Britons are hoarding more than £870m in foreign currency in their homes with almost two-thirds keeping coins and banknotes in jars and drawers, survey reveals Almost two-thirds of people keep foreign coins and banknotes in jars or drawers Some admit to still having pesetas, lira and francs, all replaced by the euro Most people surveyed said … Read more
Britons are hoarding more than £870m in foreign currency in their homes with almost two-thirds keeping coins and banknotes in jars and drawers, survey reveals Almost two-thirds of people keep foreign coins and banknotes in jars or drawers Some admit to still having pesetas, lira and francs, all replaced by the euro Most people surveyed said … Read more
Emmanuel Macron accused ‘Anglo-Saxons’ of blocking vaccine exports today and hinted he could back plans to strip manufacturers of their patents to speed up delivery. The French president, who has previously supported efforts by the EU to block exports to third-party nations, lashed out at the United States and the United Kingdom as he arrive at … Read more
Emmanuel Macron accused ‘Anglo-Saxons’ of blocking vaccine exports today and hinted he could back plans to strip manufacturers of their patents to speed up delivery. The French president, who has previously supported efforts by the EU to block exports to third-party nations, lashed out at the United States and the United Kingdom as he arrive at … Read more
Charities urge Boris Johnson to begin donating vaccines to poorer nations or risk ‘hoarding’ supplies while frontline workers are exposed to Covid Charities say UK is on track to have more than 100million surplus vaccine doses They say that’s enough to vaccinate world’s frontline health workers twice over Government has spent £548m on programme to deliver … Read more
Britons are sitting on a treasure chest of foreign currency worth £3.5billion, a survey has revealed. Over four-in-five (82 per cent) of those quizzed had taken overseas holidays in the past but only 22 per cent of them changed leftover foreign cash back into sterling when they returned home. Instead over half of holidaymakers (51 … Read more
The World Health Organisation has blasted wealthy countries for hogging Covid vaccines days after the World Trade Organisation chief called on the UK to send jabs abroad. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said some rich countries’ direct deals with manufacturers has caused a reduction in doses for poorer countries. The chief said the money was … Read more
Since lockdown started, Faye Dawson has been forced to sleep on her sofa and eat sandwiches and cold ready meals because her kitchen is out of bounds. It’s not that she has the decorators in, or that her home — a one-bedroom flat in a desirable part of Central London — is undergoing repairs. The … Read more
Since lockdown started, Faye Dawson has been forced to sleep on her sofa and eat sandwiches and cold ready meals because her kitchen is out of bounds. It’s not that she has the decorators in, or that her home — a one-bedroom flat in a desirable part of Central London — is undergoing repairs. The … Read more
Two thirds of parents are hanging onto money rather than giving early inheritances in case their children lose it in a divorce, new research reveals. Many believe that the coronavirus lockdown will trigger a rise in divorce rates, and are only gifting small amounts or giving directly to their grandchildren. Some 27 per cent of … Read more