B&M will pay 30,000 staff a week’s extra wages amid bumper festive sales

B&M Bargains has doled out a 20p-a-share special dividend to shareholders as well as £30million to its boss Simon Arora after the cheap retailer enjoyed a bumper Christmas..  Arora and his family are the biggest shareholders in B&M, enabling him to pay himself £30million, in addition to a £44million dividend payout revealed two months ago. B&M will … Read more

Families who bought a huge turkey now face a bumper batch of leftovers

Make space in the freezer! Families who bought a huge turkey expecting guests for Christmas dinner now face a bumper batch of leftovers amid new lockdown rules stopping households from mixing Those yet to order turkey are likely to face scramble for smaller birds and crowns Families will be best off cooking the turkey and … Read more

Families who bought a huge turkey now face a bumper batch of leftovers

Make space in the freezer! Families who bought a huge turkey expecting guests for Christmas dinner now face a bumper batch of leftovers amid new lockdown rules stopping households from mixing Those yet to order turkey are likely to face scramble for smaller birds and crowns Families will be best off cooking the turkey and … Read more

PATRICK MARMION: Expect ghosts galore from 2020’s bumper crop of Christmas Carols 

A Christmas Carol (Old Vic, London; Bristol Old Vic; Dickens Museum, London; Polka Theatre, Watermill, Newbury) Verdict: God bless them, every one!   Can it be a coincidence that so many theatres are doing A Christmas Carol this year? I think not.  I reckon it’s the spirit of Christmases Past, rising up to banish our 2020 … Read more

British farmers enjoy bumper Brussels sprout harvest after UK’s sweltering summer

British farmers have enjoyed a bumper Brussels sprout harvest this year after the UK’s sweltering summer, with giant specimens double the size of normal crops.  In the lead up to Christmas the demand for the popular festive vegetable rockets, often leaving many yuletide dinner makers disappointed.  But thanks to the scorching summer sprouts are in … Read more

Banks stockpile cash for bumper bonuses: Barclays boosts payout

Banks have begun stockpiling cash to pay out bumper bonuses in the New Year, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.  Documents show Barclays has boosted this year’s bonus pool for bankers by 9 per cent to £745million – £63million more than it set aside last year – after making huge profits at its investment bank.  … Read more

Big Brother: Kieran Davidson rides bumper cars at Luna Park with Allan Liang and Marissa Rancan

EXCLUSIVE: Big Brother ‘mastermind’ Kieran Davidson is reunited with Allan Liang and Marissa Rancan as they ride bumper cars at Sydney’s Luna Park By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:35 BST, 12 October 2020 | Updated: 05:38 BST, 12 October 2020 He rose to fame thanks to his ‘mastermind tricks’ while competing on … Read more

Coronavirus frontline workers will get honours in ‘bumper’ Queen’s Birthday Honours List 

Hundreds of doctors, nurses and other heroes in the battle against coronavirus will be recognised in a ‘bumper’ honours list to be published next month. People who have made outstanding contributions in the UK’s response to the virus will be rewarded in a special Queen’s Birthday Honours List on October 10. Boris Johnson announced earlier … Read more

Coronavirus frontline workers will get honours in ‘bumper’ Queen’s Birthday Honours List 

Hundreds of doctors, nurses and other heroes in the battle against coronavirus will be recognised in a ‘bumper’ honours list to be published next month. People who have made outstanding contributions in the UK’s response to the virus will be rewarded in a special Queen’s Birthday Honours List on October 10. Boris Johnson announced earlier … Read more

Perfect for dodging the jams! Engineer converts £30 fairground bumper car into 8mph road vehicle 

Perfect for dodging the jams! Engineer converts £30 fairground bumper car into 8mph road vehicle Chris Acock bought the dilapidated car before merging it with mobility scooter The 53-year-old and partner Zarra Lea drive it around streets of Portland, Dorset Chris believes he spent £400 on the entire project which took him just weeks By Raven Saunt … Read more