[ad_1] We live in scary times – some would say the most frightening since the missile crisis of 1962, when the world was brought to the brink of nuclear war over the Soviet Union’s decision to deploy weapons of mass destruction in Cuba. Thankfully, catastrophe was averted. This time around, it is the embattled country…
[ad_1] 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 creaking business community now…
[ad_1] 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 in recent months, with…
[ad_1] 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 leader, Inga Beale. The…
[ad_1] 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 leader, Inga Beale. The…
[ad_1] 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 them too high for…
[ad_1] 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 they wanted to settle…
[ad_1] 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. Regina meaning queen in…
[ad_1] 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 go anywhere on holiday…
[ad_1] 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, to tell them what…