Can I claim a free Google Nest Mini from Spotify?

If you’re a Spotify premium customer, you may be disappointed to learn you have missed out on a freebie – the music streaming giant was allowing households to claim a Google Nest Mini for nothing. It is likely to have given away thousands to those who pay monthly for the service, with error messages now … Read more

Frenchic founder reveals she gambled £15K pension nest egg on launching paint brand from her garage

The founder of the world’s fastest growing chalk paint brand has revealed she gambled her pension ‘nest egg’ on launching the company from her garage – and it’s seen a 500 per cent sales surge during lockdown. Pamela Gruhn, of Camberley, Surrey, founded Frenchic in December 2014, having always had a passion for upcycling. It … Read more

Nest scheme puts savers’ cash into green investment strategy

State-backed pension provider Nest is to plough £5.5billion, nearly half of its 9million members’ money, into a climate-friendly investment strategy. Nest’s goal is to halve carbon emissions generated by its investments by 2030 and reach ‘net zero’ by 2050.  It will also ditch companies involved in thermal coal, oil sands and Arctic drilling within five … Read more

Banks facing further dividend woe nest year

Bank of England warns British lenders could be forced to cancel dividends again next year as they are battered by coronavirus pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 British lenders could be forced to cancel dividends again next year as they … Read more

Ban ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ electric shock therapy for depression, patients plead

Ministers are facing calls to order an inquiry into a ‘primitive’ treatment for depression that involves passing electric currents through the brain. Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) has been used for almost a century to treat an array of psychiatric disorders including mania, catatonia and schizophrenia. But critics say evidence supporting its use is poor, while its … Read more

First white stork chicks born in Britain for 600 years peer out of their nest for first time

Beak-a-boo! First white stork chicks born in Britain for 600 years peer out of their nest for first time in historic sighting Pictures show the chicks at their parents’ nest at Knepp Castle in West Sussex  The baby birds were born earlier this month as a result of the White Stork Project The project is … Read more

Furious swan chases fox into lake to protect the cygnets in her nest

Not so crafty! Furious swan chases fox into lake after it tries to steal cygnets from her nest The swan leaped at the fox at Willen Lake in Milton Keynes to protect her young Incredible images were caught on camera by Lee Michael Willcocks, 47 Mr Willcocks from Milton Keynes described experience as ‘extremely intense’ … Read more

Nest cameras reduced to default video quality in an effort to preserve internet capacity

Google’s Nest security cameras reduced to default video quality in an effort to preserve internet capacity during coronavirus lockdown By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 23:37 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 23:37 BST, 15 April 2020 Nest will join the list of companies lowering video fidelity to help cope with added strain on internet … Read more

JACI STEPHEN: The Nest is a compelling show with a tight script

The Nest Sunday, BBC1 Rating: London Kills Monday-Friday, BBC1 Rating: Friday Night Dinner Friday, Channel 4 Rating: Location, location, location. It’s as important to any TV drama now as characters and plot. Greenery, a cliff (if you’re lucky and need characters to get pushed off/contemplate jumping) but, most importantly, water. Yes, there must be water. … Read more