One in three of us has Premium Bonds, and so is in with a chance of winning the £1 million top prize every month. The bonds, which offer savers prize draw rewards rather than interest, are the nation’s favourite savings product, with 21 million holders. And after National Savings & Investments (NS&I) this month abandoned … Read more
The coronavirus market panic sparked a colossal sell-off of corporate bonds last month. As well as selling shares en-masse, investors dumped company debt in terror of mass bankruptcies in the now inevitable recession – or what some worry might even be a second Great Depression. But the fear seizing corporate bond markets has started to … Read more
Another mini-bond in administration: Blackmore owes savers £45m after promising 9.9% returns on property projects By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 Another savings firm offering so-called mini-bonds has tumbled into administration, spelling potential disaster for investors. Blackmore Bond, which owes savers … Read more
On September 5, I tried to buy Premium Bonds for my new granddaughter. I went online, filled out the forms and paid by debit card. I was then asked to upload documents relating to the child’s birth, which obviously I did not have. My son and his wife, who have the documents, both live an … Read more
Virus stops Agent Million knocking: Top Premium Bond winners not being visited in person for first time in 26 tears By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 7 April 2020 Premium Bond jackpot winners this month were not visited in person by an Agent … Read more
How did Agent Million deliver the jackpot news to April’s Premium Bond winners during coronavirus? NS&I confirms ‘secret plan’ Every month, two Premium Bond holders win £1m They are given the good news in person by an Agent Million We asked NS&I whether it was still visiting people in person to let them know It … Read more
Otterly adorable! Orangutans form a ‘very special bond’ with the family who share their enclosure in a Belgian zoo Three orangutans at Pairi Daiza zoo in Belgium share their enclosure with otters The two species have a ‘very special bond’ and are often seen playing together Staff decided to run Asian small-clawed otters’ river through the apes’ … Read more
London-based former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko, 40, has revealed ‘she has completely recovered’ after suffering with coronavirus. The actress took to Instagram on Sunday to give an update of her health, where she gave a breakdown of her illness before excitedly stating she was now free of COVID-19. Alongside a snap of her cradling her … Read more
London-based former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko, 40, has revealed ‘she has completely recovered’ after suffering with coronavirus. The actress took to Instagram on Sunday to give an update of her health, where she gave a breakdown of her illness before excitedly stating she was now free of COVID-19. Alongside a snap of her cradling her … Read more
Bond girl Olga Kurylenko, who is fighting to overcome coronavirus, is also nursing a broken heart. I hear that the 40-year-old, who played the femme fatale opposite Daniel Craig in 2008’s Quantum Of Solace, split up with her boyfriend, the Argentine actor Ben Cura, 31, before she contracted the illness. I hear that the 40-year-old, … Read more