Virgin Money losing raft of senior bankers on its top executive team

Virgin Money losing raft of senior bankers on its top executive team amid a restructuring By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 16:50 EDT, 31 July 2021 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 31 July 2021 Virgin Money is losing a raft of senior bankers on its top executive team amid a restructuring.  Gavin Opperman, director … Read more

Taylor Swift says Folklore was her ’emotional life raft’ during quarantine

Taylor Swift beamed into the iHeart Radio Music Awards on Thursday night to accept the Pop Album Of The Year gong for her hit record Folklore. The singer-songwriter, 31, delivered her emotional acceptance speech from the comfort of a recording studio, sparking excitement over the possibility of another album. ‘Thank you so much for this … Read more

More proof of the power of Covid vaccines: PHE chief unveils raft of fresh data

The success of the Covid jabs were highlighted again tonight as officials unveiled fresh data confirming they reduce deaths in the elderly by 85 per cent. Public Health England’s vaccine chief Dr Mary Ramsay told tonight’s Downing Street conference that ‘every day we vaccinate more people, we prevent more deaths’.  She unveiled a raft of … Read more

More proof of the power of Covid vaccines: PHE chief unveils raft of fresh data

The success of the Covid jabs were highlighted again tonight as officials unveiled fresh data confirming they reduce deaths in the elderly by 85 per cent. Public Health England’s vaccine chief Dr Mary Ramsay told tonight’s Downing Street conference that ‘every day we vaccinate more people, we prevent more deaths’.  She unveiled a raft of … Read more

HSBC brings back 10 per cent deposit mortgages, joining raft of other lenders

HSBC next to bring back 10% deposit mortgages, joining raft of other major lenders including Coventry and Lloyds The lender will reinstate its 90% loan-to-value deals as of next week  It follows similar moves from other banks such as NatWest and Halifax HSBC is yet to announce rates, but its competitors have set them fairly … Read more

All aboard! Life on the raft is a blast: PETER HOSKIN reviews the latest video games

Strange beginnings. 2021 has certainly had one, to put it mildly. And so, too, do many video games. I’m thinking of the world of ‘early access’. These are games that are released to the playing (and paying) public before they are actually finished — in some cases, years before — and they are often as … Read more

All aboard! Life on the raft is a blast: PETER HOSKIN reviews the latest video games

Strange beginnings. 2021 has certainly had one, to put it mildly. And so, too, do many video games. I’m thinking of the world of ‘early access’. These are games that are released to the playing (and paying) public before they are actually finished — in some cases, years before — and they are often as … Read more

Tesla unleashes ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ – but with raft of safety warnings

Elon Musk has confirmed the initial roll-out of a ‘beta’ version of its ‘Full Self-Driving’ mode for Tesla electric vehicles. The US car maker will release the technology to a few select customers before expanding its availability ‘extremely slow and cautious, as it should’ at a cost of $2,000 – around £1,500 for UK driver.  … Read more

Raft of services warn of delays as union boss claims civil service is functioning ‘well’ from home

A host of government departments are still unable to carry out a number of crucial services, despite a civil service union boss’ claim that Whitehall staff are functioning ‘very effectively’ from home.  The DVLA is warning that paper applications for driving licences ‘will take longer to process’, as are bodies responsible for overseeing divorce and … Read more