Unscrupulous advertisers are mimicking the names of legitimate debt charities, research has revealed, raising fears that vulnerable people looking for help are at risk of bad advice. Since the start of April, nine companies purporting to offer debt advice have been placed on the Financial Conduct Authority’s blacklist of unauthorised firms, according to exclusive analysis … Read more
The toll the coronavirus has taken on car makers has been unveiled by industry figures, with a 78 per cent collapse in registrations in Europe in April. In a month where UK vehicle sales plunged 97 per cent, the volume of new cars bought across the continent fell from 1.34million in April 2019 to 292,600 cars … Read more
Britain’s £221billion consumer debt pile shrank by nearly £7.5billion in April, the largest fall ever recorded by the Bank of England. As households cut their spending during the coronavirus lockdown, the amount households they borrowed slumped to £11.8billion, almost half of the figure for February. Although the amount households paid back also dropped, the spending … Read more
Car production in the UK limped to fewer than 200 vehicles last month – a massive drop from 71,000 the same month a year earlier – as plants were forced to close during the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 197 cars left Britain’s factories, all of which were ‘premium, luxury and sports cars’ that are … Read more
April was the deadliest month ON RECORD in England and Wales: Official figures show 88,000 people died amid the coronavirus pandemic – TWICE as many as last April A total 88,153 people died of any cause in England and Wales in April The number is significantly higher than any other month on record Death rate … Read more
April was the deadliest month ON RECORD in England and Wales: Official figures show 88,000 people died amid the coronavirus pandemic – TWICE as many as last April A total 88,153 people died of any cause in England and Wales in April The number is significantly higher than any other month on record Death rate … Read more
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, April and May 2021 have become the most popular months for Britons to book overseas package holidays for. That’s according to UK data gathered over the past month by TravelSupermarket, which revealed that the most booked destination is Paphos in Cyprus, followed by the Costa Blanca then Orlando. … Read more
Almost three-quarters of a million MOTs were still carried out last month, despite the government giving motorists a six-month test exemption from 30 March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Motorists were urged to not use their cars during stricter lockdown rules in April, with only front-line and essential workers allowed to continue driving and have … Read more
April Love Geary jokes about setting a ‘thirst trap’ as she poses in a thong amid lockdown Published: 07:09 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 12:19 BST, 22 May 2020 April Love Geary showed off a sexy side as she posed in a thong Thursday on Instagram. The 25-year-old model, who shares two daughters with … Read more
Retail sales plummeted by a FIFTH in April as Britons stopped buying fuel and clothing amid coronavirus lockdown – but purchases of alcohol were UP By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 08:54 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 08:54 BST, 22 May 2020 Retail sales plummeted by nearly a fifth last month as … Read more