[ad_1] 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 days later. Brexit bills:…
[ad_1] 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 shilling and 20 pence…
[ad_1] BT and Royal Mail ask Government to prioritise their engineers and postal workers for Covid vaccinations after most vulnerable have had their jabs By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51, 9 January 2021 On the frontline: The Communication Workers Union has called for the Government to publish…
[ad_1] Fake texts from fraudsters pretending to be Royal Mail and emails impersonating the likes of Microsoft, UPS and car park operators were among the scams which tried to catch Britons out over the festive period. This is Money asked for readers’ experiences after we reported how phishing emails which pretended to be from the…
[ad_1] For a family member’s Christmas present this year, I bought a gardening voucher online. I bought it nine days before the 25th and wanted it to be delivered to my home address first so I could wrap it up. However, it has now been 10 working days since I made the order and I…
[ad_1] Thousands of people now depend on others to do their shopping, withdraw cash and pay bills on their behalf because of the pandemic. But this has put them at a greater risk of fraud. Last year, there were 29,180 concerns raised over financial abuse, according to NHS records. And if you hand your bank…
[ad_1] Online shopping has grown faster than ever this year in the coronavirus pandemic, driven by necessity as people were told to stay home But people aren’t just spending money to get goods delivered to their homes or collect because of Covid-19 restrictions, they are also opting to do so as popular high street stores close…
[ad_1] BUSINESS LIVE: FTSE slips as US stimulus threatened with veto; British Land does deal with Allianz; Marston’s to operate 156 Brains’ pubs By This Is Money Published: 08:19, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 15:40, 23 December 2020 The FTSE is expected to head lower this morning as uncertainty over a Brexit deal grips…
[ad_1] Vauxhall in talks about producing electric vans in Britain following calls from some of the country’s biggest fleet operators By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51, 18 December 2020 | Updated: 22:37, 18 December 2020 Vauxhall is in talks about producing electric vans in Britain after calls from some of the country’s…
[ad_1] Holidaymakers looking to get a last minute getaway in this year could be denied entry onto planes after not receiving Covid-19 test results back in time. In one example, Christine, was due to travel to Tenerife with her sister-in-law, Caroline, from Leeds Bradford airport on Thursday 5 December with Jet2 for a short weekend…