While most recruiters ask straightforward questions to establish your expertise, career history and if you’re a good fit for the team, some ask curve-ball questions tough enough to fluster even the most prepared job seekers. How can you tackle these bizarre interview questions without showing how they intimidate you? And, if a recruiter asks a … Read more
Is you car more likely to be stolen than other models? If you own any of these 10 motors the chances are it will be more appealing to thieves than cars, if last year’s records are anything to go by. The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency has revealed the vehicles most commonly reported to them … Read more
Record-breaking bra sales give M&S a welcome lift as it captures 37.5% of the market By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 21:55 GMT, 26 February 2020 Marks & Spencer has launched a digital bra-fitting tool to boost sales of its bestselling product. The ailing retailer has … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Shares rise for first time this week as coronavirus still worries markets; Restaurant Group to shut up to 90 outlets; Diageo warns on earnings By This Is Money Published: 08:10 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 17:25 GMT, 26 February 2020 The FTSE 100 closed up 24.59 points at 7042.47 and the pound … Read more
Drinks giant Diageo warns it’s on course to take a £200m hit from the coronavirus fallout amid bar and restaurant closures FTSE 100 listed group’s share price fell over 4% in early morning trading Annual profits and sales expected to take a hit from virus fallout, group warns By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 09:27 … Read more
The true cost of using Britain’s network of public chargers to replenish the batteries of an electric car have been uncovered. Charging an electric vehicle using a public charge point can cost almost 10 times more than charging up at home, according to research by What Car?. It found that early adopters who regularly need to … Read more
Direct Line to axe 800 jobs as customers increasingly move online By Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 11:55 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 12:42 GMT, 26 February 2020 Insurance firm Direct Line has confirmed it is to cut 800 jobs as a response to the growing prevalence of customers interacting with the firm … Read more
Lloyds will axe 780 full-time jobs, claims trade union Unite, as 56 branches are due to close by autumn Halifax, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland owner has been cutting back on branches News follows HSBC revealing that it will shut another 27 branches Lloyds said it had taken another £2.45billion hit from PPI in recent … Read more
Diesel dips below £1.20 a litre for the first time in 2 YEARS as Asda initiates a 2p per litre cut on fuel prices Asda has cut the price of both petrol and diesel by 2p a litre from today Motorists will pay no more than 116.7p for a litre of unleaded and 118.7p for … Read more
My father, 92, was admitted to a dementia care home early last September. I have Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). I rang TalkTalk to cancel his account but they refused because I wasn’t the account holder and didn’t have his password. I was passed around, each time explaining that my father had no memory of … Read more