Jobless total is heading for 3m in worst slump since the 1980s

Jobless total is heading for 3m in worst slump since the 1980s – and that’s before furlough scheme is wound down Official jobs data due on Tuesday is set to show unemployment hitting 3m Up to 60,000 more people are believed to be claiming unemployment benefits   The Government’s furlough scheme will end completely on October … Read more

Knight Rider film based on 1980s series now in the works with Aquaman director James Wan producing

Knight Rider feature film based on the 1980s classic action series now in the works with Aquaman director James Wan producing By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 02:41 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 03:54 BST, 7 August 2020 Michael Knight’s iconic high-tech car named KITT will soon be revving up its engine once again. … Read more

Pink seven-bedroom, 14-bathroom 1980s California estate is for sale at $5.99 million

A pink, 1980s retro mansion that looks more like it’s a dream home for Barbie is on the market in California for $5.99 million, and thats after a big slash in price. The home with seven-bedrooms and twice as many bathrooms in Indian Wells, which is about two hours outside Los Angeles, has been on … Read more

Unemployment in Britain could soar to 1980s levels with 3.8m on the dole

Unemployment in Britain could soar to 1980s levels with 3.8million on the dole due to the wreckage caused by the coronavirus lockdown. Labour has warned that ministers need to do more to support struggling businesses as both main parties try to come up with ways to rescue the economy.   Statistics from the House of Commons library … Read more

1980s pleasure seekers enjoy the summer sun at Butlin’s holiday camp

Back to the future for holidays? Photographs from Butlin’s hey-day reveal Britons enjoying glamorous granny and knobbly knees competition just as millions are told there will be no breaks abroad this year Photographer Barry Lewis captures British holidaymakers at Skegness Butlin’s holiday camp in summer 1982  Images included ‘Knobbly Knees’ competitions and Redcoat entertainers in … Read more

Problems started emerging in the stock market back in the 1980s, says AJ Bell’s RUSS MOULD

The last few weeks have thrown financial markets into disarray and left investors deeply concerned about what their future returns might look like. This is Money has examined why investors should consider revising minimum planned investment terms from five to at least 10 years. Here, AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould reveals in detail how … Read more