Record number of households spending £265 a year on subscriptions they do not even use, according to research by Compare The Market By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 19 June 2021 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 19 June 2021 A record number of households are spending £265 a year on subscriptions for … Read more
Revealed: The Green Homes Grant scheme flops with just £71.3m vouchers issued so far – and £1bn of funding withdrawn Leftover funding for the Green Homes Grant will not be rolled over to next year As only £71.3m has been spent, this means the budget will be slashed by £1bn The scheme gives vouchers to … Read more
Revealed: The Green Homes Grant scheme flops with just £71.3m vouchers issued so far – and £1bn of funding withdrawn Leftover funding for the Green Homes Grant will not be rolled over to next year As only £71.3m has been spent, this means the budget will be slashed by £1bn The scheme gives vouchers to … Read more
Save your unused mobile data in a ‘piggybank’ and gift it to family or friends who need it more By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 9 February 2021 Sky Mobile customers can now share spare internet data with family and friends who need it … Read more
West End restaurateurs have slammed the enforced closure brought on by Tier 3 as they throw out bags and boxes of unused food – as police officer and Covid-19 volunteers cleared away the last of London’s drinkers. Millions of pounds worth of food could go to waste as a result of the capital going into … Read more
The BBC has been slammed for blowing an eye-watering £350,000 on unused taxis, train fares and hotel stays in the last five years alone, figures have revealed. The broadcaster spent more than £273,000 on 5,455 train tickets, £64,800 on 600 hotel rooms and £25,000 on 1,631 taxi journeys – all of which were unused by its globetrotting staff. The BBC … Read more
A top scientist has called on the NHS to expand its list of Covid-19 symptoms after it emerged almost 200,000 tests for the virus are going un-used every day. Only those suffering the three key symptoms – a new, continuous cough, high temperature and loss of taste and smell – are eligible for a test, … Read more
The average British adult has around £598’s worth of unused gadgets just gathering dust about their home — equal to some £16.5 billion of tech — a study has found. However, these forgotten gems may not stay so precious, as smart phones, tablets, computers, and consoles have depreciated by some 20 per cent in the last year. … Read more
Costa del patio! Creative homeowner transforms her garden into a beach-inspired retreat complete with a stunning covered lounge and a BBQ zone Kerry Devlin, 46, from Belfast, transformed her back garden into a beach resort She and her husband built decking, mosaic tiling and lounging area themselves They started transformation three years ago and finally … Read more
Locked-down smartphone users in the UK are sitting on 165 million gigabytes of unused mobile data worth a staggering £165 million, study claims Consumers stuck at home due to COVID-19 are using their WiFi instead of data Data use among non-essential workers has fallen from 2.4 to 1.9 GB a month More than two-thirds of users … Read more