Sainsbury’s this morning confirmed it will hand back around £440 million saved from the Government’s business rates holiday – after Tesco and Morrisons agreed to do the same yesterday. The supermarket giant follows the lead of two of its rivals who said they would respectively return £585 million and £274 million. Sainsbury’s said last month it received … Read more
Tesco has announced it will repay £585 million it saved from the coronavirus business rates holiday after enjoying a sales surge during lockdown. The decision comes after the supermarket giant was criticised for accepting the business rate relief while paying a £315 million dividend to shareholders. Chairman John Allan said the board ‘are conscious of … Read more
Savers looking for a safe place for their cash face a raft of penalties, restrictions and teaser rates By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 28 November 2020 Savers looking for a safe place for their cash face a raft of penalties, restrictions and … Read more
Anger over the whole of Kent being dragged in Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions deepened today after a shocking new map showed nearly half of the county had ‘low’ infection rates. Geographical analysis of the Garden of England shows vast swathes of it is recording between 100 and 200 Covid infections per 100,000 people. Levels are … Read more
Anger over the whole of Kent being dragged in Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions deepened today after a shocking new map showed nearly half of the country had ‘low’ infection rates. Geographical analysis of the Garden of England shows vast swathes of it is recording between 100 and 200 Covid infections per 100,000 people. Levels are … Read more
Only three local authorities in England saw their coronavirus infection rates rise last week, official data showed- even though 99 per cent of the country will be plunged into Tier Two or Three lockdowns next week. And more than half – 97 out of 149 – saw their numbers of Covid cases plummet by at least … Read more
Saving is in crisis. Interest rates are now at a record low and show no sign of improving any time soon. All major High Street banks are refusing to pay us more than 0.01 per cent on our savings in easy-access accounts. And yesterday, 25 million of the nation’s savers were clobbered yet again with … Read more
HSBC and First Direct make more huge cuts to regular saver accounts which now pay just 1% – a drop of four fifths compared to last summer HSBC and First Direct customers will see rates fall from 2.75% to 1% The accounts let current accounts save up to £300 a month at a top rate … Read more
Dolphins are able to avoid decompression sickness when deep in the ocean by consciously dropping their own heart rates before diving, a new study revealed. The condition, also known as the bends, occurs when dissolved gases come out of solution in bubbles and can affect just about any body area and can be fatal. Researchers from … Read more
Dolphins are able to avoid decompression sickness when deep in the ocean by consciously dropping their own heart rates before diving, a new study revealed. The condition, also known as the bends, occurs when dissolved gases come out of solution in bubbles and can affect just about any body area and can be fatal. Researchers from … Read more