Face masks, temperature checks, endless forms, Covid testing, ‘approved’ accommodation, travel corridors, quarantines … the world of travel is bewildering. Yet there is a silver lining: bargain-basement holiday prices. Deals abound, especially in the Caribbean, much of which is quarantine-free. But for peace of mind, do book an ATOL-bonded package holiday, which provides the best … Read more
Bargain Hunt’s 20th Birthday – Unforgettable Moments Rating: Who Do You Think You Are? Rating: Say not a word to the reds, but daytime telly’s most prolific catchphrase generator is 20 years old. It might be cheap as chips but it’s a right bobby-dazzler, so let’s go bargain hunting… yeah! And if all that is … Read more
Two former Pizza Express chiefs snapping up cut-price high street sites as they spot expansion opportunity By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 23:01 BST, 26 September 2020 Two former Pizza Express chiefs are snapping up cut-price high street sites as they spot the biggest expansion opportunity … Read more
Finding stylish pieces to decorate your home can be an expensive endeavour – but these designer lookalikes prove that doesn’t always have to be the case. Thankfully, bargain brands including ASDA, Dunelm and Wilko, have very similar furniture options so you can satisfy your taste for the finer things in life without completely compromising your budget. … Read more
It seems hard to believe, but 23 years ago, just one in six UK households had a mobile phone. Today, 95 per cent have one. In Africa, less than half the population has a mobile and most of those are old-fashioned, slow and simple, rather than the all-singing, all-dancing smartphones that consumers in the developed … Read more
Coronavirus has turned everything into extremes – and Britain’s property market is no exception. Just a short while ago in lockdown, thousands of sales were on hold and doom-laden forecasts of a house price crash were everywhere. But fast-forward two months, and it’s a very different story. Pent-up demand, combined with Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s stamp … Read more
So much for bath time! Giant Newfoundland dog Darcy is less than impressed by her paddling pool… after £15 ‘bargain’ arrives measuring around just 30cm across Chelsea Sparks thought pool would be good for Darcy to cool down in summer Her stepfather spotted a ‘bargain’ £15 dog pool online and bought it for Darcy Six … Read more
Our TV auction horror! Couple buy ‘bargain’ £69,000 cottage from Homes under the Hammer auctioneer… then discover it only comes with 5ft of the garden pictured due to his mistake Rebecca and David French spent £69,000 on a two-bedroom Cumbrian cottage Their ‘deal of the day’ home only came with 43 of the 258 sq … Read more
For millions, the ideal shopping centre is no longer what it was. Now more functional than aspirational, it has a Primark, a Poundland, a B&M, plenty of free parking, plus a massive supermarket. The pandemic has accelerated the preference among both the cash-strapped and the affluent for this unpretentious type of centre – the retail … Read more
Many months have passed since the world’s stock markets were first shocked by the fallout from coronavirus. In the meantime, the lockdown has hammered the travel and hospitality sectors and taken huge bites out of the share prices of manufacturing firms, construction groups and retailers. Finally, next weekend, the most ravaged of these hibernating businesses … Read more