A cross-party group of MPs and peers is calling for the government to more than double financial support for university students in England whose education has been disrupted by the pandemic, potentially amounting to £700m. The fund would provide support for students experiencing hardship as a result of lost income from term-time jobs in retail…
The stock market has gone crazy for GameStop, a struggling US computer games retail company whose stock price has soared from US$96.80 to $347.50 in the past three days – a rise of 359%. We are keen to hear from small investors who have bought GameStock shares. Share your experiences We’d like to hear what…
For 21-year-old Lina Khalid, it’s her grandmother’s dream of visiting Mecca that drives her while trading currency. “I’m gonna do it. Even if I have days where I’m not going to sleep, I’m gonna do it,” she says. A car for herself, some Air Jordans for her sister and being able to spoil her mum…
At the end of December, I placed a Waitrose online order for delivery a week later. Before I reached the checkout, a message headed “before you go” told me that I could order various bottles of champagne with up to a third off. I took advantage of this, and the online checkout applied a £21…
Shoppers may soon be allowed to pay up to £100 with a single tap after the City regulator said it was looking at increasing the payment limit for contactless cards. The limit was raised to £45 last year, and on Wednesday the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it could rise further in response to…
My daughter purchased some prints and frames online from Sweden on 30 December. The cost (including VAT) was £71.74 with “free delivery”, which she paid. She has now been told by DHL there is an “import duty” due of £25.34 – more than a third of the original price. Is this what the government means…
