Pensions are now a bigger store of wealth than property - This is Money
Pensions make up 42% of wealth in Britain, and property - minus mortgage debt - represents 36%, according to the latest research by the ONS.
Switch to EVs will cost Treasury £5bn a year in lost fuel duty by 2028 - This is Money
Fall in sales of combustion-engine cars could see annual fuel duty income drop from £16.4bn in 2019 to an estimated £11.4bn in 2028, says the RAC Foundation.
Pfizer CEO announces Omicron vaccine to be ready in March - Evening Standard
The chief executive of Pfizer has announced it could launch a vaccine targeted at the Omicron variant in March.
New Tesco Clubcard set to change the way millions of customers can shop in stores and online - Daily Record
Shoppers could also get double Clubcard points for three months.
Ikea cuts sick pay for unvaccinated staff forced to self-isolate - BBC News
The retail giant joins a growing list of firms changing their rules as staff absences and costs begin to bite.
Marks & Spencer, Lidl and Aldi toast Christmas sales boom - Daily Mail
M&S's grocery sales soared 9.4 per cent in the final 12 weeks of 2021 from the same period in 2020, while Aldi hailed its 'best ever' Christmas after sales jumped by 0.4 per cent last month.
Man forced to return £300 coat after wearing it made him 'a laughing stock' - Manchester Evening News
Red-faced Connor Cundale returned the coat three weeks after snapping it up
Wilko shoppers and former staff gobsmacked over decision to close busy Cleethorpes store - Grimsby Live
The store is set to close in October and people believe it will hit Cleethorpes hard
D-Day looms for 'devastating' cuts to North East buses – as Metro could also be under threat - Chronicle Live
Council leaders must decide how to cope with Metro operator Nexus' £21m deficit, with emergency Covid relief funding still due to expire at the end of March
Relative's ashes and a tower of lollipops abandoned in Huddersfield hotel - Yorkshire Live
And wedding guests were particularly forgetful with a Cinderella shoe and a wedding dress discarded
Patrick Hosking: Councils must face greater scrutiny after Warrington's investment fiasco - The Times
Twelve years into a bull market and quite a lot of people are now convinced they are hotshot investors. Youngsters trade crypto in the playground. Their parent
