Roundabout’s £2.3million cost drives locals round the bend after its original budget trebled Roundabout that prioritises cyclists and pedestrians over vehicles is criticised The project originally had an £800,000 budget but it costs went to £2.3million Planners were criticised for starting the project without checking for problems By Andrew Levy For The Daily Mail Published: 02:00 … Read more
British tourists making a quick get away to Spanish holiday resorts have found themselves charged ‘covid tax’ by bar and restaurant owners. The unofficially imposed ‘servicio Covid’ is said to help bars and restaurants pay to fit their staff out in PPE. However the charge, varying from €1 per drink to €1 per round, has come … Read more
Rock-bottom borrowing costs mean it is increasingly expensive for the Government to raise cash from savers, according to National Savings & Investments, raising concerns its market-leading savings rates could be cut. It cost the Treasury-backed bank almost £887million more to raise money from savers between April 2019 and March 2020 than if the Treasury borrowed … Read more
Coronavirus has cost the US more than 138,000 years in potential human life, according to a Harvard University study. Although coronavirus is particularly dangerous to older people, the infection has by no means spared young people. Harvard researchers calculated years of life lost based on how many people under the age of 65 have died … Read more
Rip-off phone companies are tricking households out of millions of pounds by charging hefty sums to connect them to official helplines. Rogue firms are paying search engines so they appear at the top of results pages when people search for terms such as ‘contact HMRC’. Customers in a rush end up calling expensive connection services … Read more
Some rare good news for savers as rise in the cost of living falls to a four-year low of 0.5% By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 23 June 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 23 June 2020 The rise in the cost of living fell to a four-year low of 0.5 … Read more
In Derby, they have a saying: ‘If you don’t work at Rolls-Royce, you know someone who does.’ The catchphrase, often repeated with pride, now has an element of poignancy as people wait, filled with trepidation, for the jobs axe to fall. The East Midlands town has three claims to global fame: its Royal Crown Derby … Read more
Last October, I tried to transfer my M&G Isa, worth about £73,000, to Fidelity’s investing platform. After some initial difficulties, the investment moved in December. However, Fidelity re-bought the funds rather than leaving my investment in cash, as I had requested. I wanted to buy three investment trusts. I phoned and was told there was … Read more
Harry and Meghan’s British Columbia stay cost taxpayers more than $40,000 USD after the couple fled to Canada in wake of Megxit, official records show. The cost of protecting the couple during their two month stay came to $56,384.52 Canadian dollars, or more than $40,000 US dollars. Harry and Meghan’s security and who will pay for … Read more
Harry and Meghan’s British Columbia stay cost taxpayers more than $40,000 USD after the couple fled to Canada in wake of Megxit, official records show. The cost of protecting the couple during their two month stay came to $56,384.52 Canadian dollars, or more than $40,000 US dollars. Harry and Meghan’s security and who will pay for … Read more