The reverberations from Wednesday’s Budget continue – and they are not good ones. As much as I hate to say this, it looks like the country is heading for the buffers – plagued by anaemic economic growth, weighed down by a bloated and inefficient public sector, and undermined by a …
Read More »The trick we used to get £1,300 of FREE money in six months by switching current account six times
You are more likely to get divorced than change your bank account. Millions of savers will never switch banks, entrusting their money with one organisation for life. But for those who do switch, there are huge rewards to be snapped up. A range of ‘switching bonus’ offers have become available …
Read More »Women will only get to the top if we bring up our boys not to be sexist… Axa chief Tara Foley: I want my son to support his partner’s career – like his father backs mine
Women have made big strides in the once male-dominated world of insurance. Aviva, the FTSE 100’s biggest insurer, is led by Amanda Blanc, one of the City’s most respected bosses. Admiral is run by Milena Mondini de Focatiis. Even Lloyd’s of London, the venerable insurance market, has had a female …
Read More »Women will only get to the top if we bring up our boys not to be sexist… Axa chief Tara Foley: I want my son to support his partner’s career – like his father backs mine
Women have made big strides in the once male-dominated world of insurance. Aviva, the FTSE 100’s biggest insurer, is led by Amanda Blanc, one of the City’s most respected bosses. Admiral is run by Milena Mondini de Focatiis. Even Lloyd’s of London, the venerable insurance market, has had a female …
Read More »I’m going nowhere! Bank of England boss tells MoS he’ll stay for four more years – and delivers bright view of economy
Andrew Bailey has vowed to lead the Bank of England for four more years, defying a string of calls from critics to resign. The Governor has faced accusations of being too slow to raise interest rates to curb runaway inflation – and then erring in the opposite direction by keeping …
Read More »What it really costs to pack up and move to Portugal: Your pension and savings will go a LOT further while you’ll pay a fraction of the tax. Read our detailed guide
With a career in the Royal Navy and the Ministry of Defence, Peter Reynolds and his wife Karen were used to moving house. While Peter hails from Scotland, the couple lived in Portsmouth and Eastleigh with postings to Hong Kong and Gibraltar. And when it came to retiring, they knew …
Read More »The sale of Royal Mail to the Czech Sphinx must be stopped, says ALEX BRUMMER. We’re flogging one our most vital institutions to a ruthless foreign billionaire – as our politicians sit on their hands
The familiar red, Royal Mail pillar box at the corner of my street on the fringes of Richmond Park in South-West London features the cypher of Edward VII. Across the country there are still postboxes from Queen Victoria’s reign, which carry the letters VR — which stands for Victoria Regina. …
Read More »I was ‘brokefished’ by my friend for £400 – can I salvage our relationship? Money psychotherapist VICKY REYNAL replies
Do you have a question for Vicky? Email vicky.reynal@dailymail.co.uk By Vicky Reynal Updated: 07:22 EDT, 20 May 2024 I need your help. My friend K has been recently telling our friendship group about how dire his financial situation has become. He spoke of overdue bills, not having enough money to …
Read More »I passed out in Lanzarote and spent three days in hospital having a pacemaker fitted. Now my travel insurer is refusing to pay the £8,500 bill: SALLY SORTS IT
While on holiday in Lanzarote in May last year, I fell ill and passed out. I was taken to hospital where over the following three days I went from intensive care to having a pacemaker fitted, before being discharged. The day after, I contacted Insure and Go, my travel insurer, …
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