This month, all adults across Britain have been given a new Isa allowance, meaning they can save or invest a further £20,000 without incurring capital gains tax or tax on income. It is sensible to shelter this money as early as possible to give it most time to grow. It is also important to ensure … Read more
All business-class flights between London and any American city are typically £2,000 to £3,000, depending on when you book and when you’re flying. But as Gilbert Ott says, the coronavirus crisis has brought prices crashing down. Here’s how to snare a cut-price lie-flat deal and some of the routes on offer. BRITISH AIRWAYS FROM LONDON … Read more
Coronavirus is taking the biggest toll on dividends in modern times, with more than £4.3 billion of payouts postponed or cancelled so far, and big distributors – such as oil majors – still to decide. Preserving capital in times of strife is critical, particularly for banks, because of their key role in supporting the smalland … Read more
Friday night revellers were drinking in the last chance saloon tonight before Britain’s beer pumps shut off after Boris Johnson announced that pubs will be shut from tomorrow to help fight coronavirus. There were mixed reactions after the Prime Minister made the ‘heartbreaking’ order to close Britain’s pubs. ‘We’re taking away the ancient, inalienable right … Read more
Friday night revellers were drinking in the last chance saloon tonight before Britain’s beer pumps shut off after Boris Johnson announced that pubs will be shut from tomorrow to help fight coronavirus. There were mixed reactions after the Prime Minister made the ‘heartbreaking’ order to close Britain’s pubs. ‘We’re taking away the ancient, inalienable right … Read more
Pub goers have taken to social media to lament Boris Johnson’s announcement that pubs and restaurants across the country will be closed by sharing humourous memes and pictures. The announcement comes as the Prime Minister detailed unprecedented measures to cover the wages of workers who would otherwise lose their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak. … Read more
The Mariana Trench is the deepest spot in the world’s oceans and only a handful of people have been there. But for the first time, travellers are being offered the opportunity to explore its most extreme area – if they have a spare $750,000 (£710,000). Isle of Man-based Eyos Expeditions is offering three members of … Read more
The Mariana Trench is the deepest spot in the world’s oceans and only a handful of people have been there. But for the first time, travellers are being offered the opportunity to explore it – if they have a spare $100,000 to $200,000 (£83,000 to £166,000). Isle of Man-based Eyos Expeditions is offering three members … Read more
When Boris Johnson last week warned that ‘many more families are going to lose loved ones’, it was a clear, chilling statement of the reality of the coronavirus pandemic. But most of us were reassured by the measured words of the two eminent scientists who stood either side of him, about the actions being taken … Read more