Covid-19 restrictions could mean elderly in care homes have no visitors for a YEAR, Age UK warns

FEBRUARY – SAGE scientists warned Government ‘very early on’ about the risk to care homes Britain’s chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, revealed in April that he and other senior scientists warned politicians ‘very early on’ about the risk COVID-19 posed to care homes.    He said: ‘So very early on we looked at a number … Read more

Bank overdraft rates double from 12.34% to almost 27% in a year

Bank overdraft costs double in a year: Average rate has risen from 12.34% to almost 27% By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 22:52 BST, 22 September 2020 Borrowers are being charged more than double the rate for their overdrafts compared with this time last year. The … Read more

Welcome to Pallet Hollywood! Party bar with hot tub for 2020 Shed of the Year winners 

A family’s nature-inspired refuge from lockdown has been crowned the Cuprinol Shed Of The Year 2020. The Bedouin Tree-Shed has been an eight-year labour of love for expedition organiser Daniel Holloway, who built it around two living tree trunks in his back garden in Blackheath, south London. When the nation went into lockdown it soon … Read more

A pensioner celebrates Shed of The Year in her airy retreat complete with sunbeds, sink and fridge

A retired party planner is celebrating after her summerhouse triumphed in the Cuprinol Shed Of The Year 2020 awards. Jane Moyle, 77, uses the bright and airy space in her back garden to entertain friends and her 11 grandchildren. It’s a subject the pensioner from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, knows plenty about after a successful career as an organiser … Read more

Iggy Azalea’s son Onyx looks angelic in first look at her baby boy since his birth earlier this year

Iggy Azalea EXCLUSIVE: Fancy rapper’s son Onyx looks like an angel as he’s seen for the first time since being born earlier this year By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 18:00 BST, 20 September 2020 | Updated: 18:14 BST, 20 September 2020 Iggy Azalea welcomed baby boy Onyx Carter earlier this year. And it seems the little … Read more

BBC ‘paid Radio 4 host James Naughtie £175k a year after he appeared on air for just 23 HOURS’

The BBC has been slammed for reportedly paying Radio 4 host James Naughtie £175,000 a year after he appeared on air for just 23 hours. The 69-year-old’s salary was released alongside other BBC presenters as part of an annual report which sparked backlash as the corporation cuts hundreds of jobs from its regional programmes. But … Read more

BBC ‘paid Radio 4 host James Naughtie £175k a year after he appeared on air for just 23 HOURS’

The BBC has been slammed for reportedly paying Radio 4 host James Naughtie £175,000 a year after he appeared on air for just 23 hours. The 69-year-old’s salary was released alongside other BBC presenters as part of an annual report which sparked backlash as the corporation cuts hundreds of jobs from its regional programmes. But … Read more

Facebook: Tech firm to launch first set of Ray-Ban ‘smart glasses’ next year

Seeing the future: Facebook to launch Ray Ban ‘smart glasses’ next year as Zuckerberg reveals vision of playing poker with ‘holograms of your friends on the couch next to you’ The collaborative tech will have a classic design but will not sport a display Facebook researchers said true AR glasses are likely still years off … Read more

Rail ticket sales are down 85% for first half of year compared to 2019

Ministers said today that two-thirds of workers have returned to offices across the UK while rail ticket sales fell by a massive 85 per cent on last year.   Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made the announcement to the House amid reports that officials are gearing up for a second round of economic carnage by planning curfews … Read more

P&O Cruises cancels ALL sailings until early next year because of coronavirus pandemic 

P&O Cruises cancels ALL sailings until early next year due to ‘evolving restrictions on travel’ amid coronavirus pandemic All Caribbean cruises will be cancelled until the end of January 2021, firm said P&O added all cruises to and from Southampton will be cancelled until February  Customers affected will automatically receive credit for any future bookings … Read more