UK businesses which make regular overseas payments are losing out on hundreds of pounds per transaction thanks to inferior foreign exchange rates charged by Britain’s biggest banks. The likes of Barclays, Lloyds and HSBC, which calls itself ‘the world’s local bank’, levy currency conversion mark-ups which effectively act as stealth charges on overseas payments and … Read more
After being given a pasting for getting Tory donors to pay for gold wallpaper in his Downing Street flat, Boris Johnson faced fresh embarrassment last night – it keeps falling down. The Prime Minister has had to call in specialist decorators to rehang parts of the £840 per roll ‘hand-crafted’ wallpaper, No 10 sources say. … Read more
After being given a pasting for getting Tory donors to pay for gold wallpaper in his Downing Street flat, Boris Johnson faced fresh embarrassment last night – it keeps falling down. The Prime Minister has had to call in specialist decorators to rehang parts of the £840 per roll ‘hand-crafted’ wallpaper, No 10 sources say. … Read more
Backdoor to Britain (via Turkey): How airline passengers flying from ‘red list’ destinations are avoiding costly £1,750 UK quarantine by staying for 10 days in Istanbul hotels for a quarter of price Rules state people returning to UK from red list countries need hotel quarantine But UK regulations only impact people coming from red list … Read more
Backdoor to Britain (via Turkey): How airline passengers flying from ‘red list’ destinations are avoiding costly £1,750 UK quarantine by staying for 10 days in Istanbul hotels for a quarter of price Rules state people returning to UK from red list countries need hotel quarantine But UK regulations only impact people coming from red list … Read more
Dr. Dre’s estranged wife Nicole Young lands ‘major victory’ in costly divorce battle as judge rules out his legal team including ‘disso queen’ Laura Wasser Dr Dre’s lawyers Howard King and Laura Wasser have been ruled out of his costly divorce battle against estranged wife Nicole Young, a report claims King, who works with Wasser, … Read more
Holidaymakers target countries with high vaccine levels like Israel, US and Malta as ministers look to ‘prioritise trips to nations where at least 50% of adults have had a jab’ while Tory MPs urge PM to ditch ‘costly’ testing plans Travel firms see bookings spike for trips to countries with high vaccination rate US, Malta … Read more
Making investments is becoming trendy among teenagers. Social media is awash with trading tips and guides to making a million. New mobile phone apps also allow under 18s to try betting on stocks using pretend wealth. But is a generation being taught to gamble rather than invest? Industry experts have told Money Mail they fear … Read more
How good is YOUR car insurance policy? Many won’t pay out for common incidents including lost keys or misfuelling Motorists could lose hundreds of pounds due to gaps in car insurance Only 54% of the policies analysed provide misfuelling cover as standard A further 46% don’t cover mobile phones if damaged or destroyed in your car … Read more
There is no doubt that it is an extraordinary achievement to have vaccinated so many people in such a short time. Almost five million have now had injections, and vaccines are certainly the way out of the pandemic crisis. But I firmly believe that they should be used as they were intended to be. And … Read more