‘Sorry for the delay, we were flushing someone’s head down the toilet’: National Trust posts sarcastic tweet in row with Spectator over claims of ‘bullying’ and how job applicants are rejected if they voted Leave In since deleted post, the charity said it has to go ‘pinch someone’s lunch money’ Tweet made in response to … Read more
The National Trust has been condemned online after using plastic trees to promote its campaign urging Britons to celebrate the blossom season. Britons took to Twitter to slam the heritage body after it emerged that the Trust’s #BlossomWatch campaign was being promoted on faux trees on London’s New Bond Street. Posters which read ‘Join a … Read more
MIDDLEFIELD CANADIAN INCOME TRUST: The gem that pays a 5% dividend By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 24 April 2021 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 24 April 2021 Investment trust Middlefield Canadian Income represents an unusual but attractive proposition for investors looking for a mix of income and capital return. Although the … Read more
Three in four Britons don’t trust online banking as threat from scams escalates 76% said they ‘lack trust towards using their banking services online’ 81% say that ‘trust is the most important factor in their purchasing journey’ It comes as banks continue to close branches By Toby Walne for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:21 … Read more
An industry-devised workaround to allow the parents of disabled children access to otherwise-locked Child Trust Fund and Junior Isa savings without having to go to court could be given legal backing under proposals put forward by peers. Former Tory cabinet minister Lord Young and Labour’s Lord Blunkett have proposed an amendment to the Financial Services … Read more
Tree-planting drive takes root as National Trust record first 60,000 saplings in bid for 20million more National Trust has received £500,000 in public donations for its campaign Charity has planted 60,000 trees so far and plans to plant 20million by 2030 More locations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been earmarked By Xantha Leatham Health … Read more
Hopes the Government would provide a simpler workaround to the courts for the parents of disabled children locked out of their Child Trust Funds appear to have been dashed after ministers said it was up to the judiciary to make the process easier. Justice minister Lord Wolfson told peers in the House of Lords on … Read more
A pair of beavers have been released into a large enclosure in a hidden valley on the flanks of the South Downs to build dams and boost wildlife, the National Trust said. The male and female beaver have been introduced into a 15-hectare (37-acre) fenced area in the West Sussex valley, which was gifted to the … Read more
Trust linked to Ocado board member buys £16m of shares in the company By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 GMT, 22 March 2021 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 22 March 2021 Apple III Trust has bought 818,000 shares in Ocado for £16m A trust linked to a member of the Ocado board has … Read more
Trust in AstraZeneca’s Covid jab falls across the EU after leaders halted the rollout last week amid blood clot fears Confidence in AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine has plunged across Europe European leaders paused rollout of jab last week over fears it caused blood clots European Medicines Agency said vaccine was not associated with clotting risk By … Read more