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Poll reveals cash strapped Britain is beset with buyer’s remorse

A new study has revealed buyer's remorse is becoming increasingly prominent as cashed-strapped Brits are forced to dip into their savings for extravagant buys. Clothes, a car – and engagement rings are among the purchases Brits have bought but later regretted, A poll of 5,000 adults found. More than half have dipped into their savings to splurge on an extravagant buy but ended up wishing they hadn’t. And almost one in ten even admitted regretting their purchase within minutes of...

Home Office in fresh crisis after telling 7,000 foreign students to leave UK in error

The Home Office has been engulfed in a fresh crisis after accusations emerged that it told 7,000 foreign students to leave the UK in error. In Sajid Javid's first day in office new revelations have been leaked of a shocking blunder that could have left students homeless and detained. According to the Financial Times the Home Office may have falsely accused thousands of foreign students of faking their proficiency in English and ordered them to leave the country. A large majority...

Watch – Sainsbury’s chief caught on camera singing “we’re in the money” after ASDA deal

Sainsbury's boss Mike Coupe was caught singing to himself between TV interviews, regarding the merger of Sainsbury's and ASDA. He sang: "We're in the money while sipping on a coffee from Cafe Nero. Sainsbury’s and Walmart-owned Asda have agreed terms for a merger worth some £12bn. He later apologised for the 'unfortunate choice of song' At least 75 ASDA stores could close in merger with Sainsbury’s, according to new analysis. The recently-announced merger will create Britain’s biggest supermarket chain, but...

At least 75 ASDA stores could close in merger with Sainsbury’s

At least 75 ASDA stores could close in merger with Sainsbury’s, according to new analysis. The recently-announced merger will create Britain's biggest supermarket chain, but regulators could be looking to see how many Asda stores are in close proximity to Sainsbury’s before giving it the go-ahead. Early research has revealed that while almost half Asda stores had a Sainsbury’s in the same postal district (the first half of the postcode, known as the ‘outcode’), many of these were Sainsbury’s Local stores,...

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