NS&I boss apologises to savers for customer service meltdown

NS&I boss apologises to savers for poor customer service but warns them to expect long waiting times to continue until spring In a letter to MPs, Ian Ackerley defended NS&I and its performance last year   He defended its decision to maintain and then slash savings rates in November  It was deluged with £69.4bn from savers … Read more

Tammy Hembrow takes her four-year-old daughter Saskia on her first pony ride

Horsing around! Tammy Hembrow takes her four-year-old daughter Saskia on her first pony ride By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:12 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 14:27 GMT, 21 January 2021 Tammy Hembrow is in command of a successful business and a booming social media presence. But on Thursday, the 26-year-old spent … Read more

City insurance executive avoids jail after assaulting girlfriend

A City insurance executive has avoided jail after he grabbed his ‘petrified’ girlfriend by her throat and lifted her onto her tiptoes in a row outside his £1.6million west London flat. Howard James Burnell, 62, was convicted of assaulting his then-girlfriend Mary Phillips in the doorway of his flat in Richmond, where they both lived, after … Read more

This Morning: The Chase’s Anne Hegerty’s phone rings live on-air

The Chase’s Anne Hegerty sends This Morning into chaos as her phone goes off live on-air (and she ignores it!) By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 13:38 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 14:22 GMT, 21 January 2021 The Chase’s Anne Hegerty left This Morning in chaos when her phone went off live on-air during … Read more

Pigeon nests on box of Cadbury’s caramel eggs inTesco supermarket

Simply the NEST! Heartwarming moment a lonely pigeon sits on a box of Cadbury caramel eggs inside a Tesco supermarket Kim Blackman was visiting a Tesco supermarket in Enfield, north London  The 35-year-old business owner spotted a female pigeon sitting on a shelf On closer inspection,  Ms Blackman realised the box contained some eggs Ms … Read more

Nature: Pesticides used to protect crops from insects are keeping bees awake at night

Bees are being kept awake at night by pesticides used to protect crops from insects — and this is lowering their survival rates, a study has warned. Researchers from Bristol warned that — just like us humans — the vital pollinators need a good night’s rest in order to function properly. However, exposure to so-called … Read more

Police chief’s daughter, 19, breaks lockdown rules at illegal party

The student daughter of a senior police chief has been caught on video at an illegal party brazenly flouting lockdown restrictions. Second-year undergraduate Amy Slattery, 19, is seen dancing along to ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ with other students at Leeds Beckett University in the clip from a boozy Saturday night party where no masks or … Read more