7 Events: From Sandi Toksvig’s tour to Hugh Laurie in Avenue 5 on TV and the Russian State Ballet Of Siberia, Event picks the top things to do this week By Keeba Roy for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 18 January 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 18 January 2020 The Comedy Show: Sandi … Read more
Sainsbury’s Bank urged to move borrowers to a regulated lender after pulling out of mortgage market The bank has refused to rule out selling the loans to a private equity firm Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has written to Sainsbury’s Bank boss By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 18 January 2020 … Read more
COBRA Friday, Sky One Rating: (although also… Rating: as there is a sort of joy in watching a series get it quite so wrong) Let us talk our way though the first episode of COBRA, Sky’s new political drama about Britain during a time of national emergency, although I am not sure you would know … Read more
These whiskies are worthy of year-round celebration… Your way is always the best way and Burns Night is the time to taste By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 18 January 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 18 January 2020 My grandparents lived in Falkirk and adored dipping into the deliciousness … Read more
I’m at the bar of a boutique hotel in Kensington, waiting for classical guitarist Milos to arrive. I’ve seen him play twice – once at Abbey Road Studios, where he performed snatches of his third studio album, Blackbird, his interpretation of Beatles songs, and the second time at the 90th birthday party of his record … Read more
CASH IN THE ATTIC: The Matchbox toy cars that can fetch thousands of pounds By Toby Walne for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 18 January 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 18 January 2020 Every week we give the low-down on the value of forgotten treasures that may be gathering dust at home. This … Read more
Shake-up: Kartik Kumar, manager of investment trust Artemis Alpha Over the years, I’ve spoken to hundreds of investment managers and quizzed them about the funds and investment trusts they run. For the most part, it’s been both enjoyable and educational. Most have been pleasant, some impressively eloquent, a few ferociously intelligent. But some have been either … Read more
Hundreds of Saga customers receive surprise payout after platinum credit card mishap Saga admitted it badly handled the axeing of its platinum credit card last year It sent a letter stating the card was being withdrawn at the end of March 2019 The compensation is equivalent to 8% interest on the outstanding balance at the … Read more
How to bolster your savings against an impending rate cut and price rises By Sarah Bridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 18 January 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 18 January 2020 Tackling inflation sounds like a job for the Chancellor of the Exchequer rather than the average saver, but people looking to … Read more
Getting back into your best physical shape after Christmas and New Year might seem like a Herculean task, but for many of us getting in financial shape is even more daunting. Now is the perfect time to tackle debt, review your spending and kick start savings plans. The sooner you act, the quicker you’ll see … Read more
Hopes of bumper year for City deals are given a lift as buyout barons move in on top UK bailiff City sources said Inflexion secretly agreed to buy about 45% of Marston It would value the ‘enforcement agent’ at between £600million and £700million By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 18 January … Read more
Sushi Masa 33B Walm Lane, London NW2 Rating: Sushi Masa is a small Japanese restaurant just off Willesden Green in north London. There’s a neat sushi bar on the left as you walk in. Past that is the main dining room, unremarkable in its clean, Japanese minimalist style. But although I’ve only recently heard about … Read more
Mike Bonte-Friedheim is not your typical eco-warrior. The former Goldman Sachs banker spent Christmas in St Lucia with his family (he offset his carbon emissions, he tells us), drives a BMW and has homes in both London and Majorca. But his solar energy group, NextEnergy Capital, is one of Europe’s biggest investors in solar projects, … Read more