Businesswoman, 49, loses court fight for half her ex boyfriend’s house after paying off his mortgage

A businesswoman has lost her court fight for half her ex boyfriend’s house after she claimed he ‘evicted’ her just after she’d paid off his mortgage. Vijaya Jules, 49, said she poured £100,000 into renovations and mortgage payments on Jason Spencer’s home in Oakwood Hill, Loughton, Essex, thinking she was putting money into their future … Read more

I rebooked trip with Tui too early and now face cancelling or paying the difference

Last year, I booked a holiday to Cuba with my wife and our best friends via Tui. We were due to travel on 15 November but because of the latest government lockdown, it was cancelled. On 2 November, I received an email stating we could re-book and have an up to 40 per cent uplift … Read more

Married At First Sight star Ines Basic is chased by a taxi driver after not paying

That’s awkward! Married At First Sight star Ines Basic is chased by a taxi driver after forgetting to pay following the all-stars reunion Do you have a story about a MAFS contestant? Email [email protected]  By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:15 GMT, 8 December 2020 | Updated: 23:15 GMT, 8 December 2020 The … Read more

Is it worth paying into a pension when you are 64 and a non-taxpayer?

Is it worth paying into a pension when you are 64 and a non-taxpayer? Steve Webb replies By Steve Webb for This Is Money Published: 07:29 GMT, 7 December 2020 | Updated: 07:29 GMT, 7 December 2020 I am not a taxpayer, so have not benefited from an additional amount from the Government into a … Read more

NASA is paying a Colorado startup just $1 to collect moon dust from the lunar surface in 2023

Space exploration is expensive, and NASA is always looking for ways to economize.  The US space agency will be saving some big bucks by paying a Colorado startup just $1 to collect soil samples from the moon. The company, Lunar Outpost, has agreed to send a rover to the lunar South Pole in 2023 to … Read more

Crossrail is already paying 140 drivers up to £62,000-a-year

Crossrail is already paying 140 drivers up to £62,000-a-year to operate trains despite heavily-delayed line not opening to passengers for 18 months The employees, who are working four days a week, are running tests in London It comes despite ‘intensive trial running’, like line when it is open, not until 2021 The news will stoke … Read more

Home workers paying over the odds for insurance

Home workers paying over the odds for insurance with unnecessary ‘business use’ cover By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 24 November 2020 The number of people adding ‘business use’ to home insurance policies has jumped since the start of the year Thousands of home … Read more

DOMINIC LAWSON: Boris Johnson ducks paying his own bills. No wonder he doesn’t worry about yours 

To be Chancellor of the Exchequer is never a barrel of laughs. Even less so now when — largely as a result of the economics of the coronavirus pandemic — output has plummeted and public debt is soaring. So it is a tribute to Rishi Sunak’s remarkable ease under pressure that he was able yesterday … Read more

Silentnight are paying five lucky recruits to review pillows and mattresses

A dream job! Silentnight launches search for recruits to review bespoke pillows and mattresses – and you’ll be paid £300 while you sleep Silentnight offering five recruits the chance to get paid £300 while they sleep   British bed brand is searching for a ‘pyjama army’ to test and review products Each successful applicant is sent … Read more

Not paying BBC licence fee is STILL a crime: Plans to decriminalise non-payment are delayed

Not paying BBC licence fee is STILL a crime: Plans to decriminalise non-payment are delayed amid fears bailiffs will target the elderly Ministers have postponed a move to decriminalise non-payment of licence fee  The alternative would be a switch to a civil rather than a criminal system There are concerns this could be worse as … Read more