Deadline day for Clubcard converters as Tesco’s air mile tie-up ends at midnight tonight: Should you swap? Clubcard points can currently be converted into Avios at 2.4 Avios per point This will no longer be the case from 19 January After this points can only be converted into Virgin Atlantic points if shoppers are after … Read more
Secrets, lies and thuggery are the hallmark of the Chinese Communist regime. And in the mystery of the devastating Wuhan virus, all three are combined. The strongest evidence of a crime is a cover-up. And the Chinese authorities have provided that. They have fought ferociously to prevent an international inquiry into the pandemic’s origins. Their … Read more
Lockdown gloom stifles FTSE: Market remains up 1.8% by 118 on 6,579 points as gains made on morning of Oxford jab rollout are lost amid fears UK is set for third national lockdown London’s top market gained more than 200 points as it opened this morning Brexit and rollout of Oxford University/ AstraZeneca jab encourages … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. M.D. writes: Over years, I accumulated more than 6,000 Nectar points, only to see 6,000 of them suddenly … Read more
The government last night published a summary of the UK’s historic Brexit deal with the EU, as Boris Johnson hailed the full trade package as a ‘small present’ to the British public. The summary of the deal was published by Number 10 at 4.30pm on Christmas Eve, hours before the Prime Minister issued his upbeat ‘Brexmas’ … Read more
The number of public charge points per electric vehicle in the UK has fallen to its lowest ever level, in a sign that infrastructure is failing to keep pace with increasing demand. Analysis by energy consultants shows that there are just 0.28 public charges per electric vehicle (EV) in the UK – approximately one charger … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing’s Maisie Smith topped the leaderboard during Saturday night’s semi-final with a perfect score of 30 points. The latest installment of the BBC show saw the competition step up a gear as the remaining five couples were tasked with learning not one but two dances in a bid to make next week’s grand … Read more
Drivers racked up a staggering volume of penalty points on their licences in the first half of the year despite the country spending the much of the period in the initial coronavirus lockdown, figures have revealed. There were just under 1.5 million endorsement points put on licences in the first six months of 2020, the … Read more
Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen will meet in Brussels later this week for a face-to-face showdown in a last ditch bid to get a post-Brexit trade deal over the line. The end of the ‘standstill’ transition period is now just over three weeks away but the UK and the EU remain deadlocked in … Read more
London shares hit a nine-month high as FTSE 100 rises by 0.9% or 60 points to 6,550 amid hopes coronavirus vaccine will help business bounce back (but will there be a ‘Santa Rally’?) FTSE 100 rose by nearly 1 per cent to its highest level since March 5 yesterday The rise took gains since the … Read more