Boris Johnson‘s reasoning for refusing to exempt foreign NHS workers from the healthcare surcharge began unravelling tonight when a top economist slapped down his suggestion it would cost hundreds of millions. The Prime Minister today hailed the £400 annual fee for migrants as a £900million revenue raiser, as he swatted away calls for the government … Read more
British billionaire Sir James Dyson has unveiled the sole prototype of his company’s electric car that was cancelled for being ‘too risky’. The aborted ‘N526’ Dyson electric car, which Dyson piled £500 million of his own money into before pulling the plug, is a 16-foot-long seven-seater, electric SUV. The 2.6 tonne-vehicle features an aluminium body, … Read more
Forget airport stress – this is plain sailing: Why travelling by ferry can be less expensive and a lot more fun Fans say the ships can be less stressful, less expensive and a lot more fun Packing is easy as you can take as much kit as your car can carry Many ferries have cruise … Read more
Ever since Chancellor Rishi Sunak turned on the spending taps to save Britain’s businesses amid the lockdown, there have been grumblings in the Tory Party about the gigantic bill that will need paying after the crisis. One can therefore only imagine how they’ll react on discovering that the party’s own coffers could also soon run … Read more
MPs issue scathing attack on the soaring £100billion cost of HS2 and warn the rail project’s bosses have been ‘blindsided by reality’ The verdict from the Commons’ Public Accounts Committee comes just three months after the Prime Minister gave the project the green light. The project’s expected cost is soaring to as high as £106billion By … Read more
No Time To Die has become the most expensive James Bond film ever made. Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007 cost a whopping £200 million to make, according to accounts recently released by the film’s production firm, B25. The huge spend means that No Time To Die easily tops the costs of the previous two … Read more
A blogger with over 100,000 followers has revealed how she transformed her ‘run-down, dingy and grubby’ kitchen and bathroom for less than £400. Instagram influencer, Charlotte Greedy, 27, from Pontyclun, Wales, has amassed over 116,000 followers thanks to her savvy DIY hacks and tips. She recently completely transformed her kitchen and bathroom for just £374 … Read more
Amazon repurposes drone division to have workers make hundreds of thousands of face shields that the company intends to sell to frontline workers at a lower price than competitors Amazon is repurposing its drone division to make face shields The shields will be sold at-cost and will be ready in the next few weeks It’s … Read more
Professional services tax haul set to cost UK Government £14bn as lawyers and consultants see slump in work By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 10:20 BST, 10 May 2020 A decline in the professional services sector will produce one of the biggest hits to the … Read more
With the possibility of winter holidays clouded with uncertainty, desperate holiday companies are slashing prices by hundreds of pounds to secure bookings. Tui has dropped the cost of one ten-night break in the Maldives starting on November 29 by £400. Two weeks ago the firm was advertising, through price-comparison site TravelSupermarket, an all-inclusive stay for … Read more