Family BS savings lottery with better odds of £50k than Premium Bonds

Family Building Society has brought back its Windfall Bond savings account which gives those with £10,000 a better chance at winning £50,000 than the Premium Bonds draw. But there is also the possibility no one could end up winning, unlike with NS&I’s Premium Bonds draw that doles out prizes each month. The Epsom-based mutual has … Read more

How did it take three months to get back the £50,000 I had invested in Premium Bonds?

One of the major attractions of owning Premium Bonds – apart from the chance of winning a monthly prize of between £25 and £1million – is that you can get back your money within eight working days.  Or so I thought before recently attempting to withdraw my maximum holding of £50,000. Having to wait a … Read more

The Bachelor viewers call Locky Gilbert and Charley Bond’s raunchy mud bath ‘revolting’

The Bachelor viewers call Locky Gilbert and Charley Bond’s raunchy mud bath ‘revolting’ and ‘gross’ and call for the tub to be banned By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:13 BST, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 13:14 BST, 27 August 2020 Bachelor viewers moaned in unison as the infamous ‘bath tub’ returned on … Read more

Bachelor In Paradise’s Conor Canning bonds with Mary Viturino’s daughter

It’s getting serious! Bachelor In Paradise’s Conor Canning bonds with Mary Viturino’s daughter as the couple start their new life as a family in Tasmania By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:37 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 02:46 BST, 11 August 2020 They’re one of the only surviving couples from the latest … Read more

Now you can RENT James Bond’s pad! Grand home in Chelsea goes on the market for £3,250 a week

A grand five-bedroom townhouse on the affluent street known as the fictional home of spy hero James Bond is now available to rent for £3,250 a week. The property, situated in Wellington Square in Chelsea, south west London, offers almost 3,000 sq ft of spacious family living space and is spread across five floors.   The lower … Read more

Now you can RENT James Bond’s pad! Grand home in Chelsea goes on the market for £3,250 a month

A grand five-bedroom townhouse on the affluent street known as the fictional home of spy hero James Bond is now available to rent for £3,250 a month. The property, situated in Wellington Square in Chelsea, south west London, offers almost 3,000 sq ft of spacious family living space and is spread across five floors.   The lower … Read more

Best savings rates: QIB UK and United Trust Bank launch best buy fixed-rate bonds

Signs of ‘slight green shoots’ amid savings gloom as challenger banks launch new best buy fixed-rates Savings rates on all accounts have collapsed since March due to coronavirus  Over the last few weeks some banks have upped their fixed-rates Experts say these ‘baby steps’ suggest a ‘slight revival’ in fixed-rate bonds By George Nixon For … Read more

Billions pour into Premium Bonds lengthening odds of winning £1m

Another record month for Premium Bond buys: Billions more are now in the draw – does it make the odds of winning a £1m jackpot far slimmer? Savers have poured billions of pounds into Treasury-backed NS&I since March  The bank is effectively propping up savings rates and hoovering up billions  There were 6.2bn £1 Premium … Read more

Gavin Rossdale bonds with his sons during lively tennis sessions in Los Angeles

Gavin Rossdale enjoyed a tennis break from quarantine with his sons in Los Angeles on Thursday.   As he supported his 14-year-old, Kingston, and Apollo, six, the doting dad could be seen encouraging his little ones during their tennis lesson with celebrity coach Coach Patrick.  At one point, the 54-year-old Grammy nominee, whom shares his three children … Read more

Author reveals James Bond’s London address

You only live nice: Author reveals James Bond’s London address – a £5.2million property in one of Chelsea’s most desirable squares William Boyd authored the James Bond continuation novel Solo, published 2013  He claims to have located where Ian Fleming placed the spy’s London home  Impressive property is a £5.2million terrace on Wellington Square in … Read more