The pandemic has left a chasm in the national finances, and it rests on the slender shoulders of Rishi Sunak to ensure our Covid debts are not insupportable. But he should resist siren calls to attempt this through tax grabs on property and other wealth. If the Chancellor is as astute as I believe him … Read more
It has taken 14 months since a sinister new disease emerged in Wuhan for the global health body responsible for protecting the world to be allowed into the Chinese city to investigate the origins of the pandemic. The belated arrival last week of a team from the World Health Organisation (WHO) follows persistent stonewalling from Beijing … Read more
Yelp is giving customers the power to report whether or not a business is following coronavirus precautions. Companies observed following guidelines on masks and social distancing will receive a green check, while those not following protocol will get an orange question mark. Ratings will only be assigned to businesses when a consensus is reached from … Read more
Missing the library in lockdown? BorrowBox lets users read audiobooks and eBooks for FREE – here’s how to take advantage The app lets users sign up through their local library They will then have access to thousands of eBooks and audiobooks online It will be ideal for parents homeschooling their children & those bored at … Read more
Venmo, the increasingly popular mobile payment app, has just announced a new check-cashing service. Offered to select US users on Monday, the Cash a Check option can be used to cash printed, payroll and U.S. government checks without visiting a bank, including the latest stimulus checks. There is a fee attached to the service, though … Read more
After a rollercoaster year on the stock market, The Mail on Sunday’s City team reveal which shares they will be following in 2021 – and assess whether their hunches from 12 months ago delivered the goods… or got hammered by the Covid lockdowns. Hamish McRae has picked Rio Tinto, the Anglo-Australian mining and minerals giant … Read more
Apple files patent for customizable keyboard that lets users change keys for different alphabets or gaming controls Each key would have a digital display providing ‘visual feedback’ on its current function Per the filing, they could be made of glass, ceramic, polymer or even sapphire The tech could also be used to reconfigure keys to address … Read more
Bachelorette star Dale Moss lets fiancee Clare Crawley cut his hair for the first time as he says his ‘trust level’ in her is ‘100’ By Sarah Abraham For Dailymail.com Published: 19:11 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 19:11 GMT, 29 December 2020 The Bachelorette stars Dale Moss and Clare Crawley are taking a ‘monumental … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: A Brexit deal at last… now let’s focus on the UK’s growth By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 26 December 2020 | Updated: 23:01 GMT, 26 December 2020 At last, after four and a half years of brinkmanship and tortuous negotiations, we have a post-Brexit trade deal – … Read more
A health warning! Today the airwaves will be full of people pronouncing with total certainty, and often in outraged tones, on a possible trade deal text they have not yet had the chance to read. The mooted UK-EU trade deal is necessarily long – and that is a good thing. It is long because it … Read more