Granny day care pleasure or pressure?

Like most mums at this time of year, as I add up my Christmas shopping list and what I’ve spent so far, I feel that familiar anxiety. It’s no lie that we are all feeling the pinch at the moment as pri

A surprising Christmas present, you might think — but a fruitful one, says Paul Lewis

A financial present for your grandkids could be the perfect festive offering. Is money a better option than gift cards? And might setting them up with their own pension actually be the best long-term present of all?

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Let’s start with the numbers. There are about 13.5 million tame wolves (we call them pet dogs), 12.5 million cats, one million rabbits, 700,000 tortoises and turtles, 700,000 guinea pigs, 600,000 hams

Take care before you “splash the cash” at Christmas, warns money expert Stephanie Hawthorne. I HAVE such fond memories of my childhood. At Christmas, my parents usually bought their seven children pre