My son and his fiancee are living in Germany right now and he is really looking forward to Xmas this year. It will be his first Xmas in Germany and we all know that that time of year is like a magical wonderland. Money is tight for them so I will be...

Yes, that’s right - here’s something for free from those who normally take your money from you! credit card companies are currently so keen for your custom they are dishing out free flights and vouchers to new customers.  After a two-year drought in...

Poppy sellers from the Royal British Legion have been banned from shaking their collection tins in case they are seen as a ‘public menace’. Asking anyone if they want to buy one and even approaching people have also been declared illegal. Instead...

If you are going to be a publican then one thing you have to learn is how not to antagonise your patrons.  One place you can always buy a Remembrance Day Poppy in the UK is in a pub - not though if your publican is Bernice Walsh. New owner of the...

Britain has failed to make it into the top ten of a list of the world’s most successful countries, according to a global survey of wealth and happiness. The UK was placed 12th in a ‘prosperity index’ of 104 nations covering 90 per cent of the world’s...