A woman has been accused of “theft by finding” after taking home food that had been thrown out by Tesco following a power cut. Sasha Hall, 21, is facing a trial after she and dozens of others helped themselves to thousands of pounds worth of “spoilt” goods that were left ...
EBay has claimed that its online payments unit PayPal will surpass its current marketplace division in three years, as the online auction site is cast as an innovator by executives. After the announcement at a meeting at the company’s headquarters in California, shares in eBay jumped nearly eight percent.
In the ...
Written by Alf Merrywaters · Filed Under Business | Comments Off
A survey has revealed that motorway service stations are ripping customers off by charging over 90 percent more for drinks and snack. According to consumer watchdog Which?, Burger King, WH Smith and Marks & Spencer are taking advantage of the millions of people on the road who are forced to ...
Written by Mary Drew · Filed Under Shopping | Comments Off
England coach Fabio Capello hailed Jack Wilshere's as incredible for his progress at Arsenal this season and told reporters that he plans to base the national team for the European Championships around the combative midfielder.
England prepare for a friendly match against Denmark this evening with Frank Lampard in the centre ...
Written by Ben Lloyd · Filed Under General News | Comments Off
Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has accused his West Ham counterpart of scaremongering after she savaged the north London team’s proposals for taking over the Olympic Stadium in Stratford.
Karen Brady believes that Spurs’ intentions to rip out the athletics track after the 2012 London Olympic Games represents a huge waste ...
Written by Steven Adams · Filed Under General News | Comments Off
English football’s most expensive ever signing was substituted in the 66th minute as his new team were defeated by his former Liverpudlian employers by one goal to nil.
Fernando Torres, £50million of Spanish striker who just moved to league champions Chelsea, was roundly booed by his old fans as he was ...
Written by Steven Adams · Filed Under General News | Comments Off
An aristocrat who cheated Tesco out of £355,000 so he could fund a music festival has been jailed for 30 months. Alexander Trenchard, who is the son of Viscount Trenchard, used the money to bankroll Standon Calling music festival of which he was director.
The annual event, which was held in ...
Written by Allison Stuart · Filed Under General News | Comments Off
Online supermarket retailer Ocado Plc defied recent profit forecasts posting its first quarterly profit.
The grocer also said it would begin to rival heavyweights like Tesco and others more aggressively by stepping up its campaign to offer cheaper, more accessible groceries. Shares in the group rose sharply with the announcement, following ...
Written by Mary Drew · Filed Under Business | Comments Off
Last minute holidays are becoming widely popular in Britain as holidaymakers look to score late deals for greater savings.
Dove Spa is the latest to team up with Discount Vouchers to offer a great last minute deal on all its spa treatments. As the wintry weather makes for dry skin and ...
Written by Steven Adams · Filed Under Offers | Comments Off
A Barclays’ manager that used her access to the bank’s system to siphon thousands of pounds into her daughter’s account has been given a suspended jail sentence.
Janet Wylde, 56, used her position at an east London Barclays branch to help her debt-ridden daughter gain access to almost 17,000 pounds. Using ...
Written by Ben Lloyd · Filed Under Business | Comments Off
« Previous Page
