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Forty-year mortgages: life sentence or life raft? March 19, 2019
It can dramatically cut monthly repayments – but there’s one rather big catchNew figures suggest that the traditional 25-year mortgage is becoming a thing of the past. More than half (51%) of those on sale have a standard maximum term of up to 40 years, according to the financial data website Moneyfacts – up from […]
Sainsbury’s to publish price cut data if Asda merger goes ahead March 19, 2019
Supermarkets ‘happy to be held to account’ on reducing prices by £1bnSainsbury’s has promised to publish an annual breakdown of the £1bn-worth of price cuts it has promised shoppers if it merges with Asda, as it scrambles to reverse the competition watchdog’s opposition to the £7bn deal.Many analysts think the tie-up between Sainsbury’s and Asda, […]
Universal basic income only goes so far – free public services are essential too | Alfie Stirling March 19, 2019
Our weekly allowance may sound like UBI-lite, but it is part of a radical programme to transform livesAlmost 37 years ago to the day, during the fiery aftermath of an early Margaret Thatcher budget, the prime minister was allegedly challenged to name just two economists who endorsed her agenda of cutting public spending in the […]
HS2 would widen UK 'north-south' divide and should be axed, says report March 19, 2019
Thinktank says London would benefit most and money should go to less wealthy areas insteadThe government’s planned HS2 high-speed rail project will make the UK even more divided and should be scrapped in favour of boosting services in the less well-off parts of the country, a left-leaning thinktank has said.A report from the New Economics […]
UK unemployment falls to 44-year low despite Brexit fears March 19, 2019
Employers’ hiring reduces jobless rate to 3.9%, the lowest since the start of 1975UK unemployment has dropped to the lowest level in more than 44 years despite mounting fears over Brexit, as employers across the country ramped up hiring at the fastest rate in more than three years.The Office for National Statistics said Britain’s jobless […]
Office Outlet is latest retailer to go into administration March 19, 2019
Former Staples chain with 90 stores hit by falling stationery sales and high street woesThe stationery chain Office Outlet has collapsed into administration, putting 1,200 UK jobs at risk.The struggling retailer, formerly known as Staples, has 90 stores, predominantly in out-of-town retail parks. Its collapse comes less than a year after its management team resorted […]
Boeing chief speaks of 'tragic loss' as prosecutors investigate 737 Max planes March 19, 2019
Dennis Muilenburg makes first meaningful remarks on Ethiopia and Indonesia crashes as scrutiny mounts on companyThe chief executive of Boeing on Monday night broke company leadership’s near silence over two recent crashes involving the 737 Max aircraft type, as US federal prosecutors and regulators opened an inquiry into the plane’s development process.Dennis Muilenburg issued statements […]
My Revolution Beauty makeup hasn’t arrived after three weeks March 19, 2019
The company blames Royal Mail for the delivery delay, but I needed the products urgentlyI recently ordered makeup from Revolution Beauty’s website, having previously bought from Superdrug. They are huge in the beauty industry and supply unusual products. I am training to be a part-time makeup artist and needed the products for a graded assessment […]
'It could be terrible for us': how one British high street is preparing for Brexit March 19, 2019
York’s Bishopthorpe Road has gone from strength to strength in recent years. But can its shopkeepers overcome their latest and perhaps greatest challenge?In a tiny, windowless back office, Dan Ebdon is hunched over a computer screen. “I’m trying to find a Victorian-style ash pan,” he says. “But I’m struggling.”His knees are pressed against rolls of […]
MPs call for Viagogo boycott and shake-up of ticket touting laws March 19, 2019
Committee’s report on live music industry also criticises Google for promoting websiteA committee of MPs has taken the highly unusual step of urging consumers to boycott the ticket resale firm Viagogo, criticising Google for promoting the website and calling for a review of laws against ticket touting.In a report on the live music industry, the […]