A shopper who used buy now, pay later service Klarna for a £199 vacuum cleaner in three ‘interest-free’ instalments was left confused after he was charged an extra 4.5 per cent for paying with a credit card. John Hitchin, 61, from Cambridgeshire, bought a cordless vacuum cleaner from Vax on 28 January and chose to … Read more
Every week our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a brilliant holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. This week he finds out how to cut the cost of a holiday flight. What’s worse than being squeezed into a middle seat on a packed flight? Finding out that … Read more
‘Send us in the opposite direction!’ Tui cruise customers claim they are being forced to holiday in ‘Coronavirus Land’ after the firm refused refunds for trip to Thailand and Singapore Tui’s Marella Cruises trip will also stop in Singapore, Cambodia and Malaysia Some customers are concerned the ship will visit ports that have closed down … Read more
When winter comes, an upsetting sight can greet office workers taking the train from the commuter town of Lelystad into central Amsterdam. Roughly 25 miles east of the Dutch capital, they pass a nature reserve called the Oostvaardersplassen, where herds of red deer, wild horses and cattle roam free. The 5,000-hectare plot is supposed to … Read more
Three Tory donors who are expected to be rewarded with peerages by Boris Johnson together gave almost £1.5million to the party in the final three months of last year. Peter Cruddas, Michael Spencer and Jon Moynihan are thought to have been nominated by the Prime Minister for places on the red benches, which will be announced … Read more
Moment pilot ignores safety warnings and huge ice cracks to land plane on the frozen surface of the world’s deepest lake Vadim Makhorov and Andrey Melnikov travelled across the Lake Baikal in Russia Footage shows their Cessna 172 aircraft narrowly skimming the frozen surface Comes after Russia’s emergency ministry warned drivers to take extreme care By Will … Read more
Native American leader fights back tears as he describes the pain of watching sacred land being blown up to make way for Donald Trump’s Mexico-US border wall Native American leader spoke of pain at sacred land being destroyed for the wall Construction crews this month began blasting and bulldozing through hills Environmental groups are also … Read more
A savvy homeowner has revealed how she transformed her garden on a budget by sourcing wood from sawmills and seeking out cheap flowers on eBay. Mother-of-three Becca Menzies, 44, from Sussex, transformed the area of ‘scrub land’ into a stunning oasis, complete with beautiful flower borders, pebble paths and a spacious chicken coop. The hands-on … Read more
The cheapest new Land Rover Defender 4X4 will officially cost from £40,290, the British car maker has revealed. Order books for the three-door Defender 90 have officially opened today, following the successful launch of the pricier – and slightly larger – 110 variant at the end of last year and a ‘record’ level of interest … Read more