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British American Tobacco becomes latest firm to hike its dividend after posting a 10% rise in annual profits By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:04 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 17 February 2021 British American Tobacco (BAT) is the latest firm to hike its dividend after a 10 per cent … Read more
Britain today confirmed 12,718 new coronavirus cases and 738 deaths amid signs that the country’s outbreak may have stopped shrinking, with the symptom-tracking study suggesting infections are now rising in parts of the UK. The unofficial ZOE and King’s College app suggests the number of people reporting symptoms of Covid-19 has started rising again in … Read more
Millions of Sky customers will see bills increase by up to £6 a month – equivalent to £72 a year. While the rises are capped at a £6 a month – a hike that will hit 8 per cent of customers – the average increase comes in at around £3 per month, or £36 a … Read more
Britain today recorded just 9,765 coronavirus cases in the smallest daily rise since October, in yet more proof that the worst of the pandemic has been and gone. Health bosses also announced another 230 lab-confirmed deaths. Both daily tolls were down by 30 per cent on last Monday’s 14,104 infections and 333 fatalities. It is the … Read more
Britons will have to endure one more day of icy blasts before temperatures soar into double digits – as the country’s record-breaking Big Freeze finally comes to an end. Bitter-cold 80mph winds, freezing rain and dangerous icy conditions are set to hit parts of the UK on Sunday, as Britain faces the tail-end of the … Read more
Hopes for a speedier lifting of lockdown were given a boost today as private government data showed hospitalisation rates were nosediving faster than expected. Modelling by Sage presented to Downing Street and leaked to The Times predicts hospital admissions and deaths will more than halve over the next month. Patients battling coronavirus in hospital currently … Read more
Pension experts warn over risk of ‘chaos’ and ‘confusion’ when Government raises age savers can tap private pots to 57 from 2028 Age you can tap into your private pension is due to rise from 55 to 57 in 2028 The Government is consulting on how best to implement the change It proposes giving pension … Read more
Landfill tax rise of 700% sparks surge in fly-tipping as watchdog urges officials to monitor impact of environmental levies Treasury increased standard rate of landfill tax in real terms from 1998 to 2014 Contributed to 65 per cent fall in waste to landfill, National Audit Office said The NAO said that the move ‘incentivised more … Read more
Average property prices continued to rise everywhere in the country apart from London in the past month, new findings have suggested. But despite remaining open throughout the latest lockdown, the property market has started off 2021 on a ‘weaker footing’, with sales, listings and interest from prospective buyers waning, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors … Read more
Rishi Sunak urged to freeze fuel duty in the March Budget as cost of petrol at the pumps rises By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 10 February 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has come under increasing pressure to freeze fuel duty again as the cost … Read more