Families looking to escape the winter weather are today warned of the dangers of using hotel comparison sites. The websites claim to work with thousands of partners across the world to guarantee the best prices for your budget. But all too often travellers using the platforms are running into problems. Some 7 per cent of … Read more

Beales faces collapse: 140-year-old Dorset-based department store business in race to save 22 stores and 1,000 jobs By A Daily Mail Reporter and Press Association Published: 23:00 GMT, 12 January 2020 | Updated: 12:00 GMT, 13 January 2020 Department store chain Beales is on the brink of collapse as yet another potential victim of the … Read more

Pension scam victims yesterday gathered outside a Spanish court at the start of a major criminal prosecution of alleged fraudsters accused of fleecing Britons of millions. After the failure by UK authorities to take action, campaigners launched a private prosecution on the Costa Blanca where many of the rogue schemes operate. Victims of the now … Read more

Relentless rate cuts and now a rise in inflation mean savers are losing billions of pounds instead of enjoying fair rewards. Today, just one in 50 accounts pay interest higher than the cost of living. It means millions of nest eggs are being eroded. And the only way for savers to beat inflation is to … Read more

Homeowners recovering from last year’s devastating floods are still fighting to secure insurance payouts while others are nowhere nearer moving back into their homes. As parts of Britain face record floods, Money Mail has spoken to families who are battling insurers up to four months after their homes were destroyed. Experts have criticised the ‘unhelpful … Read more

A 30-year-old Volvo HGV covered in Banksy graffiti is set to be sold at auction for £1.5MILLION next month The 1988 Volvo FL6 was painted by Banksy during a millennium party in 2000 It is understood to be the anonymous artist’s biggest piece of work ever, created before the height of his fame The HGV – … Read more

Games Workshop shares march higher after the Warhammer creator hands out £5m in staff bonuses (again) and sales surpass £250m Games Workshop shares jumped 5% on Friday after the firm updated the market It said it has handed out more than £5million in staff bonuses this year The firm said it expects its full-year sales … Read more

A poll of electric-car drivers has named the top 10 UK public charge-point operators rated highest for customer satisfaction. Some 1,600 plug-in car users were asked to give a satisfaction score out of 100 for the 26 network operators currently available across the country. Tesla came out on top for its Supercharger network, though this … Read more

Fund manager Terry Smith is the Cristiano Ronaldo of the investment world.  He is right at the top of his profession and, like the footballing maestro, he is handsomely rewarded for his particular ‘craft’ – an ability to generate stellar returns for investors that most rival managers do not possess. Yet, while most people accept … Read more

Anniversary: Brian Lake runs Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers wit his wife and son When you step inside Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers, it looks as though Charles Dickens might materialise at any moment from behind one of the tall shelves. Named after Jarndyce v Jarndyce, the interminable legal case in his novel Bleak House, the shop in London’s Bloomsbury … Read more