Our 60-year wait for a £50,000 Premium Bond win

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

Never win a game of Monopoly? You could get rich by selling the board 

As the lockdown continues, many families have been opening the cupboard door and pulling out a favourite old board game tucked away at the back.  Most of these relics of the past have been collecting dust over the past few years thanks to the rise of the internet, with social media and computer games usually … Read more

‘We’ve fought so many battles,’ Captain Tom told me. ‘We will win again’

Sunday, April 12 ‘Can you do 100 laps of your garden, Piers?’ read a tweet to me today from someone named Captain Tom Moore. I wasn’t sure what he was getting at until I discovered he’s a 99-year-old Second World War veteran who is walking 100 laps of HIS garden before his 100th birthday on … Read more

Ed Sheeran’s neighbours win battle to extend their back garden

Ed Sheeran’s neighbour wins battle with singer to extend his back garden by 160 feet despite superstar complaining it would spoil his £3.7m ‘Sheeranville’ estate Robinson’s plans to extend his back garden have been approved by the council Ed Sheeran objected to the ‘unplanned and artificial’ extension last month  The pop-star has had to deal … Read more

Ed Sheeran’s neighbours win battle to extend their back garden

Ed Sheeran’s neighbour wins battle with singer to extend his back garden by 160 feet despite superstar complaining it would spoil his £3.7m ‘Sheeranville’ estate Robinson’s plans to extend his back garden have been approved by the council Ed Sheeran objected to the ‘unplanned and artificial’ extension last month  The pop-star has had to deal … Read more

Trump claims his coronavirus response will win him re-election in a ‘LANDSLIDE’

‘I’m going to win in a LANDSLIDE!’ Donald Trump claims his coronavirus response will win him the election saying ‘people love Trump’ then attacks ‘hostile’ media and complains his poll ratings should be higher President Trump said Monday he was likely to win re-election by a ‘landslide,’ and suggested the poll numbers for the coronavirus … Read more

Imperial College win University Challenge final

Imperial College London have won the final of University Challenge against Corpus Christi of Cambridge, scoring 275 points while their opponents managed just 105.   Both impressive teams had come to the show with no defeats, but fans were eager to see two of the contestants – Brandon Blackwell, of Imperial College , and Ian Wang, of Corpus Christi – battle … Read more

Imperial College win University Challenge final

Imperial College London have won the final of University Challenge against Corpus Christi of Cambridge, scoring 275 points while their opponents managed just 105.   Both impressive teams had come to the show with no defeats, but fans were eager to see two of the contestants – Brandon Blackwell, of Imperial College , and Ian Wang, of Corpus Christi – battle … Read more

NS&I reverses next month’s planned cuts to Premium Bonds in win for savers

NS&I axes planned brutal rate cuts for 21m Premium Bond holders and other easy-access savings accounts – but fixed-rates will still plummet More than 21m people hold Premium Bonds which were due to be less generous The odds on a £1 Bond winning a prize were due to lengthen to 26,000 to 1 The number … Read more

Ruth Langsford ‘fixes’ Spin To Win on This Morning so that NHS nurses take home £3K

Ruth Langsford ‘fixes’ Spin To Win on This Morning so that NHS nurses take home £3k… leaving viewers in tears over the kind gesture By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 12:46 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 12:49 BST, 16 April 2020 Ruth Langsford was lauded by This Morning viewers on Thursday after she ‘fixed’ … Read more