England’s cash-strapped councils make £891million profit in a year through parking charges and penalty fees Figures for 19/20 showed 388 authorities made a combined £2.44m every day Consumer groups say the UK’s 37million drivers are being unfairly targeted Westminster council earned the most over the year with a profit of £69.6m By Mario Ledwith for … Read more
Cash-strapped councils lavished tens of thousands of pounds on foreign jaunts last year – including business class flights to China and five-star hotels. Despite warning they would face bankruptcy if they failed to cut services, town hall bosses spent £90,000 of public money on trips abroad. It comes after the Local Government Association said councils need … Read more
Missy Elliott donates $1.3K to cash-strapped bride so she can purchase her plus size ‘dream dress’ By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 15:53 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 15:53 GMT, 19 November 2020 Missy Elliott has donated $1,300 to a cash-strapped bride so that she can buy the wedding dress she set her heart … Read more
Cash-strapped families are wasting thousands of pounds on boiler cover they don’t need as nine in ten houses would be better off paying for repairs, Which? research reveals Nine in ten households would be better off if they ditched costly boiler cover Half of customers said that they needed their boiler fixed in the past … Read more
Lauryn Goodman has thrown her support behind a new campaign to raise awareness of the plight of the nation’s freelance workers amid the COVID-19 lockdown. The influencer, 29, took to her Instagram account on Wednesday evening to push for change, as millions of self-employed workers have yet to receive financial aid. Sharing a snap of … Read more
Mortgage holidays for 1million homeowners as banks approve breaks for cash-strapped Britons struggling to meet payments during lockdown Banks have approved nearly one million mortgage holidays for homeowners Industry bombarded with requests since Rishi Sunak’s announcement last week Financial Conduct Authority also plan to require banks to introduce £500 interest-free overdrafts By Ben Wilkinson Money Mail … Read more
Israeli tailor Bagir was out of fashion this week after announcing it is taking legal action against Chinese giant Shandong Ruyi. Once touted the ‘LMVH of China’, the fashion conglomerate is now drowning in billions’ worth of debt following an acquisition spree of European brands such as Sandro and TM Lewin. Only last month the … Read more