Trainline on track for recovery: Ticket bookings bounce back strongly after lockdown easing – but sales are still only half pre-pandemic levels UK net ticket sales of £334m in quarter to end of May, half of £481m in Q1 2019 At the end of May, UK sales were at around 70% of the levels of 2019 … Read more
Litter claw firm hires 50 more staff to meet demand as picking up rubbish becomes more popular as a result of lockdown Ledbury-based Helping Hand hired more staff as war on litter ramped up in UK The firm produces litter ‘claws’ – and saw a boom in business during lockdowns Company is supporting Mail-backed Great … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Gunman on the loose in New Zealand after shots were fired outside a shopping centre Police called to Milson Line at Milson, Palmerston North, at 10.50am on Friday They received reports of a gunshots near the shopping centre in the suburb Schools in the area were placed into lockdown including Freyberg High School … Read more
Coronavirus lockdown may force you to work for YEARS longer – unless you act now By Rachel Lacey, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 5 June 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 5 June 2021 Hundreds of thousands of self-employed people have endured a tough 14 months as business has plummeted. Only the Government’s income … Read more
Couple’s incredible act of kindness to mates suffering under Melbourne’s gruelling lockdown – and how you can get involved too Ballarat couple sent groceries to friends in Melbourne via online shopping apps They suggested others do the same in a large private Facebook group The motivation is helping people suffering financially during the lockdown Mums … Read more
Perhaps you have lockdown savings sitting idle. If so, now could be the perfect time to consider overpaying your mortgage. Even an extra £100 a month could slash your total interest bill by nearly £10,000 — and clear your debt four years early. Britain’s band of ‘accidental savers’, who were forced to cut back on … Read more
DIY disaster as cost of materials hits the roof: Travis Perkins bosses eye ‘considerable’ price rises after boom in building work during lockdown The builders’ merchant said on Sunday Britons faced ‘considerable’ cost rises Price of bagged cement expected to rise by 15 per cent and chipboard by a tenth The rises follow a boom … Read more
Hospitality chiefs hail easing of lockdown restrictions as drinkers and diners flood back to pubs and restaurants By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 28 May 2021 | Updated: 22:19 BST, 28 May 2021 Hospitality chiefs hailed the easing of lockdown restrictions as drinkers and diners flooded back to pubs and restaurants. … Read more
A woman has revealed how she spent £20,000 on online shopping in lockdown – but soon came to dread seeing the Amazon delivery van on her driveway due to embarrassment. Natalie Reeves Billing, from Liverpool, has always loved the thrill of buying something new but developed a worrying addiction to splashing the cash during the pandemic … Read more
A woman has revealed how she spent £20,000 on online shopping in lockdown – but soon came to dread seeing the Amazon delivery van on her driveway due to embarrassment. Natalie Reeves Billing, from Liverpool, has always loved the thrill of buying something new but developed a worrying addiction to splashing the cash during the pandemic … Read more