Supermarkets accused of stinging drivers with above-average fuel price hikes in December The wholesale price of petrol and diesel rose by 1p-a-litre in December However, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco increased fuel prices by 3p per litre Only Asda matched the wholesale increase and was by far the cheapest to fill up RAC said retailers were … Read more
Families face a 5 per cent council tax hike next year that will ‘clobber’ them as services are cut, ministers have been warned. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick announced councils in England can continue to increase tax by up to 2 per cent without a referendum and boost the social care precept by up to 3 per cent … Read more
Veteran investor Mark Mobius warns US stock market faces sharp drop due to Joe Biden’s plans to hike taxes By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 November 2020 Warning: Funds chief Mark Mobius Veteran investor Mark Mobius has warned that the US stock market … Read more
Tom Hanks cuts a casual figure as he enjoys a 4km hike on the Gold Coast… as he takes a day off from filming the long-awaited new Elvis biopic in Queensland By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:59 GMT, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 13:59 GMT, 21 November 2020 He returned to Australia … Read more
Amber Heard looks sporty during a hike through the canyons of LA… after fans petition to fire her from Aquaman 2 in the wake of Johnny Depp case By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 03:37 GMT, 17 November 2020 | Updated: 03:38 GMT, 17 November 2020 She has been hitting the canyons of Los Angeles … Read more
You may well find yourself in kinship with W. H. Auden’s soldier from his poem Roman Wall Blues at some point when walking Hadrian’s Wall. ‘Over the heather the wet wind blows/I’ve lice in my tunic and a cold in my nose/The rain comes pattering out of the sky/I’m a Wall soldier, I don’t know why.’ … Read more
Amber Heard sports a flannel blouse and goes make-up free as she hikes in Los Angeles with her beloved pup By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 19:06 GMT, 25 October 2020 | Updated: 19:06 GMT, 25 October 2020 She has been going out on hikes and horseback riding to help pass the time as she … Read more
Tesco has raised its dividend as a pandemic-fuelled surge in online grocery shopping boosted profits. Britain’s biggest supermarket will fork out a £313million interim payout to shareholders, worth 3.2p per share, as new chief executive Ken Murphy hailed last week as the ‘biggest in our history for home delivery’. In his first outing after taking … Read more
Experts warn hosueholds to beware autumn price hikes from energy firms as Bulb raises electricity tariff for second time this year Bulb to hike electricity bills by £53 a year from Sunday 18 October It had already increased its average electricity tariff in March by £22 a year The supplier said wholesale prices have picked … Read more
There are an extraordinary 15 National Parks in the UK and as wonderful as the likes of the Lake District, New Forest and Snowdonia decidedly are for walkers, they can get rather busy. If you prefer more serenity during a hike, head instead to one of the UK’s six less famous National Parks. Not only … Read more