Amazon pays £781m in direct taxes as revenues soar to record £24bn
Online giant Amazon is investing in the latest robotic technology at its 100-plus warehouses. It says that it is ‘proud of the significant economic contribution we are making to the UK economy’. Daily Express :: News Feed
Pensioners get £7,000 a year as annuity rates soar – and money back if they die
It’s a long time since annuities paid £7,000 a year, but that’s what pensioners can get now as rates continue to rise Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Brits warned Canary Islands holiday prices could soar if new tax is imposed
A tourist tax is being threatened by a candidate running to be president of the Spanish islands. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Banking crisis fears soar as world’s safest asset goes rogue and no-one can stop it
Everybody knows the last financial crisis was caused by greedy bankers gambling with other people’s money, and assume that’s also the case today. Yet something more sinister is at work. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Are zero-deposit mortgages a good idea? Fears UK house prices could soar
EXCLUSIVE: Zero-deposit mortgages could prove invaluable to people trapped in extortionately-priced rental cycles, but are they as good as they sound? Express.co.uk spoke to mortgage experts to find out the positives as well as the potential fallbacks. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Amsterdam’s crackdown on British men defied as stag party bookings to the city soar
A British mother on a mini-break in the Dutch capital with her partner and two sons in their 20s said: ‘if they want to visit prostitutes, that is fine with us’. Daily Express :: News Feed
POLL: Should Rishi Sunak offer more support as energy bills soar again?
The Government is due to increase the price cap guarantee by £500 next year, raising the annual limit to £3,000. So should more support be offered? Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Red Thursday: UK energy demand poised to soar two-year high as cold snap bites
Plans to bring coal-fired power generators back into use were stood down today. Daily Express :: News Feed
Britain beefs up Europe’s defence: Army puts tanks on red alert as Russia tensions soar
Express.co.uk has learned 60 are now in a state of’ high readiness’. Daily Express :: World Feed
Britons reluctantly forced to abandon sustainable living as costs soar, study finds
The change in priorities comes even as the majority of young adults report becoming more aware of the climate crisis following heatwaves over summer. Daily Express :: News Feed