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A postman is cycling through a quiet English village when a man rushes out of one of the houses and bowls him over. ‘Oh, I’m glad you’re here!’ beams the man. ‘This will interest you: British Gas shares, they come out in November. If you see Sid, tell him!’ It …

One of Britain’s biggest power networks has sparked a furious row with Labour heavyweight John McDonnell over his plans to renationalise the industry. Fears of a power grab by Labour have been thrust back into the spotlight amid growing speculation of an autumn General Election.  Western Power Distribution, which is …

It was voted as Britain’s greatest sporting moment of all time. Seven years ago, British trio Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah all struck gold within 44 minutes of each other, our best ever athletics session at an Olympic event. Team GB’s women’s track cyclists, female double sculls and …

I received a statement from Npower that did not show my 13 direct debit payments, so, on August 24 last year, I wrote to ask what had happened to them.  The firm replied to say that it was investigating, but, since then, I have had no contact, despite chasing it …

What happens when a company refuses to deliver an item and refuses to cancel the order? Two readers this week have found themselves in this Catch 22 situation when unspecified health and safety issues left them empty-handed and out of pocket. ST from Ashford, Kent writes: We are a charity …

Lloyds, Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland set to unveil £8.8bn profits in the week ahead Bumper results set to emerge despite revenue hits from mortgage price war  Pressure on banks easing after years paying out for PPI claims  By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32, 27 …

Departing boss of Royal Bank of Scotland takes a £5.4m-a-year job in Australia By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:52, 19 July 2019 | Updated: 10:38, 20 July 2019 The departing boss of Royal Bank of Scotland has taken a £5.4million-a-year job in Australia. Ross McEwan, …

Questor Income Portfolio: ‘Nothing has changed’ was the company’s message to shareholders this week. But there was a surprise lurking in Premier Oil’s statement It was a blow for this column when in May Royal Mail announced that it would cut its dividend for the 2019-20 financial year. It was …

John McDonnell’s plot to track down water giants’ shareholdings as they move them off shore to dodge Labour’s renationalisation plan Investment giants have already shifted shareholdings to Hong Kong  They own stakes in utilities such as Yorkshire Water and Anglian Water McDonnell said that if Labour comes to power it …

Hong Kong’s  richest family extracted £130million in dividends last year from one of Britain’s biggest water companies. Details of the payments at Northumbrian Water Limited can be revealed just days before regulator Ofwat announces a crucial decision on the company’s strategic plans, including dividends.  Northumbrian Water Limited has now paid …