Eat Out to Help Out scheme is set to smash 80million-meal barrier tonight at £400m cost to taxpayer

The Eat Out to Help Out scheme is set to smash through the 80 million-meal barrier tonight at a £400 million cost to the taxpayer on the last night of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s scheme. Diners have endured three hour queues for their final 50% discounts of up to £10 per head which have been offered … Read more

Eat Out to Help Out scheme is set to smash 80million-meal barrier tonight at £400m cost to taxpayer

The Eat Out to Help Out scheme is set to smash through the 80 million-meal barrier tonight at a £400 million cost to the taxpayer on the last night of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s scheme. Diners have endured three hour queues for their final 50% discounts of up to £10 per head which have been offered … Read more

Hit to economy: £500billion cost of ghost town Britain

Almost half a trillion pounds could be wiped off the UK economy over the next four years if workers fail to return to offices, analysis for The Mail on Sunday shows.  Douglas McWilliams, the former chief economic adviser to the Confederation of British Industry, warns that if home working continues in its current form the … Read more

A third ‘are overpaying for mobile phones’ via a loyalty penalty that can cost more than £400 a year

A third of us ‘are overpaying for mobile phones’ via a loyalty penalty that can cost more than £400 a year, consumer watchdog warns Third of mobile phone owners are being hit by penalty which could cost £400 Which? said millions pay same monthly charge long after initial contract ends  Phone companies make £182million per … Read more

Delaying coronavirus action plan for a week may have cost 40,000 lives, claims top British scientist

One of Britain’s most experienced scientists who has advised four Prime Ministers on health strategy has slammed the Government for causing the covid-19 death toll to rise unnecessarily. Sir David King, who was chief scientific adviser from 2000 and worked with Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Theresa May, says Boris Johnson has got … Read more

Wedding guests say enough as cost of attending nuptials hits £460… forcing them to dip in savings

I don’t! Wedding guests say enough as cost of attending nuptials hits £460… forcing them to dip into savings or get into debt Wedding guests are forced to dip into savings or get into debt to attend nuptials The average cost per person to attend a wedding is £460, says website Hitched Survey of 2,886 … Read more

Wedding guests say enough as cost of attending nuptials hits £460… forcing them to dip in savings

I don’t! Wedding guests say enough as cost of attending nuptials hits £460… forcing them to dip into savings or get into debt Wedding guests are forced to dip into savings or get into debt to attend nuptials The average cost per person to attend a wedding is £460, says website Hitched Survey of 2,886 … Read more

Recruitment experts reveal the five buzzwords that could cost candidates the job

Calling yourself a ‘workaholic’ who is ‘motivated by change’ and ‘obviously’ eager to take on a ‘challenge’ in an interview could cost hopeful candidates the job, recruitment experts have warned. Competition for jobs is fiercer than ever, with close to a million Australians now unemployed and the labour market expected to remain weak for years, … Read more