Shoppers have been warned to watch out for scams when buying tickets, pets, vehicles and designer goods online in 2024. Thousands of people hunting for tickets, cars, pets, and much more were tricked into handing money over to fraudsters this year, with purchase scams soaring 42 per cent compared to last year. Social media was … Read more
It’s one of the most striking structures in the world, but the visitor queue leaves a lot of people feeling Eiffel-y annoyed. In fact, the line at the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris comes top of a world ranking of most-complained-about queues, with the London Eye second and the Colosseum third. The list, by hawaiianislands.com, … Read more
A drop in temperature paired with rising energy costs means more households are facing higher bills this Christmas. While energy prices dipped in October, the lack of government support this winter means many will pay even more. A one-bed property, or low-usage household, is expected to pay over £25 more a month, since last year. … Read more
A Brit who moved to America has revealed one of the biggest culture shocks she experienced – on the very night she arrived in the states. Amber Peacock, who goes by @_apeacock on TikTok, makes videos about the differences she’s noticed since doing the big move. She recently shared what her biggest issue is and … Read more
By Steve Webb for This Is Money Updated: 06:00 GMT, 11 December 2023 Steve Webb: Our pensions agony uncle answers your questions My husband died in 2008. He was 60, I was 47 and a full-time nurse. He didn’t get a pension and sadly died before pension age. I never received widows pension as I … Read more
An American woman who moved to the UK has listed the five things she loves about British houses, that she wishes homes in the US had. Brittany Hayes, who’s originally from Florida, moved to Birmingham, where she is undertaking a renovation with her fiancé. She goes by @thebrickhousechronicles on TikTok and has previously racked up … Read more
By Calum Muirhead Updated: 15:40 GMT, 10 December 2023 Power station operator Drax has been struggling with its image for a while. Its claims to be a green energy giant have come under increasing scrutiny from activists, who argue that its practice of burning wood pellets to produce electricity is anything but environmentally friendly. The … Read more
Kamil Sattar is rich – and he wants you to be rich too, if his YouTube channel The Ecom King is anything to go by. Sattar, 24, from Telford, Shropshire, said in 2020 he made more than £30,000 a month with his business and now claims his companies’ sales exceed $5million (£3.9m) a year. The … Read more
Norman and Helen D’Silva have been on more than 200 cruises, but are far from being bored with them. In fact, they’re selling their home in Florida to turn their life into one long cruise. The couple, who have been married for 40 years, are among hundreds of high-fliers buying cabins on maritime firm Storylines’ luxury residential … Read more
Cuba conjures up images of big cigars, classic American cars, revolution, rum and Fidel Castro. What the Caribbean island is less well known for is coffee. Once one of the world’s biggest producers, coffee growing has slumped since US President John F Kennedy imposed an economic embargo on Castro’s pro-Soviet regime in early 1962 – … Read more
