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. On November 10, a disconnection … Read more
Buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna first offered British shoppers the chance to put off payment at the checkout in 2014, when it launched in the UK. Yet, seven years on, regulation is only now on the cards after five million people spent billions of pounds using the quick and easy loans last year. Consumer campaigners have spent … Read more
Stop this cashtastrophe: Government must step in to protect a vital payment method, says VICTORIA BISCHOFF By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:24 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 22:24 GMT, 2 February 2021 It has been more than two years since a damning report warned that Britain was in danger of sleepwalking … Read more
With his medals, his friendly grin and that flash of steel in his blue eyes, Captain Sir Tom Moore summed up everything that was good about Britain under lockdown. He was kind. He was indomitable. He was the image of ourselves that we hoped to see projected back from the mirror, the picture of our national … Read more
Joseph Bonaparte, a former king of Spain and Naples, fled from Europe after his emperor brother Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and landed in Bordentown, New Jersey, where he built a lavish estate called Point Breeze. Joseph is pictured in a portrait from the early 19th century New Jersey is known … Read more
After a quiet few years, the FTSE is set to welcome a wave of fresh blood. Alongside Dr Martens and Moonpig – both of which joined the FTSE this week – a number of multi-billion pound companies are preparing to ‘go public’. This will be the first time these companies will be open to retail … Read more
AA says it’s sorry for overcharging thousands of customers for breakdown cover By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 2 February 2021 Thousands of AA customers have been overcharged for breakdown cover. The insurance giant has written to motorists affected to say it has taken … Read more
Why you can’t always bank on shares: Savings have beaten investing with every High Street lender since 2011 By Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 2 February 2021 Savings rates with the big banks are dire, and have been for more than a decade now. … Read more
Nearly 2 million taxpayers miss the self-assessment deadline but avoid instant £100 penalties By Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 2 February 2021 More than 1.8 million taxpayers missed the return deadline on Sunday night but avoided instant £100 penalties. Due to the virus crisis, … Read more
The nominations for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards have arrived, recognizing the achievements of people of color in TV, music, literature and film in 2020. The announcements took place virtually in an Instagram Live hosted by Anika Noni-Rose, Chloe Bailey, Erika Alexander, Nicco Annan, and TC Carson on Tuesday. Demonstrating her dominance, Beyonce was named individual … Read more