Investment trusts have outperformed funds in most major sectors over ten and twenty years

Investment trusts have beaten funds on returns in most major sectors over ten and 20 years – but can you still find a bargain as discounts narrow? New research from Interactive Investor has found investment trust sectors have outperformed most of their open-ended counterparts over ten and 20 years UK Equity Income trusts have outperformed … Read more

Adele and Simon Konecki ‘FINALISE their divorce after two years’

Adele and Simon Konecki have reportedly finalised their divorce nearly two years after their split.  The Someone Like You hitmaker, 32, and charity CEO, 46, are now said to be ‘officially divorced’ after a judge signed off on the settlement on Thursday, according to US Weekly.     It comes following reports that Adele was forced to use mediators to … Read more

Men charged with human trafficking after man was found in shed ‘where he had lived for 40 years’

Father and son, 80 and 55, are charged with human trafficking after 58-year-old man was found in 6ft shed ‘where he had lived for FORTY years’ British man, 58, was found allegedly living in a 6ft shed north of Carlisle in 2018 Officers found there was no heating, but a duvet and metred TV were … Read more

Japan earthquake: Ten years on from disaster that shocked the world

Houses ripped up from their foundations, boats washed miles inland, streets buried in rubble and smoke rising from electrical fires – these were the other-worldly scenes beamed around the world almost 10 years ago after Japan was hit by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded.  It was 2.46pm local time on March 11, 2011, … Read more

Car registrations down 36% in February to lowest level in 62 YEARS

Registrations of new cars have dropped to the lowest level in February for 62 years, industry figures have confirmed this morning. A total of just 51,312 new models were purchased last month, which is the fewest since 1959 – the year the original Mini went on sale. The month marked a 36 per cent year-on-year … Read more

Great-grandmother who battled depression for 60 years kills herself after struggling during lockdown

A 79-year-old woman who battled mental health issues for decades took her life in the same spot as her sister after she ‘couldn’t go on’ during lockdown. Great-grandmother Hazel Duffield had struggled with depression for most of her life, and found her illness becoming unbearable over the last few months. Her sister’s own suicide and … Read more

Car registrations down 36% in February to lowest level in 62 YEARS

Registrations of new cars have dropped to the lowest level in February for 62 years, industry figures have confirmed this morning. A total of just 51,312 new models were purchased last month, which is the fewest since 1959 – the year the original Mini went on sale. The month marked a 36 per cent year-on-year … Read more

Inside Poh Ling Yeow’s bizarre love square as she splits from her second husband after six years

Inside Poh Ling Yeow’s bizarre love square: MasterChef star leans on her ex-husband and his new wife for support as she returns to work – following her split from her second spouse Jonathan Bennett By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:52 GMT, 4 March 2021 | Updated: 03:52 GMT, 4 March 2021 Poh … Read more

One in five men prefer to date women at least FIVE YEARS younger

The stereotype is true! One in five men prefer to date women at least FIVE YEARS younger and cite LOOKS as the main reason why Scientists analysed the dating profiles of 120,000 eHarmony users One in five men was in a relationship with a woman five years younger However, on average, women prefer to date … Read more

Confidence among UK services sector firms at highest level in 15 years

Confidence among UK services sector firms at highest level in 15 years as bosses eye end of lockdowns By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:11 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 22:11 GMT, 3 March 2021 Confidence among firms in Britain’s services sector has risen to its highest level for nearly 15 years … Read more