What an oasis in the day! That priceless moment when you sit down with the puzzle pages, pick up a pen and start filling in your favourite brain-teaser. For me, it’s the crossword. I’d love to tell you that I race through the clues like a word-crunching automaton, but my colleagues at Countdown would howl … Read more
Once in a while, even in these grim times, there comes a snippet of news to lift the most downtrodden heart. Such a morsel of cheer lifted mine this week, with the evidence in yesterday’s paper that young people have no business to sneer at us old folk when we suffer the occasional senior moment. For … Read more
January is as good a time as any to shed bad habits and pick up some healthier ones. Start as you mean to go on, they say. If you want to become a better saver this year, we’ve outlined some innovative ways to help the pennies and pounds stack up. Stick to them and you … Read more
My wife’s hairdresser is retraining to become an interior decorator. I always look forward to Vinnie’s visits (when he’s allowed to cross our threshold, of course) and he speaks sense, especially about priorities in a home. Shortly before the latest lockdown, I asked him about tiles for the bathroom my wife and I are planning … Read more
Following the unexpected house price boom in the second half of 2020, plenty of people will be looking to strike whilst the iron is hot and sell their home in 2021. Activity is predicted to be particularly intense in the first few months of the year, despite further lockdown threats. Last-minute buyers will be scrambling … Read more
Jeff Prestridge ‘I speak to at least one investment manager every week. Invariably, they impress me with their knowledge but no one has impressed more over the past year than Christopher Lees, manager of investment fund JO Hambro Capital Management Global Select. ‘Here is a manager who is meticulous about the companies he invests in. … Read more
It has been a year like no other. Families have been torn apart and long-term plans destroyed, with few able to consider life beyond a few weeks. And yet there have been extraordinary reasons to be hopeful. Deaths from Covid-19 are down by more than a third thanks to innovations in treatment and intensive care … Read more
We are going to be outside more than ever over Christmas, be it queuing for the turkey or enjoying the annual Boxing Day walk. And fortunately for us, the fashion industry is offering up padded and quilted everything, technical fabrics that would see you right on the north face of the Eiger, plus faux fur … Read more
48 hours to V-Day: From NHS hubs to how you get a jab, here’s everything you need to know about the Covid-19 vaccine rollout By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 23:09 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 01:41 GMT, 6 December 2020 Advertisement Hailed as the breakthrough that will help reclaim our lives, the vaccine … Read more
Check. Change. Go.’ It’s hard to miss Government adverts about the need to get ready to do business with the EU after the Brexit transition period ends on December 31. But across the UK, many small businesses are still in the dark about what is required. Katrina McWhinnie from the McWhinnie Consultancy gives advice on … Read more