Fashion bloggers are obsessed with this chic and versatile &OtherStories woolen blazer

Fashion lovers are swooning over a new must-have woolen blazer – claiming it’s the first hit of 2020.  Popular Instagram fashionistas from across the UK, including Isabella Thordsen and Hannah Crosskey, have been spotted in the trendy & Other Stories woolen blazer, which has a boxy oversized fit and costs just £165.  The blazer comes … Read more

BAFTA nominations 2020: Joker sweeps the board with 11

 BEST FILM 1917 Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes, Jayne-Ann Tenggren THE IRISHMAN Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Martin Scorsese, Emma Tillinger Koskoff JOKER Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Emma Tillinger Koskoff ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh, Quentin Tarantino PARASITE Bong Joon-ho, Kwak Sin-ae   OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM 1917 Sam Mendes, … Read more

FTSE LIVE: Financial services paid record tax levels; Aston Martin profits below par

FTSE LIVE: Aston Martin warns on profits; City firms pay record £75bn tax haul; Morrisons reports slight drop in sales Financial service firms paid a record £75.5billion in taxes last year Malaise at Aston Martin while new Cullinan vehicle boosts Rolls Royce sales  Morrisons reports a slight sales dip, but supermarket hails ‘robust’ profitability  By … Read more

Nathan Lyon’s GF Emma McCarthy stuns in a flowing pink dress at the Jane McGrath luncheon

Pretty in pink! Nathan Lyon’s girlfriend Emma McCarthy stuns in a flowing dress as she joins her fellow WAGs at the Jane McGrath High Tea luncheon By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:34 GMT, 7 January 2020 | Updated: 08:02 GMT, 7 January 2020 Her boyfriend may command attention on the cricket pitch, … Read more

Sarah Michelle Gellar, 42, rocks pyjamas printed with husband Freddie Prinze Jr.’s FACE

Sarah Michelle Gellar, 42, rocks pyjamas printed with husband Freddie Prinze Jr.’s FACE… and brands the hunk, 43, her ‘Man Crush Monday’ after 19 years of marriage By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 07:43 GMT, 7 January 2020 | Updated: 07:43 GMT, 7 January 2020 They have been married for a blissful 18 years.  And Sarah … Read more

Catapillr offers work interest-free loans up to £10k to pay for childcare

The cost of childcare can be a stressful ‘how much?’ moment for many parents.  Families can part with almost £7,000 a year for a part-time nursery place, or more than £12,000 for a full-time spot, for a two-year-old, according to charity Coram Family and Childcare.  A new childcare employee benefit scheme, Catapillr, has now launched … Read more

What does the next decade hold for the UK’s original challenger bank First Direct?

Mark Hemingway remembers the launch of First Direct vividly.  In October 1989, the public relations veteran – who would later run communications at its owner HSBC – was working at fellow Yorkshire-based lender Halifax, then still a building society, preparing to launch its own bank account. He recalled: ‘The end of the 1980s was a … Read more

British Gas prepayment customers vent anger at energy giant

Numerous British Gas customers with prepayment meters claim they are struggling to top-up since the energy giant switched from Paypoint to Payzone terminals. The move from one pay terminal to another came into force on 1 January 2020, changing where thousands of customers top-up their energy supply. Many have complained they were not told about … Read more