Be a superhero: Millions of investors have rights over the companies in which they hold shares What if I told you that you had the power to change companies for the better – while still making a profit? Or that you could challenge a chief executive on their company’s environmental policies or help rein in excessive … Read more
Home movers have had four million of their possessions either lost, damaged or stolen in transit over the past 12 months. Nearly a quarter of people said items did not make it to their new home in the same condition they left in, according to a new survey by Direct Line home insurance. The average … Read more
Your second home awaits. That’s the message from the Cyprus minister of tourism, Savvas Perdios, who can’t wait to welcome Britons back to his island’s gorgeous beaches and azure waters when travel returns. Here we offer up a tantalising guide to the best of Cyprus. SURF’S UP Out of this world: A view of the … Read more
Single and ready to mingle? Casting is officially open for Married At First Sight 2022 – and here’s how to apply Do you have a story about a MAFS star? Email [email protected] By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:01 GMT, 1 March 2021 | Updated: 12:06 GMT, 1 March 2021 While this year’s … Read more
For many of us, skinny jeans have been a wardrobe staple for the past decade. What to wear to brunch (when cafes reopen)? Skinny jeans and a jumper. On a muddy walk (another one)? Wellies, a duvet coat and skinny jeans. I’ve been devoted to my skinny jeans since buying a pair of Topshop’s ‘The … Read more
They entertain the nation with their witty TV commentary and charming personalities on Gogglebox Australia. But away from the fly-on-the-wall show, the cast all have very different jobs – including a healthcare director, a legal assistant and a journalist. As the new series hits screens on Wednesday, Daily Mail Australia takes a look at what … Read more
Housebound UK homeowners are on a quest to perfect their homes, as Britons spent billions on renovations in 2020. Households spent an average of £2,608 on home improvements last year, up £391 or 15 per cent on 2019, according to a survey of 2,000 homeowners by the online tradesman directory Checkatrade. If every owner-occupied household … Read more
Although the property market was buoyant for much of 2020, hundreds of thousands of would-be home movers still saw their property purchases fall through. A total of 306,198 property transactions fell through last year, a 12.26 per cent rise from 2019 when there were 272,768 fall-throughs, according to the residential property data agency TwentyCi. Fall-throughs … Read more
Staycations are set to be a popular holiday option once again this summer, as foreign travel still looks uncertain despite the vaccine roll-out. While going abroad seems ever more unlikely, holidaymakers are increasingly confident about being able to a UK break. Sykes Holiday Cottages, which lets properties on behalf of their owners, reported an 188 … Read more
Once in a while, even in these grim times, there comes a snippet of news to lift the most downtrodden heart. Such a morsel of cheer lifted mine this week, with the evidence in yesterday’s paper that young people have no business to sneer at us old folk when we suffer the occasional senior moment. For … Read more