A council in one of London’s most affluent areas has been accused of ‘greed’ after expanding a controversial scheme that fines drivers for entering a neighbourhood without a permit. Grasping Hammersmith & Fulham Council in fashionable South West London is targeting motorists who use five residential roads in a neighbourhood adjoining the River Thames. It is … Read more
‘Greedy’ customer tries to blag EIGHT half price meals at fish and chip shop using Eat Out to Help Out scheme ‘to keep him going for a week’ Eglinton Diner and Fish Fry was left in ‘disbelief’ after a man ordered eight meals They declined the order as they couldn’t provide all eight on the … Read more
Car salesmen banned from pocketing commission at expense of their customers By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 00:23 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:23 BST, 29 July 2020 Car salesmen have been banned from pocketing commission at the expense of their customers. Regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found as many as … Read more
The heroics of the supermarkets, whose regiments of staff have kept us fed, watered and toilet papered in lockdown, deserves great applause. Less appetising has been grasping behaviour at board level. On Thursday, directors of Sainsbury’s will face questions at its annual meeting over the pay and bonus package for its incoming chief executive Simon … Read more
Restaurateurs attack ‘greedy’ delivery firms like Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat for charging up to 35% per item By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 22:38 BST, 3 June 2020 Food delivery giants are forcing restaurants to pay high commission rates and risk driving many out … Read more
Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes backpedals on her claims Australia is ‘brutal’ and ‘greedy’ – but insists she ‘won’t keep her mouth shut’ By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:10 BST, 25 May 2020 | Updated: 06:30 BST, 25 May 2020 British expat Miriam Margolyes has cleared the air on her controversial remarks … Read more
Many university students are being threatened with legal action from letting agents and private landlords unless they pay for accommodation they signed up to until the end of the academic year. Others have hit a brick wall in trying to get refunds for rent already paid on digs for the summer term – sums typically … Read more
She once said Australia had an ‘optimism’ and ‘vitality’ not seen in her native England, but Miriam Margolyes has changed her tune in the seven years since becoming a naturalised citizen. The 78-year-old actress, who is best known for playing Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series, said on Monday she was horrified by the ‘brutality’ and ‘greed’ … Read more
‘Greedy’ Roxy Jacenko is slammed for hoarding 22 bottles of detergent during the coronavirus pandemic – as trolls say she’s the reason why ‘people can’t buy a roll of toilet paper’ By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:13 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 23:24 BST, 2 April 2020 Roxy Jacenko showed off her … Read more
The public response for volunteers to assist the NHS has been remarkable. A real tribute to the profound community spirit engendered by the health emergency. Many corporations also are responding in the right way. Ineos with sanitiser production. Barclays by waiving overdraft charges until the end of April, is doing the right thing on this … Read more