The Oxford Illustrated History Of The Book is illustrated with the most sumptuous images of books
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My dad died months ago, so why must he still pay council tax?
My dad died months ago, so why must he still pay council tax? By Marc Shoffman, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 15 August 2020 A council tax bill landing on the doorstep of my late father’s empty property was one of the last things I expected … Read more
Mesdames De La Halle review: Great weather and beautiful surroundings made the opera irrelevant
Great weather and beautiful surroundings at Glyndebourne made Mesdames De La Halle starring Danielle de Niese largely irrelevant By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 15 August 2020 Mesdames De La Halle Glyndebourne … Read more
From Pixie Lott’s Stories Of 29 to Nice White Parents & Couples Quarantine: This week’s top podcasts
From Pixie Lott’s Stories Of 29 to Nice White Parents, Politics JaM and James Haskell and Chloe Madeley’s Couples Quarantine, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 15 August 2020 Stories Of 29 Singer Pixie Lott was once told by an astrologist that the most … Read more
DEBORAH ROSS: Fast fashion? I still wear my St Michael dressing gown…
DEBORAH ROSS: Fast fashion? I still wear my St Michael dressing gown… By Deborah Ross for Event magazine Published: 22:00 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 August 2020 Inside Missguided Wednesday, Channel 4 Rating: The Life And Times Of Captain Sir Tom Thursday, ITV Rating: I am old enough to remember a … Read more
Daisy Johnson, Avni Doshi, Denise Mina and D. B. C. Pierre: This week’s best new fiction
From Daisy Johnson’s eerie novel to Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi, a dark and heartfelt novel by Denise Mina and D. B. C. Pierre’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By Hephzibah Anderson and Max Davidson and Anthony Gardner and John Williams Published: 22:00 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 August 2020 … Read more
TONY HETHERINGTON: A win in your premium bond battle
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. M.C. writes: My dear wife passed away in February. She had £1,000 in premium bonds, so I wrote … Read more
Are YOU committing fraud – without even knowing it?
Former fraudster Tony Sales, who served a prison sentence for his crimes, now helps organisations in their fight against fraud. He is head of strategic development at fraud prevention group We Fight Fraud. He says: ‘Since the dawn of the internet, criminals have been able to take over bank accounts either by hacking, socially engineering … Read more
Small stocks could help you sail through choppy waters
Some say small is beautiful, but if you have ever been on a yacht in a big storm, you will know it can be stomach-churning as well. That is why some investors avoid buying smaller company investment funds – more volatile investments than those invested in FTSE All-Share Index stocks. But others actively court them, … Read more
Artemis finds small US firms set to grow big
ARTEMIS US SMALLER COMPANIES FUND: Fund that finds small American firms set to grow big By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 15 August 2020 Fund manager Cormac Weldon is confident there is still money to be made from investing in American companies, especially those … Read more
Missed the Great Gold Rush? Here’s the silver lining
Those astute enough to have a sliver of their investment portfolio exposed to gold have enjoyed some outstanding returns over the past year. It’s an asset that has truly lived up to the maxim: ‘worth its weight in gold’. Over the past 12 months, its price has reached a series of all-time highs as a … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: You could clean up with Byotrol
Walk into any branch of Boots and chances are that the pharmacy’s own-brand anti-viral hand foam will be on prominent display. Hand sanitiser is today’s must-have item, products are flying off the shelves and Boots is still limiting sales because of high demand. All hand-cleansers are not created equal, however. Many only work for a … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Our games tip up 42%
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Our games tip Codemasters rises 42% in seven months By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:59 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 15 August 2020 Video game specialist Codemasters is another British company to have defied the prevailing economic gloom. Best known for its F1 series, Codemasters … Read more