Royal Mint carves a 10kg gold coin which sells for ‘six figure sum’

The Royal Mint has unveiled the largest ever coin in its 1,135-year history, a gold-plated piece with a hefty weight and an even heftier price tag. The £10,000 gold proof coin is a commemorative piece of work weighing a whopping 10kg, 1,250 times the weight of a standard 50p piece, with a diameter of 20cm. … Read more

Royal Mint carves a 10kg gold coin which sells for ‘six figure sum’

The Royal Mint has unveiled the largest ever coin in its 1,135-year history, a gold-plated piece with a hefty weight and an even heftier price tag. The £10,000 gold proof coin is a commemorative piece of work weighing a whopping 10kg, 1,250 times the weight of a standard 50p piece, with a diameter of 20cm. … Read more

EVERYONE aged 18 to 24 should receive a £500 ‘Covid relief’ lump sum, nearly 100 Tory MPs say

EVERYONE aged 18 to 24 should receive a £500 ‘Covid relief’ lump sum to boost economic recovery, group of nearly 100 Tory MPs say The One Nation caucus wants Boris Johnson to offer the payment in recognition of what it says is the age group ‘worst affected by the pandemic’  The centrist bloc, led by … Read more

EVERYONE aged 18 to 24 should receive a £500 ‘Covid relief’ lump sum, nearly 100 Tory MPs say

EVERYONE aged 18 to 24 should receive a £500 ‘Covid relief’ lump sum to boost economic recovery, group of nearly 100 Tory MPs say The One Nation caucus wants Boris Johnson to offer the payment in recognition of what it says is the age group ‘worst affected by the pandemic’  The centrist bloc, led by … Read more

How to invest a £100K lump sum for income to supplement pension with minimum risk

My wife’s grandmother has a spare £100,000 that she wants to earn some income from to supplement her state pension. She has no private pension and is fed up with terrible savings rates. She does have more cash savings that will be kept separate, but she wants to get this money working harder, earning at least 3-to-5 … Read more

The photos that sum up 2020: Pictures show a wet, cold and empty Sydney on New Year’s Eve

Eeerie pictures comparing New Year’s Eve celebrations in 2019 with 2020 highlight how the coronavirus pandemic flipped Australian society upside down in just 12 months.   Hundreds of thousands of eager Sydneysiders and international tourists typically pack the harbour from the early hours of December 31, to ensure they can snatch the perfect spot for the … Read more