientists in Sweden have now determined the motion is far more complex than previously understood. Rather than just beating them, they flex … Read more

Top bosses at drugs firm Novavax pocket £34m windfall as Covid-19 vaccine enters late-stage trials

Top bosses at drugs company Novavax pocket £34m windfall as Covid-19 vaccine enters late-stage trials By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 23:39 GMT, 12 January 2021 | Updated: 23:39 GMT, 12 January 2021 Novavax has a potential Covid-19 vaccine and it has entered late-stage trials Top bosses at a drugs company … Read more

Blue-chip bosses pocket average worker’s 2021 pay in just three days

How bosses of blue-chip firms pocket the average worker’s 2021 pay in just three days By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:57 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 23:11 GMT, 5 January 2021 The average blue-chip chief will tonight have been paid more for 2021 than most employees receive in the whole year, … Read more

Video game bosses at Codemasters to pocket £47m in sale

Bosses at video games maker Codemasters set for £47m bonanza if company is sold to US giant Electronic Arts Under the £945m deal, top figures at the British firm will receive 604p for each share they own  Some will receive lucrative bonuses for staying at the company as well  Chief executive Frank Sagnier is in … Read more

Dominic Cummings set to pocket pay-off of £36k as he leaves Government

Dominic Cummings is in line for a £36,000 pay-out when he leaves the Government this week as ministers defended his salary increase of at least £40,000 in 2020.   Yesterday it emerged the now former chief adviser to Boris Johnson saw his pay rocket from a salary band of £95,000 to £99,000 in 2019 to a … Read more

Online college is leaving hundreds out of pocket and with no qualifications

Hundreds of frustrated jobseekers looking to learn a new skill to boost their employment chances have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket after signing up to an online training college, This is Money can reveal.  Train4Jobs advertises itself as an education centre where those enrolling will learn a trade, such as becoming an … Read more

Fury as bosses pocket big dividends after tax breaks

Bosses of five lockdown winners received £45m in dividends after firms’ profits were fuelled by big tax breaks Retailers and hospitality firms were handed £10billion of business rates relief this year  Critics say shops which are lockdown winners should pay the tax break back  By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 29 … Read more