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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, …

MARKET REPORT: Another sales fall sparks rollercoaster ride at THG By John Abiona Updated: 17:33 EDT, 17 October 2023 It was a rollercoaster ride for investors in THG as it posted another fall in revenues despite under-pressure boss Matt Moulding insisting that ‘progress had been made on numerous fronts’. The …

Royal Mail is delivering post less than once a week in some towns and cities across Britain, it has emerged. Hospital appointment letters, birthday cards, parcels and important bills have all gone missing in delays caused by a staffing crisis. In one city, households say they’re receiving mail as infrequently …

Czech Sphinx Daniel Kretinsky bags £220m dividend in energy bonanza By Calum Muirhead Updated: 16:50 EDT, 7 October 2023 Czech Sphinx: Daniel Kretinsky A Czech tycoon with major stakes in Royal Mail and West Ham United is set to pocket nearly £220 million as his European energy conglomerate cashes in on …

INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about scrip dividends By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 16:50 EDT, 6 October 2023 In this series, we bust the jargon and explain a popular investing term or theme. Here it’s scrip dividends.  This sounds a bit Dickensian We get that, but the …

ALEX BRUMMER: Hunt keeps his powder dry by holding back on tax cuts By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 17:00 EDT, 2 October 2023 Enthusiastic tax cutters looking for red meat in Jeremy Hunt’s Tory Party address were always going to be disappointed. The Chancellor has been signalling …

MARKET REPORT: Traders upbeat on Ocado after robot wars victory By John Abiona Updated: 17:01 EDT, 18 September 2023 Ocado shot up the FTSE 100 index as the City remained upbeat over its prospects. Ahead of the blue-chip online supermarket’s quarterly results today, Jefferies raised its target price on the stock …

Martin Lewis’ popular website, Money Saving Expert, has urged people to stock up on a common item, currently worth 75p, before they rise in price. By October 2, first class stamps will increase in price by 14 per cent, from £1.10 to at least £1.25 – and first class stamps …

G ames Workshop’s remarkable run of success continues, as the Warhammer 40,000 maker’s sales smashed expectations yet again over the summer. Revenue rose by 16.5% year-on-year to £127 million, and profit rocketed by 46% to £57 million as customers spent more on indoor hobbies during the summer washout. Games Workshop said …

Royal Mail is increasing the cost of posting letters and parcels for businesses over Christmas and imposing a net zero “green surcharge”.  In a move that risks increasing costs for shoppers, business account customers will be asked for an additional 5p or 10p “peak surcharge” for deliveries between November and …