TSB starts closing over-the-counter services at 2pm

TSB starts closing over-the-counter services at 2pm in pilot scheme being trialled in 14 branches By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 22 August 2020 TSB has started closing its over-the-counter services at 2pm in a pilot scheme being trialled in 14 branches.  The bank … Read more

Cat owner whose furtive feline has stolen up to 50 shoes starts Facebook group to return them

The purrrfect crime! Cat owner whose furtive feline has stolen up to 50 shoes while prowling the neighborhood at night sets up a Facebook group to return the items to their owners BJ Ross, from Altoona, Pennsylvania reveals how her cat steals neighbors’ shoes The feline goes out during the night and often returns home … Read more

Fire crew saves family after their canal barge gets WEDGED in lock and starts SINKING 

So much for being a NARROW boat! Fire crew saves family after their canal barge gets WEDGED in lock and starts SINKING West Midlands Fire Service called to Botterham Lock in Wombourne, at 10.22am Three people left stranded on the canal boat after it got wedged in the lock Fire crews rescued all three on … Read more

Ant starts to drag bumblebee 60 TIMES its size towards its nest for lunch

I don’t bee-lieve it! ‘Strongman’ ant starts to drag bumblebee 60 TIMES its size towards its nest for lunch – before realising it’s too big a challenge Hungry ant is spotted checking out a dead bumblebee as a potential meal Tiny insect attempts to drag the relatively huge bug to nest by its antennae Despite help … Read more

British Airways’ 747 retirement plan starts at Heathrow Airport

The coronavirus pandemic prompted British Airways to speed up the scrapping of its 31-strong 747 fleet. And the first of its last remaining jumbos to be retired was pictured taking off from Heathrow Airport today on its final journey. It flew empty to Spain – where it will be scrapped.  The aircraft, flying under flight number … Read more

Interest rates hit record lows of 0.01% as recession starts to bite 

Is it the end of the savings account? Interest rates hit record lows of 0.01% as recession starts to bite Savers have amassed around £45billion in popular easy access savings accounts The average easy access rate is now just 0.22 per cent, down from 0.56 per cent Savers who remained loyal to high street banks … Read more

Democratic convention starts today: Michelle Obama headlines, urging people to vote for Joe Biden

MONDAY’S DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION LINE UP Eva Longoria, MC  Amy Klobuchar, Minn. senator  Catherine Cortez Mastro, Nev. senator  Andrew Cuomo, New York Governor  Gretchen Whitmer, Mich. governor  Jim Clyburn, House Majority Whip and S.C. representative Bennie Thompson, Convention chair and Miss. representative Gwen Moore, Wis. representative John Kasich, former Republican Ohio governor Doug Jones, Ala. senator  Maggie Rogers, singer Leon Bridges, … Read more

Coronavirus New Zealand: Panic-buying starts amid lockdown

Panic-buyers swarmed supermarkets and traffic was thrown into chaos across Auckland after Jacinda Ardern announced sweeping new lockdown orders on Tuesday night. The New Zealand prime minister implemented Stage 3 stay-at-home orders for Auckland for 72 hours from midday on Wednesday after the city reported four new cases of COVID-19. The rest of the country … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Rightmove shares leap as housing revival starts

MARKET REPORT: Rightmove shares leap as housing revival starts with property search site notching up 65 days of record traffic By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 After months cooped up at home during lockdown, many Britons are reappraising their living arrangements. … Read more

Privilege backlash as Silicon Valley investor starts ‘microschool’

A wealthy Silicon Valley angel investor is facing backlash over his privilege after he tried to create a ‘microschool’ in his backyard and looked for a teacher on Twitter offering a salary that will ‘beat whatever they are getting paid’. Jason Calacanis, who lives is the Bay Area and invests in start-ups like Uber and Robinhood, … Read more