Best buy easy-access savings rate launched by Coventry Building Society

New easy-access best buy savings deal launched by Coventry Building Society: Will it help trigger competition from rivals? By Lee Boyce for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 04:58 EDT, 23 July 2021 | Updated: 05:15 EDT, 23 July 2021 Coventry Building Society has launched a best buy easy-access savings account today paying 0.55 per cent. This rate nudges … Read more

Countdown’s Anne Robinson says she’d be sacked from The Weakest Link now because society is ‘woke’

Anne Robinson, who shot to global fame in the noughties as the glacial host of quiz show The Weakest Link, has revealed she thinks she would never get away with the things she used to say to contestants – because society is now too ‘woke’.  Former journalist Robinson, who made her debut as the new … Read more

Toyota unveils robot ‘busboy’ that clear tables, wipe countertops to help Japan’s aging society

Toyota unveiled a new robot that can tackle domestic chores like clearing tables and wiping down countertops and other surfaces. A human can easily tell an object apart from its reflection, but ‘transparent or reflective items commonly found in the home befuddle today’s robots,’ according to a statement from the Toyota Research Institute (TRI). ‘Since … Read more

Norman Lloyd, star of St. Elsewhere and Dead Poets Society and much more, passed away at 106

The Hollywood community is mourning a legend as actor and filmmaker Norman Lloyd has passed away at 106 years of age. The beloved star of St. Elsewhere, Dead Poets Society, and, most recently, the 2015 comedy Trainwreck, passed away in his sleep on Monday, a family friend confirmed to Deadline on Tuesday.  Lloyd worked with legendary … Read more

Farewell our Empress: Shock and grief as Queen Victoria passes away and society over 125 years

Farewell our Empress: Shock and grief as Queen Victoria passes away, the abdication of Edward VIII, and the death of Princess Diana… how the Mail has reported on the Royals and society over 125 years By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:40 BST, 4 May 2021 | Updated: 01:51 BST, 4 May 2021 Advertisement Just weeks … Read more

Farewell our Empress: Shock and grief as Queen Victoria passes away and society over 125 years

Farewell our Empress: Shock and grief as Queen Victoria passes away, the abdication of Edward VIII, and the death of Princess Diana… how the Mail has reported on the Royals and society over 125 years By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:40 BST, 4 May 2021 | Updated: 01:51 BST, 4 May 2021 Advertisement Just weeks … Read more

Alzheimer’s Society: Play fair on council tax discounts for dementia

Alzheimer’s Society: Play fair on council tax discounts for households where family member has dementia By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2021 Charity Alzheimer’s Society is urging local authorities to stop playing hard ball over paying council tax discounts to households where … Read more

Vaccine passports creates a two-tier society, Equalities watchdog warns

Vaccine passports could be unlawful, create a ‘two-tier society’ and discriminate against migrants, ethnic minorities and the poor, Britain’s equalities watchdog has warned the Government. ‘Covid-status certificates’ being considered by ministers to help open up society, get people back into work or away on holiday despite concerns from Boris Johnson’s own MPs that they will be ‘intrusive, … Read more

Vaccine passports creates a two-tier society, Equalities watchdog warns

Vaccine passports could create a ‘two-tier society’ and discriminate against migrants, ethnic minorities and the poor, Britain’s equalities watchdog has warned the Government. ‘Covid-status certificates’ being considered by ministers to help open up society, get people back into work or away on holiday despite concerns from Boris Johnson’s own MPs that they will be ‘intrusive, costly and … Read more