Failed driving tests in the UK produce almost two million kilograms of carbon dioxide in a normal year, according to new research. The pass rate for driving tests in the UK is less than half and each trip spews out carbon dioxide and other emissions, just like every journey in a petrol or diesel powered … Read more
Investors could face higher bills after compensation bill for victims of mis-selling and collapsed firms tops £1bn By Rachel Rickard Straus For The Mail On Sunday Published: 11:46 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 11:46 GMT, 14 February 2021 Savers and investors face higher product and advice charges this year as a result of a … Read more
NS&I ignored savers without the internet before making the decision to axe Premium Bond cheques in the post, insider reports reveal. The savings giant has been accused of abandoning older customers in its drive to axe prize warrants to save money and paper. Now Money Mail has discovered that the bank only consulted customers with … Read more
1603 James IV of Scotland becomes James I of England, after succeeding Elizabeth I. From this point on the nations have the same monarch. 1707 England and Scotland are formally joined in the Act of Union. 1934 The Scottish Nationalist Party is formed, calling for the creation of a separate Scottish assembly. 1942 The SNP … Read more
‘I fell off the wagon MAJORLY’: Amanda Holden reveals she failed her first attempt at Dry January after 19 days as she admits ‘now it’s all over’ By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 11:02 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 11:02 GMT, 20 January 2021 She set herself the challenge of completing Dry January during … Read more
Retailers across the UK have been struggling for years due to online competition and rising cost like rents and business rates. But the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic was the final nail in the coffin for many of them. With ‘non-essential’ stores forced to close down to comply with and lockdowns and restrictions to curb … Read more
She’s been proudly flaunting the results of her one stone weight loss. But Amber Gill admitted she’s still not in a good enough shape to pull off the raunchy ‘Buss It Challenge’ as she hit back at fans’ demands she film the TikTok trend on Friday. The Love Island star, 23, admitted she ‘nearly broke … Read more
Jack Vidgen has undergone a remarkable physical transformation since first debuting on reality television on Australia’s Got Talent back in 2011. And on Sunday’s premiere of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Grant Denyer, who hosted the talent show at the time, failed to recognise the 23-year-old singer. In a piece to camera, … Read more
Tesco shamed for underpaying 78,000 workers: Red faces on day ex-boss Dave Lewis is knighted By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 30 December 2020 Tesco has been named and shamed by the Government for underpaying 78,199 workers by more than £5million. The supermarket chain, … Read more
Hundreds of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine are believed to have been ruined after a fridge failed at a GP clinic. Harborough Field Surgery in Rushden, Northamptonshire, was storing 975 precious doses of the Pfizer jab, which must be kept at minus 70 degrees. The clinic is acting as a central hub for surgeries in … Read more