The Royal Mint rejected plans for a commemorative coin marking 50 years since the partial decriminaliation of homosexuality in England and Wales due to a perceived “lack of appeal”, according to newly-released documents. The government-owned producer of coins in the UK briefly considered introducing a limited edition coin celebrating 50 …
Read More »Wake up early on Tuesday – BP’s divi decision could be the death knell for income investors
July has been the second bad month in a row for investors with the FTSE 100 index trading at lows not seen since late-May. But there were some significant winners last week for the Telegraph’s Fantasy Fund Managers. Pets at Home saw a share price increase of around 25pc and insurer …
Read More »Parcels boost for Royal Mail as lockdown fuels internet shopping boom
Parcels boost for Royal Mail after virus lockdown fuelled internet shopping boom By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:43, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:13, 21 July 2020 Royal Mail said parcel deliveries between March 30 and June 28 were 38 per cent higher than the same period …
Read More »ALEX BRUMMER: EU’s bail-out will not head off large scale unemployment
ALEX BRUMMER: Europe’s feeble bail-out will not be enough to head off large scale unemployment By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:42, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:14, 21 July 2020 The longest summit in the European Union’s history finally has delivered a result. The £680billion Covid-19 rescue package …
Read More »IN THE MONEY: Outgoing Post Office boss Rico Back
IN THE MONEY: Outgoing Post Office boss Rico Back bagged £868,000 in his last full year in charge By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 22:09, 17 July 2020 Royal Mail’s outgoing boss Rico Back bagged £868,000 in his last full year in …
Read More »ASK TONY: Sky charged me £2,597 for TV I didn’t watch when I was ill
In 2017, I cancelled my Sky television and broadband. I was told not to cancel the direct debit because we would owe money during the switchover period. We returned the Sky box in November that year -but Sky didn’t stop taking the money, and I failed to notice until recently …
Read More »TONY HETHERINGTON: Post Office caves in on insurance
TONY HETHERINGTON has a word in the ear of the Post Office and company caves in over travel insurance By Tony Hetherington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:58, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 21:58, 11 July 2020 Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing …
Read More »Alton Towers is giving 30,000 free tickets to people with certain jobs
Since theme park giant Alton Towers reopened a few weeks ago, it’s been bringing magic back to the lives of many. Things are very different at the theme park now – with changes such as social distancing and compulsory face masks on rides – but park visitors aren’t letting it …
Read More »Gin, cheese and coffee: Britons flock to subscription services in lockdown | Business
One in 10 Britons has signed up to a subscription service during lockdown, with companies offering regular deliveries of food and drink reporting a huge spike in the customer numbers. Companies offering gin, cheese and coffee subscriptions have all reported big increases in customer numbers, as consumers unable to get …
Read More »ALEX BRUMMER: Can jobs catastrophe be averted?
ALEX BRUMMER: Chancellor Rishi Sunak will have to make the most of limited fiscal capacity if a jobs catastrophe is to be averted There are 9m employees on furlough The formal data we have so far on the Covid-19 shows a peak to trough fall of a whopping 25 per …
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