Wealthy PR executives swap luxury holiday for budget break on Rich Holiday Poor Holiday

A wealthy pair of high-flying executives swapped their usual lavish holiday with a budget break volunteering at a local animal shelter on Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday. In tomorrow’s episode of the Channel 5 show, Julia and Katya, who both work in luxury lifestyle management and live in the affluent London suburb of Wimbledon, ditched their ‘private yachts and jets’ … Read more

Trinity College Cambridge cuts poor students’ bursaries in HALF

Trinity College Cambridge sparks fury by cutting poor students’ bursaries in HALF while also banning them from working full or part-time in term time Trinity College Cambridge slashed bursaries for undergraduates by 50 per cent  Comes after students were urged not to return to university accommodation College said members of Trinity’s Council are required to … Read more

Poor pandemic planning left frontline workers ‘risking their own lives’ in Covid-19 battle

PPE debacle put 30% of staff in danger: Poor pandemic planning left frontline workers ‘risking their own lives’ in Covid-19 battle, report says Frontline workers left to ‘risk their own and their families’ lives’ due to lack of PPE 30 per cent of care workers, doctors and nurses reported insufficient PPE Health Department ‘wasted’ hundreds … Read more

Gary Lineker is accused of ‘mocking the poor’ with tweet on ‘taking a pay cut’ from his £1.3m wage

BBC star Gary Lineker was today accused of ‘mocking the poor’ after joking about his £1.3million salary in response to the corporation ramping up the cost of the licence fee. The former England player, 60, responded to news of the hike from £157.50 to £159 on Twitter with ‘But, but I’ve just taken a pay … Read more

Gary Lineker is accused of ‘mocking the poor’ with tweet on ‘taking a pay cut’ from his £1.3m wage

Millionaire Gary Lineker is accused of ‘mocking the poor’ with ‘heartless’ tweet about ‘taking a pay cut’ from his £1.3m BBC salary in response to corporation hiking cost of licence fee BBC has announced the cost of the TV licence will go up from £157.50 to £159 It came after over 75s were told they … Read more

Emma Stone set to play a female Frankenstein in new film Poor Things

Emma Stone is set to play an ‘oversexed and volatile’ female Frankenstein in new film Poor Things By Sarah Abraham For Dailymail.com Published: 20:55 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 20:55 GMT, 4 February 2021 Emma Stone is set to star in the upcoming film Poor Things.  The 32-year-old actress is teaming up with director … Read more

ME AND MY MONEY: Alvin Hall grew up poor in America

Financial guru Alvin Hall says the best money decision he ever made was investing in some technology stocks in the 1990s.  Hall, 68, became famous on Wall Street for his work as a financial trainer and his ability to translate complex financial concepts into simple English.  He lives in a £1.5million apartment in Manhattan, New … Read more

Customers boiling over about poor British Gas service 

British Gas customers boiling over at being unable to get an appointment despite paying for Homecare cover By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 23:20 GMT, 26 January 2021 Tens of thousands of homeowners paying for British Gas cover are unable to get an appointment. The gas … Read more

Poor white teenagers are least likely group to go to university, watchdog warns

Poor white teenagers in Britain’s ‘left behind’ ex-industrial and coastal towns are least likely group to go to university, watchdog warns They made up 90% of those in the bottom fifth of people likely to go to university Office for Students suggests more belief in equality of opportunity in big cities Decline of local institutions … Read more

Merck CANCELS development of both of its coronavirus vaccines after poor results

Merck & Co says it is ending development of two potential COVID-19 vaccines following poor results in early-stage studies. The drugmaker said on Monday that it will focus instead on studying two possible treatments for the virus that also have yet to be approved by regulators.  The company said its vaccine candidates, V590 and V591, were … Read more