Lucky Premium Bond holder scoops £1m jackpot in only the second draw joining an exclusive group of quick winners in the process… Bonds must be held for a full month after purchase before entering the draw Surrey saver became just the 21st to win £1m inside the first two months One saver last July won … Read more
While video conferencing apps have been pretty lifesaving and essential these past year or so both for work and for personal use, it has also been pretty hard on users’ data and maybe even their devices’ CPU if they’re using mobile devices for these calls. Google Meet now has a new data saving option that … Read more
Lockdown luck! One saver scoops a 1,900% return after winning Premium Bond jackpot with cash he stuck in last June The man from London turned a £50,000 holding into £1m This beats the FTSE 100 – which has returned 4.56% over the same period There were another £1.34bn of Bonds bought last December even as … Read more
Hundreds of people braved torrential rain to receive their priority Covid vaccines as the first 24/7 clinics opened today. Hospitals in Birmingham and Nottingham became the first to pilot round-the-clock jabs as the NHS rollout moves up a gear, with 24-hour hubs also opened in mosques and cinemas. Relieved community care officer Helen Cooper, 61, beamed: ‘It’s … Read more
Hundreds of people braved torrential rain to receive their priority Covid vaccines as the first 24/7 clinics opened today. Hospitals in Birmingham and Nottingham became the first to pilot round-the-clock jabs as the NHS rollout moves up a gear, with 24-hour hubs also opened in mosques and cinemas. Relieved community care officer Helen Cooper, 61, beamed: ‘It’s … Read more
HSBC and First Direct make more huge cuts to regular saver accounts which now pay just 1% – a drop of four fifths compared to last summer HSBC and First Direct customers will see rates fall from 2.75% to 1% The accounts let current accounts save up to £300 a month at a top rate … Read more
The new Pixel 5 promises a longer battery life. It is made possible with the Extreme Battery Saver feature. The Pixel 4a 5G also has it. The special feature allows the phone user to disable other features, pause some mobile apps, and do slow processing. Every time the Extreme Battery Saver is turned on, a … Read more
‘I spent £21k on state pension top-ups AND deferred for five years, but saw no increase in payments’: Why did the DWP ignore his pleas for help? Saver spent substantial sum to boost his state pension by £25 a week But increase was missed off payments due to start this summer ‘I have found it … Read more
Now that’s a lockdown investment! Saver scoops £1m Premium Bond jackpot with May purchase as £4.5bn worth are snapped up in three months The Tyne and Wear saver secured a 4,900% return on a £20,000 punt in May It was the first draw their investment was eligible to win prizes in Figures from NS&I suggest … Read more