Rita Konig has long been the secret weapon of people doing up houses in the world’s smarter postcodes. The British interior designer is too discreet to name names, of course, but her portfolio boasts country piles, sleek New York apartments and Notting Hill pieds-a-terre. She also re-modelled one of West Hollywood’s hippest private members’ clubs, … Read more
Chancellor Sajid Javid last night announced that this year’s Budget, postponed ahead of the December election, will be held on 11 March. While much of the focus has been on the tearing up of Treasury rules and measures to try and ‘level up’ the rest of the country, there are a number of tax changes … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: This Budget must stop us falling in to recession By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:45 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:45 GMT, 7 March 2020 I would put money on the Chancellor’s Budget this Wednesday being radically different to the one Rishi Sunak envisaged just over three weeks … Read more
Budget will pump £5billion into flood defences to protect 300,000 homes after Boris Johnson was slammed for failing to visit storm victims Budget will double flood defence funding to £5.2billion by 2024, Chancellor says The projects are intended to protect 300,000 homes from extreme weather Boris Johnson was heavily criticised for failing to visit any … Read more
Rishi Sunak (pictured in Downing St last month) warned that UK plc is set for a ‘shock’ as the killer disease spreads around the globe The Budget will stop coronavirus wreaking permanent damage to the economy and give the NHS ‘whatever it needs’, the Chancellor vowed today. Rishi Sunak warned that UK plc is set … Read more
Jerez de la Frontera is a classically Andalusian city with lashings of old-school Spanish charm. Crumbling medieval walls hide tapas restaurants and classic tabancos (little working-class bars), which peddle crisp sherry from £1 a glass. Wander the streets and you’ll hear cheery locals using the word ‘ole’ as a day-to-day expression (it’s typically only shouted … Read more
An increasingly serious coronavirus outbreak and a surprise change of Chancellor have upended early predictions of what might be in the Budget next Wednesday. As the health threat mounts and overshadows many more mundane concerns, Rishi Sunak might be forced to tailor his speech around a crisis prevention strategy rather than post-election winning giveaways or … Read more
End of the tampon tax: Chancellor Rishi Sunak will axe the unpopular levy on sanitary products in his first Budget Widely-unpopular levy will be axed when Britain exits the transition period EU law has prevented members from reducing rate below five per cent It treated tampons and sanitary pads as luxury items and not essential … Read more
Coronavirus crisis casts cloud over Rishi Sunak’s first Budget but pledge to raise national insurance threshold will likely go ahead By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 6 March 2020 The Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver next Wednesday’s Budget against the most uncertain economic backdrop … Read more
No thrills cremations for under £1,000 launched by online will writing and probate firm Farewill A ‘direct cremation’ is much cheaper than a basic funeral, at an average £4,417 Ashes are returned to a family, who can then mark a death at an affordable price Farewill also believes there is high demand for non-traditional send-offs By … Read more