Parcels spark a Royal Mail revival: Record-breaking Christmas puts the postal service on track for a profits bonanza By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50, 11 February 2021 Royal Mail shares soared after a record-breaking Christmas put the postal service on track …
Read More »‘I thought buying things would make me feel better. It didn’t’: The rise of emotional spending | Business
In the past fortnight, I have bought the following items online: a hideous cat tree that takes up most of my living room, a lavender pillow spray, two scarves, a pair of gloves, two candles, a sheet mask, a pair of fleece-lined jogging bottoms (so comfy!), a card-holder and an …
Read More »MATT HANCOCK: Covid tests at work can pave way to a brighter year
MATT HANCOCK: Taking Covid tests at work can pave way to a brighter year for everyone By Matt Hancock For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:16, 6 February 2021 | Updated: 22:16, 6 February 2021 There are lots of reasons to feel optimistic about the year ahead, especially now that …
Read More »ALEX BRUMMER: Glaxo looks to a post-Covid, post-Brexit future
ALEX BRUMMER: Glaxo looks to the future as it reveals fresh efforts to defeat all mutations of the coronavirus By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51, 3 February 2021 Despite its amazing vaccine credentials, GlaxoSmithKline has not had a good war against …
Read More »Tycoons who built Asos into a £5bn empire
Asos shares continued to surge yesterday after it bought parts of Sir Philip Green’s stricken retail empire. The stock has risen 13 per cent in the two days since it sealed the £295million takeover of Miss Selfridge, Topman and most significantly Topshop – the jewel in the crown of the …
Read More »ASK TONY: I’m in hot water over a £1,500 bill I don’t owe
I have lived in my home since March 2014, and my water is supplied by South West Water. Recently, I have been getting bills from SES Business Water addressed to a limited company. These are for services for a trough at my address. On November 3, the bill was £1,588.62. …
Read More »Royal Mail scams: Beware the latest of 17 fake messages
Beware the latest Royal Mail con doing the rounds: Fake text tells consumers they owe £2.99 as it warns of 17 separate scam messages Fake emails and texts impersonating parcel companies have been widespread One Twitter user reported the latest example which seeks to harvest details The request for a …
Read More »ASK TONY: Why did it take Aviva nine months to get me back on my bike?
ASK TONY: Why did it take my insurer nine months to get into gear after my e-bike was written off? By Tony Hazell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 22:00, 26 January 2021 last March, I was driving with my e-bike attached to the bicycle …
Read More »How to avoid new import fees and delivery charges buying from the EU
Like many in lockdown, Victoria Farrar decided to treat herself by splashing out on an online sale. The 34-year-old paid £250 for a dress from upmarket French firm Sundress on January 12. But she was shocked by demands for an extra £99 in taxes when it was delivered a few …
Read More »The five rarest 50p coins revealed including Kew Gardens and Olympics ones
The Royal Mint has begun the countdown to the 50th anniversary of ‘D-day’. Not the World War II beach landing, that was in 1944, but ‘decimalisation day’. On 15 February 1971, UK coinage was reorganised into the way we know today, with the old system of 12 pence in a …
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