World’s First Flying Taxi & Drone Airport to Open Later This Year The first pop-up urban airport is set to open in Coventry later this year. The urban airport, called Air One, will feature flying taxis and drones. The urban airport is set to open-backed by...
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CompareTheMarket.com Fined £17.9m
CompareTheMarket.com Fined £17.9m Over Breach of Competition Law CompareTheMarket, a price comparison site, has been fined £17.9m by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for keeping home insurance costs artificially high. The CMA found that clauses in the...
Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine is 95% Effective
The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine is 95% Effective & Will Be Submitted for Authorization The race has been on for a vaccine since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic about 8 months ago. The total number of cases in the UK thus far has come to 1.5 million since the...
London’s Taxis Parked Due To Lockdown 2
Are London’s Taxis Going Extinct? The Covid-19 pandemic has hit business across the board, making it almost impossible for some workers and companies to earn a living. Black cab drivers and business owners are no different. According to recent data released by...
Royal Mail Adds on New Service but Is It Too Pricy
Royal Mail Adds on New Service but Is It Too Pricy? The Royal Mail has added on a new service that has the postman picking up parcels from homes to deliver. The new service is called Parcel Collect and makes it possible to have the postman pick up five parcels for...
Ministers are Looking for Ways to Relax Travel Quarantine Rules
Ministers are Looking for Ways to Relax Travel Quarantine Rules There are concerns among firms in the travel and hospitality industries that the current 14-day mandated quarantine could hurt their business. They worry it will greatly damage a travel industry, which...
How is Everyone Using Their Lockdown Time?
How is Everyone Using Their Lockdown Time? What have you done to stay busy during the lockdown? Have you considered doing some home improvement work on your home? You may be surprised to learn that others have taken advantage of this time to begin working on their...
The Bounce Back Loan Scheme for Small & Medium-Sized Businesses
Last week, chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a new “bounce back” scheme to help small businesses hit by the coronavirus. It took some hard work to firm up all the details, but the Bounce Back Loan Scheme went live on Monday, 4 May 2020. While many small businesses will...
How to Save Money on Your Energy Bills During Covid-19
Chances are that you and your family have been spending more time at home due to the current Coronavirus pandemic. While you’re all at home, it’s necessary to cook, heat, and run additional devices such as computers, cell phones and gaming devices. What does this mean...
Mymoneycomparison.com Sponsors Local Grassroots Football Team
Howden Clough Juniors FC U8's youth squad, recently presented a framed shirt to Michael Harrington of Mymoneycomparison.com in appreciation for the sponsorship of the Howden Clough team kits and custom team all weather jackets. Michael Harrington is 1 of 2 Directors...
If You Work from Home, Should Employer Pay Utilities?
A government agency recently chose to stop paying for their home workers’ utilities. This has raised the question of whether or not an employer should pay for workers’ services, such as broadband, heat, etc. when they work from home. The discussion has also asked if...
Tesco Clubcard Customers Unable to Use Points for Railcards
If you’ve recently had trouble using your Tesco Clubcard reward points to purchase railcard products, you’re not alone. It seems a technical glitch is the reason behind this problem. Tesco Clubcard’s website had the following notice for customers: “We are currently...
Where to Find the Best Deals on Christmas Turkey & Trimmings This Year
Where can you find the cheapest turkey and trimmings this year for Christmas dinner? According to Good Housekeeping, you can feed a family of eight for £24.78 at Aldi this Christmas. While the discount grocery store won in the frozen turkey category, both Tesco and...
Tesco Angers Shoppers by Changing Terms & Conditions on Petrol Offer
Tesco shoppers had a surprise when they found the retailer had changed the petrol offer terms and conditions. The current deal offers 10p off every litre customers top up when they spend £60 in the store or online. A big spend can let customers enjoy reduced petrol...
Beware the Black Friday Deals!
If you’re gearing up for Black Friday deals this week, be sure to watch out for the prices. According to consumer group Which? Most items have the same or lower prices at other times of the year. In other words, you could be paying a higher price for the same item...
TSB to Close 86 Branches with Hundreds of Jobs at Risk
TSB is planning to close 86 of its branches, putting as many as 400 jobs at risk in the next 12 months. The reason? Debbie Crosbie, the new chief executive, hopes to cut costs while moving forward from the computer meltdown of last year. The meltdown caused a huge cut...
Posting Holiday Images on Facebook Could Cost You Money
The holidays are coming up, a time when many people take off on trips and post photos to their social media accounts, such as Twitter and Facebook. If you’re contemplating a trip, that’s great! However, be sure to avoid posting your holiday images on social media....
Real Living Wage Set to Increase
Real Living Wage Set to Increase The Living Wage Foundation has recently increased the national minimum hourly rates by 30p to £9.30. This is great news for many workers, as the pay increase will be just in time for the Christmas holiday. Workers receiving the pay...
Is Tesco’s New Clubcard Plus Worth the Money?
Have you heard about Tesco’s new loyalty scheme? In this article, we’ll take a look at what you can expect from the new program and what is has to offer. Loyalty schemes have been around for ages, with many types of stores offering these programs to help customers...
Can You Receive a Rebate on Tenant Fees?
The Tenant Fees Act 2019, which came into effect earlier this year, limits the amount a landlord, or letting agent, can charge in tenant fees. The Act was put in place to help tenants avoid paying high fees for deposits, etc. Good News for Tenants – a Rebate In fact,...
Renter Has No Heat After Thermostat Locked in a Box
Recently, the story of a tenant losing access to the thermostat in his rented home hit the news and social media. The trouble started with the installation of a Nest thermostat, which seemed to be no problem. However, a few days later, the tenant came home to find the...
Uber’s Sale to Rival
Uber’s Sale to Rival Grab May Violate Competition Laws “Expansion is inevitable”, a phrase which Uber has demonstrated over and over has today, come to light. Uber’s Southeast Asian business was sold to Grab, a fierce long-time rival, and this deal attracted the...
Pound Investors Anxiously Anticipate Brexit Speech
Pound Sterling (GBP) Persistent concerns over the Brexit process and the rising strength of major peer currencies left the Pound tumbling on Thursday, as investors continued this week’s Sterling selloff. Markets are anxious ahead of Friday’s Brexit speech from UK...
University applicants are down this year but are fees to blame?
University applicants are down this year, but should hiking tuition fees deter potential undergrads? Is that degree worth the money? With schools being back in and freshers weeks away from embarking their university journey, it seems appropriate to look at the...
In a World of Tech how can our lives be made simpler?
We live in a world of tech simplifying our daily lives, but how can they be made even simpler? So many times, I have sat on either my phone or my laptop and wished that there was a little gadget that could make the task I was performing a little simpler or more...
Brexit, what is the impact on Universities?
With the futures of EU citizens in this country and UK nationals inside the EU still uncertain, Russel Group universities are warning Thereasa May of potential damage this is causing. Take aside the controversial fees for UK universities, international students...
US President Trump and ‘Fake News’
With US President Trump shouting ‘Fake News’ whenever he can, should we worry about the funding of our own media outlets? In a project developed by The Guardian, and financially supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, questions are now being raised as to the...
Do labour still have working class interests at heart?
If working class voters have lost faith in Labour, is there still a place for the party? And do labour still have working class interests at heart? According to news sources, the popularity of the Labour party by the working classes is now at an all-time low. This is...
The MoD want to Police themselves during misconduct..should they?
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) want to be able to ‘police themselves’ regarding misconduct in conflict. Should they be different to other employers? Does the threat of legal proceedings affect in-combat decisions? How many times on a weekly basis do we all see...
The Brexit bill passed 494 to 122 in the Commons
The Brexit bill passed 494 to 122 in the Commons, and Trump is trying to negotiate trade deals with China. What will this mean for the rest of us? The House of Commons have passed the Brexit bill ‘overwhelmingly’, which has put us that one step closer to Article 50...