Footwear retailer Shoe Zone warns another 100 stores will be axed if business rates are not overhauled Shoe Zone boss Anthony Smith said it may have to shut down 100 stores Shoe Zone shut down about 300 stores in the last ten years  Business rates payments rose from 26% to 54% over the last decade  … Read more

Ford recalls its award-winning Puma SUV after discovering a fault with the driver’s airbag that can see it come detached from the steering wheel if it goes off in a crash Ford has confirmed deliveries of the £20,500 crossover have been suspended Examples already sold – mostly £22,295 First Edition cars – are to be … Read more

If you have an order placed on Volkswagen’s all-new electric car – or intend to put a deposit down soon – you might be waiting a while for it to arrive. According to one of the German brand’s biggest UK dealer networks, the first allocation of 1,500 ID.3 battery-electric models were sold out in just 48 … Read more

Users of Shopmium receive cashback on a number of deals at different supermarkets  Could you save thousands of pounds on your annual supermarket shop with an app?   That’s what Shopmium claims, with customers receiving money back on their weekly food shop by offering exclusive supermarket offers. This includes 50 per cent off popular items, the … Read more

I was a deferred pensioner in a final salary scheme. As I approached the age at which I could draw this pension, the company wrote to me asking me if I’d like to put the pension into payment as soon as I was eligible to do so, on my birthday. Knowing there was no further … Read more

Double glazing salesmen have not had the best reputation over the years, with some bad eggs using questionable tactics to get homeowners to part with their cash.  Much like the BBC sitcom White Gold where actors Joe Thomas and James Buckley encourage customers to spend thousands of pounds on, often unnecessary, new windows, households up … Read more

JOHNNY TIMPSON: We encourage men to talk about mental health but do worries about insurance in the future cause some to suffer in silence? By Johnny Timpson For This Is Money Published: 09:15 GMT, 18 February 2020 | Updated: 09:15 GMT, 18 February 2020 Johnny Timpson, a financial protection specialist at Scottish Widows, says that … Read more

We’re in the midst of winter and many Britons are likely to have been daydreaming about a summer holiday since January. Some, who play the Avios game, could be looking to earn enough air miles to pay – or part pay – for the next trip. As a rule of thumb, the best way to earn … Read more

Style-conscious shoppers of 2020 buy floaty, flowery dresses from labels like Ganni or Kitri, says RUTH SUNDERLAND – not dear old Laura Ashley By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 | Updated: 09:29 GMT, 18 February 2020 Puffy sleeves, pie-crust collars, gathered skirts and pretty sprigged flower prints: in … Read more

One of Britain’s best-known fund managers Richard Buxton will share in a windfall of up to £39m as Jupiter snaps up Merian By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 | Updated: 09:30 GMT, 18 February 2020 One of Britain’s best-known fund managers and his key allies are about to … Read more