One in three motorists cannot afford even the cheapest electric car, warn experts

One in three motorists cannot afford even the cheapest electric car, warn experts in blow to Government plans to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2030 Figure equivalent to ten million households, shows ordinary family will struggle Middle-earning households may not be able to afford cheapest electric cars Analysis shows drivers need to be spending … Read more

Mother claims parents who can’t afford to feed their children should ‘forage apples’

Mother faces furious backlash after claiming parents who don’t cook from scratch are ‘lazy’ and should forage for apples if they can’t afford food – after free school meals bid was quashed Irish mother Helen Thomas tweeted in response to Nigel Farage’s Twitter thread Claimed food is ‘inexpensive’ while home grown tomatoes and spuds are … Read more

Bride-to-be slammed for considering uninviting sister to her wedding because she can’t afford a gift

Bride-to-be reveals she’s considering ‘uninviting’ her own SISTER from her wedding because she can’t afford the expensive gifts on the registry A US-based bride was slammed for suggesting cutting her sister out of wedding  Explained the sister in question could not afford an expensive gift from registry   People criticized the bride-to-be. saying a wedding should … Read more

People who can afford exciting experiences believe they have lived longer, study reveals 

Studies have shown that wealthy people live longer, but new research suggests it may be their novel experiences that makes them believe they do. A team at the Norwegian University of Science and Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience discovered a network of brain cells that expresses our sense of time within experiences and memories. The … Read more

ASK TONY: Can’t afford to wait for a refund for our cancelled holiday

My boyfriend and I booked a holiday with Club Med to Bali in May, but it was cancelled due to Covid-19. We had already paid the £4,383 total bill, and have since been sent a credit note valid until January 31 next year. But we need a refund. We were both furloughed for most of … Read more

Zoe Ball’s boyfriend Michael Reed SLAMMED by ex for ‘claiming benefits to afford child support’

Zoe Ball’s boyfriend Michael Reed is SLAMMED by his ex for ‘claiming benefits to afford £20k child support arrears’ while ‘living the high life’ with DJ girlfriend By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 10:30 BST, 6 September 2020 | Updated: 10:38 BST, 6 September 2020 Zoe Ball’s boyfriend Michael Reed has been slammed by his … Read more

Bride-to-be’s mum says she ‘can’t afford to put any weight on’ in Say Yes To The Dress Lancashire

A priest’s feisty mother told her daughter she ‘couldn’t afford to put any weight on’ as she tried on a very clingy gown in Say Yes To The Dress Lancashire. In tonight’s episode of the TLC show, priest Gemma, who usually conducts other people’s weddings, is about to become the bride – and she’s looking … Read more

Millions of British families ‘can’t afford to eat healthily’

Millions of British families cannot afford to eat healthily and their children risk being condemned to a life of ill health, experts have warned.    Peers claimed the way the UK manufactures, sells and consumes food is a barrier to healthy eating — and poor children are the hardest hit. The recommended diet is too expensive … Read more

We CAN afford to rebuild Britain, urges top adviser

Britain’s infrastructure tsar has urged Ministers to ramp up investment in roads, railways, windfarms and broadband to dig the country out of one of the deepest recessions in history. Sir John Armitt has said the Government can afford to increase infrastructure spending significantly – even as it borrows eye-watering sums to keep the economy going. … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: We can’t afford to turn Lloyds of London into a pariah

ALEX BRUMMER: Britain cannot afford to turn a valuable international earner like Lloyds of London into a pariah By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 Britain’s insurers have not won many friends during the Covid-19 pandemic. The reluctance of Hiscox to pay … Read more