Australian Survivor’s Abbey Holmes squeals as she’s dunked in the frigid -3 degrees Celsius ice water at the Big Freeze 7 charity fundraiser By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:54 BST, 14 June 2021 | Updated: 08:54 BST, 14 June 2021 Abbey Holmes was dunked in a vat of ice water on Monday, … Read more
Rishi Sunak is urged to axe VAT on post-holiday Covid tests to reduce cost of foreign trips as lockdown ends Rishi Sunak was under pressure to axe VAT on Covid tests needed for holidays Ministers are insisting all travellers take the tests on their return to the UK Industry has repeatedly warned this risks pricing … Read more
Deliveroo feasts on over half of some restaurants’ takings by charging commission on VAT, discounts and refunded meals as it ‘takes advantage’ of small firms during the Covid crisis Deliveroo has been hit by claims it is imposing ‘extortionate’ fees on businesses Owner of Greek restaurant in Cambridge accused firms of taking advantage Deliveroo charges … Read more
Steelworker kills himself by jumping into furnace at Chinese factory after losing £6,000 in a day on the stock market Wang Long, 34, was captured throwing himself into furnace in Inner Mongolia Haunting last image shows him silhouetted against the fiery well of molten steel Police believe he killed himself due to large debts and … Read more
Steelworker kills himself by jumping into furnace at Chinese factory after losing £6,000 in a day on the stock market Wang Long, 34, was captured throwing himself into furnace in Inner Mongolia Haunting last image shows him silhouetted against the fiery well of molten steel Police believe he killed himself due to large debts and … Read more
The FTSE 100 dipped 0.5% today as traders fretted over interest rates rises and Rishi Sunak‘s Budget tax grab for big business. London‘s leading index was down by 34 points to 6,641 by mid-afternoon after US stocks plummeted on Wall Street yesterday. The FTSE closed 0.9% higher yesterday as market movers focused on the extension … Read more
Britain is set for a summer spending splurge after Rishi Sunak today extended the discount 5% VAT rate, meaning consumers are set for cheaper coffee, meals out and staycations. The super-low rate will carry on until September, the Chancellor announced in his Budget today, then move to 12.5 per cent until April 2022 before returning … Read more
Landlords demand Rishi Sunak provide MORE financial help for pubs in next week’s Budget and say current support is not enough Campaign for Pubs has written an open letter to the Chancellor with demands Demands include a 12-month extension to the 5 per cent reduced VAT rate It also urges the Government to waive 50% of … Read more
Bonmarché, the value-oriented clothing retailer, went into administration for the second time in a year on 2 December 2020. There are 226 stores and more than 1200 employees. It is owned as a separate business by Philip Day, whose EWM is also in crisis (see below). Philip Day put this company into administration a few … Read more
The boss of a 192-year-old luxury shoemaker says Brexit red tape will cost the firm an extra £100,000 a year on exports to Europe. Tricker’s managing director Martin Mason said invoices are mounting from parcel firms that ship the English company’s heavy £450 brogue shoes and boots to EU customers. Though a last-gasp trade deal between … Read more