Get workers back in the office to save struggling town and city centres, PM urged By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 22:17 GMT, 23 February 2021 | Updated: 22:17 GMT, 23 February 2021 Boris Johnson has come under pressure to get workers back to the office and save struggling town and city centres. … Read more
Woodford may be a witness FOR investors as law firm prepares class action against Link Financial Services Woodford could be asked by Harcus Parker to stand as a witness against Link Harcus Parker has amassed more than 6,000 investors to sue Link Link shuttered Woodford’s £3.7billion Equity Income fund in 2019 By Jeff Prestridge for … Read more
British businesses are facing thousands of pounds in extra costs and consumers the prospect of higher prices as a global shortage of containers continues to cause chaos. The average cost of shipping a 40-foot container from Asia to Northern Europe, including the UK, has skyrocketed from $1,752 last February to more than $8,000 at the … Read more
Fifty years ago, Britain’s currency changed overnight. On February 14, 1971 there were 12 pennies to the shilling and 20 shillings to the pound. And by the next morning, there were 100 pennies to the pound. More than 3.4 billion new coins had to be minted for ‘Decimal Day’, with approximately 30 billion of them … Read more
Fifty years ago, Britain’s currency changed overnight. On February 14, 1971 there were 12 pennies to the shilling and 20 shillings to the pound. And by the next morning, there were 100 pennies to the pound. More than 3.4 billion new coins had to be minted for ‘Decimal Day’, with approximately 30 billion of them … Read more
The Judge versus the Governor: Andrew Bailey rocked by extraordinary row over LCF savings scandal By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:04 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 23:04 GMT, 9 February 2021 Andrew Bailey’s reputation has been dealt a serious blow after a row erupted between the Bank of England Governor and … Read more
Labour shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds calls for law to save cash before ‘time runs out’ By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 9 February 2021 Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds is today calling for an urgent end to the ‘uncontrolled retreat of cash’. In a letter … Read more
The Government must extend the £20 weekly increase in Universal Credit payments for at least a year to prevent as many as 700,000 people plunging into poverty, MPs warned today. The temporary uplift, introduced last March and worth more than £1,000 a year to those aged over 25, is currently due to end at the … Read more
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warns over social media trading frenzy By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 4 February 2021 Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has sounded a note of caution on the trading frenzy which saw individual investors take on Wall … Read more
AA says it’s sorry for overcharging thousands of customers for breakdown cover By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 2 February 2021 Thousands of AA customers have been overcharged for breakdown cover. The insurance giant has written to motorists affected to say it has taken … Read more
Pensioners pressured into paying twice for a TV licence forced to wait months for a refund By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 26 January 2021 Pensioners pressured into mistakenly paying twice for their TV licence are being forced to wait months for a refund. … Read more
Cazoo, Gousto and Gymshark were among the the latest companies to achieve unicorn status in 2020, a year which saw many businesses struggle. A total of 76 companies achieved the milestone from around the world, with the majority coming from the US, according to recent data from Tipalti. The figure is much lower than 122 … Read more
Campaigners calling on Government as a matter of urgency to introduce legislation to preserve cash By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 23 January 2021 Campaigners are calling on the Government as a matter of urgency to introduce legislation to preserve cash. They fear that … Read more