BBC blew £350,000 of licence-fee payers’ cash on unused taxis, train fares and hotel stays

The BBC has been slammed for blowing an eye-watering £350,000 on unused taxis, train fares and hotel stays in the last five years alone, figures have revealed.  The broadcaster spent more than £273,000 on 5,455 train tickets, £64,800 on 600 hotel rooms and £25,000 on 1,631 taxi journeys – all of which were unused by its globetrotting staff. The BBC … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Two more FTSE 100-listed dividend payers wield axe on shareholder payouts

MARKET REPORT: Retail investors dealt another blow as two more FTSE 100-listed dividend payers wield axe on shareholder payouts By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 15 April 2020 Retail investors were dealt another blow as two more FTSE 100-listed dividend payers wielded the axe … Read more

Council tax payers in the south could see their bills shoot up by 50 per cent under proposed reforms

Council tax payers in the south could see their bills shoot up by 50 per cent under think-tank’s proposed reforms The ‘levelling up’ reforms were proposed in a report on council tax revaluation Institute for Fiscal Studies said there would be 45% rise in parts of East London There would also be jumps of over … Read more