Electric and hybrid cars are not cheap. They usually demand a premium over a comparable petrol or diesel equivalent, which is one of the hurdles slowing the uptake of low-emission cars right now. But with recent reports that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been considering a scrappage scheme for EVs to help the automotive sector … Read more
Investors eager to help the country get back on its feet are flocking to British funds. Savers piled £1 billion into UK focused funds in April — the largest influx of cash since the so-called ‘Boris Bounce’ following the General Election in December, according to research from broker AJ Bell. After suffering heavy falls early … Read more
Parents often feel guilt-tripped into buying the best, and sometimes most expensive, items for their children. This results in many suffering buyer’s remorse – especially when it comes to prams, a new start-up claims. Many parents end up buying multiple ones, research for London-based Buggi shows. One parent, Stacey Waddell from Luton, even claims she … Read more
Last year, shoppers in Britain spent more than £1billion on sustainable seafood for the first time on record. This was an increase in sales of Marine Stewardship Council fish of more than a fifth compared to 2018 and it represents nearly a third of all seafood bought. I’ve been in this boat for a while … Read more
More conscientious people, rather than the irrational, were more likely to stockpile toilet paper during the coronavirus lockdown, a new study reveals. As the deadly virus took hold of Europe and North America in March, panic buyers forced toilet roll sales to surge by up to 700 per cent, companies reported. Despite the public uproar … Read more
South Africans formed long queues to buy alcohol this morning after the country ended a two-month drinking ban during coronavirus lockdown. Unwilling to wait for lockdown to ease, one group of thieves in Johannesburg tunnelled through a 2ft-thick wall into an off licence and robbed £15,000 worth of booze. Footage and images from outside other stores across … Read more
‘Buy airline tickets like you bought toilet paper.’ That’s the plea from the most senior A350 training captain at Virgin Atlantic, Chris Pohl. And his request has gone viral. Captain Pohl, 56, who has been flying for 38 years, posted a picture of himself holding up a piece of cardboard carrying the message to his … Read more
Fancy buying high street clothes half price? Shoppers can buy a mystery box full of brand new clothes that will help factory workers left without jobs Lost Stock is offering £70 worth of clothes for just £35 in mystery boxes The clothes are saved from factories where retailers have cancelled orders Money raised from the … Read more
VW ordered to buy back diesel cars it sold equipped with emission evasion software based on their current value By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 25 May 2020 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 25 May 2020 Volkswagen must buy back the diesel cars it sold equipped with software to evade emissions testing … Read more
Mike Ashley rages at Debenhams as Sports Direct unveils plans to buy £15m of shares back off investors By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 11 April 2019 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 11 April 2019 Mike Ashley’s firm Sports Direct said it will purchase 5m of its own shares in … Read more