Self-employed may be forced to work for YEARS longer if they cut pension payments during pandemic

Hundreds of thousands of self-employed people have endured a tough 14 months as business has plummeted.  Only the Government’s income support scheme has kept many afloat.  Understandably, those who run their own businesses have looked to batten down the hatches – and often, it has been the contributions they make into a pension that have … Read more

Profits set to fall at Marks & Spencer after sales hit by pandemic

Profits set to fall at Marks & Spencer after sales were strangled by pandemic store closures Dive in clothing and homeware sales expected in group’s results next week  By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 21 May 2021 | Updated: 08:27 BST, 22 May 2021 Profits are set to fall at Marks … Read more

EasyJet suffers £645million half year loss due to pandemic travel restrictions

EasyJet suffers £645million half year loss due to pandemic travel restrictions and says it expects to fly just 15% of its capacity until June Pre-tax loss for six months to March 31 widened from losses of £353m last year It had losses of £701m against £193m a year ago, which was within expectations The carrier … Read more

Gwyneth Paltrow and Ciara discuss parenting in the pandemic and supporting other moms

Gwyneth Paltrow and Ciara have discussed have opened up about how it is important not to judge other mothers for their decisions. The Goop founder, 48, and the Grammy Award-winning singer, 35, appeared on the Coach Conversations YouTube channel to talk about motherhood. During the chat, the two women discussed what they’ve learned from their own mothers and … Read more

Owner of celebrity Turkish rooster is forced to cancel his world tour due to the pandemic 

Owner of celebrity Turkish rooster that crows until he faints is forced to cancel his world tour due to the pandemic Okan Gokbudak, 28, owns a celebrity rooster Bahtiyar who crows until he faints Gokbudak has had to cancel a planned world tour, including a trip to the UK ‘Unfortunately, I cannot travel due to the … Read more

Packaged current accounts: Was yours useless in the pandemic?

There were more than 25,000 complaints about packaged bank accounts last year as Britons were left with monthly fees for perks rendered useless by the pandemic. Customers of the likes of Halifax, NatWest and Nationwide Building Society are charged upwards of £10 a month for additional benefits like breakdown cover, travel and mobile phone insurance … Read more

Joe Jonas says time at home with his family amid pandemic shutdown was ‘amazing’

‘I’m so thankful and grateful’: Joe Jonas says time at home with his wife Sophie Turner and their baby daughter amid shutdown was ‘amazing’ By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 23:42 BST, 4 May 2021 | Updated: 23:42 BST, 4 May 2021 Joe Jonas opened up Tuesday about spending time with wife Sophie Turner and their baby … Read more

Personal loan rates on £10,000 hit record lows despite the pandemic

Those looking to borrow to fund home improvements might not be able to take advantage of an interest-free advance from Conservative Party HQ, but they can benefit from a recent fall in loan rates. Despite the ongoing pandemic, banks and other lenders have cut borrowing rates since January, with lower-value of loans of between £5,000 … Read more

Regions drive 5.7% surge in house prices as Britain’s pandemic property boom continues 

Where is house price inflation hitting hardest? Regions are the driving force behind the surge in values as the pandemic property boom continues Homes in Wales and the North West have led Britain’s pandemic property boom Two regions saw their strongest growth in a decade between March 2020-2021 Typical British house now costs £252,765 after … Read more

Pandemic drinking puts more than 100 people in hospital

Pandemic drinking puts more than 100 people in hospital with worst affected patients in their early 60s or early 70s NHS had 750,000 alcohol-related admissions between last April and December Figures show there were almost 20,000 admissions among those aged 90-plus  Drinkers in their 20s and 30s accounted for a relatively small number of cases  By … Read more