Soaring petrol prices are set to hit £1.50 a litre by the autumn, analysts warned last night.
Although drivers will feel the pain for months to come, Shell and BP are preparing today to announce profits of up to £6billion for the first three months of this year.
Shell are expected to announce £3.47billion profit from the first quarter.
That’s extortion to my eyes.
Mr Brown is understood to believe the row has been exaggerated by the media and has urged Labour MPs to look at the government’s overall tax changes, which he says have helped low-paid families.
How is loosing an additional £232 to tax each year an exaggeration by the media? The government has lost the plot. It’s time for a change.
It’s true to say us British complain about the weather a lot. So not to break from tradition I’ll do so now as well!
Its march and its blowing a blizzard today. It should be spring! I wouldn’t complain as much if the snow was settling, but its not, which means no snow balls. Damn.
An accountant is suing Marks & Spencer for more than £300,000 after claiming he injured himself during a shopping trip by slipping on a grape.
Alexander Martin-Sklan, 55, from Golders Green, north London, tore the tendon in his right leg in the car park of his local branch in June 2004.He said a piece of fruit found on his shoe after the fall could have been picked up inside the store or car park.
The retail giant is contesting the High Court claim.
Mr Martin-Sklan, who is representing himself, is claiming for lost earnings on top of his general damages, because “loss of confidence” and depression following his injury led to him being unable to recruit new clients and contacts for his business.
He also said the physical effects stopped him from skiing and playing football or tennis.
The hearing is set to last two days.
Fair enough to the injury and loss of earnings, but loss of confidence? What the heck’s that about!? That’s like saying the chicken legs in the meat aisle scared me so I’m becoming vegetarian.
