B&Q and Screwfix staff to get pay rise as DIY boom continues
The owner of B&Q and Screwfix is handing workers a pay rise as the company’s boss forecast that demand for energy-saving kit and the shift to working from home would Read More
‘We’re heading for a crisis’: UK parents face rising fees as nursery costs soar
Parents already feeling the squeeze from higher food and energy bills could soon be facing higher childcare costs as nurseries struggle to stay open amid their own surging energy bills Read More
Screwfix lands in hot water over radiator refund
In December I ordered a radiator from Screwfix which, rather than being picked up at my local store, was delivered to my home. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the right size so Read More
How UK shoppers can buy beautifully ethical flowers
The carbon footprint of imported flowers can be 10 times that of a homegrown bouquet, so it pays to “buy small and buy British”. That was one of the conclusions Read More
‘The casino beckons’: my journey inside the cryptosphere
I can’t explain exactly how I ended up on crypto Twitter (or CT, as it’s known in the cryptosphere) and in the crypto-focused Telegram and Discord groups I started lurking Read More
Driven to despair by disarray at DVLA
Last Thursday, I received an official brown envelope with a Swansea return address. Could this possibly be my renewed driving licence that I had requested (as directed) via DVLA Swansea Read More
Inside the £250m Abramovich property portfolio
As football fans wend their way to Stamford Bridge for Chelsea’s home game against Brentford next month, not all will realise they are walking past dozens of apartments belonging to Read More
Under-30s pay the highest price for the UK’s cost-of-living crisis
The cost-of-living crisis is biting across the generations, but the under-30s are likely to be among the hardest hit. A recent report from the Intergenerational Foundation thinktank suggested the age Read More