Category: Money
0
Money
Great Britain’s energy networks to get £24bn upgrade but bills to rise | Energy industry
Energy companies have been given the green light to spend nearly £24bn on Great Britain’s electricity grid, in a move that will further increase household…
We wanted to stay at a Bear hotel – just not one 50 miles away | Money
For our 40th wedding anniversary we booked a night at the Bear hotel in Crickhowell, Wales, via [the booking website] Super.com. The details were duly…
How gen Z is rewriting money rules: ‘I thrift, I splurge, I save 25%’ | Money
From no-buy-years to second-hand shopping, gen Z seems to have its own unique spending habits. A global rise in the cost of living combined with…
I went to a drive-thru Starbucks but ended up with a £100 parking fine | Consumer affairs
I recently had to collect my brother from Stansted airport. I stopped to collect a coffee from the Starbucks drive-thru in a retail park near…
‘Your reservation is at risk’: beware the Booking.com scam | Consumer affairs
You’ve booked the hotel and you’re starting to look forward to your break when you get a message telling you to make a payment, or…
Free coffee, cut-price theatre tickets and birthday upgrades: 42 genius ways to beat the system | Life and style
Culture The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. 1 If you sign up…
‘He left us with nothing’: the British investors swindled by a German property firm | Business
“He took everything, left us with absolutely nothing,” says David Middleton, one of thousands of British and Irish investors who racked up huge losses from…
Rose plants to records: wedding gift ideas that won’t break the bank | Weddings
The days of all nearlyweds registering a gift list with a department store are firmly behind us. But if you don’t fancy adding to a…