Bookies have slashed odds on this winter being the coldest since records began as the same weather conditions behind the Beast from the East make a comeback. Tonight temperatures could drop to -12C (10F) overnight in Scotland as Britian is engulfed in wintry conditions during the first week of 2021. Leading bookmaker Coral cut the … Read more
How the pandemic is driving Americans to drink: Binge-drinkers are nearly 20% more likely to overdo it each week a coronavirus lockdown drags on, study finds Researchers surveyed nearly 2,000 US adults between mid-March and mid-April They found that 34% of participants reported binge drinking during coronavirus pandemic lockdowns About 60% of binge drinkers increased … Read more
Home workers paying over the odds for insurance with unnecessary ‘business use’ cover By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 24 November 2020 The number of people adding ‘business use’ to home insurance policies has jumped since the start of the year Thousands of home … Read more
A mother is beaming as her daughter masters the art of walking despite being told by doctors that she’d be paralysed. Bethan Simpson, 27, from Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, says she could have fallen over with shock when she saw that her daughter, Elouise, now one, taking her first steps. After Eloise was diagnosed with spina bifida, … Read more
How gloriously autumnal the Stone Age capsule wardrobe is. A bit beige, thanks to all the buckskin, but the layers of taupe and moss and tawny brown work so well in a woodland setting. Naomi Walmsley, 38, runs through her mix ‘n’ match items. There’s a skirt and a pair of trousers, a bikini of … Read more
STOCK MARKET WATCHLIST: Odds shortening over £6bn each-way bet on William Hill By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 26 September 2020 So it turns out two companies are having a flutter on William Hill. It emerged on Friday that private equity firm Apollo and … Read more
Will Princess Eugenie have a baby Diana, George or BORIS? Bookies reveal their early picks for names after the royal’s pregnancy announcement Bookies have released the odds for the next royal baby name after Eugenie news Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank announced they are expecting Arthur is leading the odds for boy names at 5/1, … Read more
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
Blood-thinners could boost the survival chances for people hospitalised with Covid-19, growing evidence suggests. Several studies have implied anticoagulants may keep coronavirus patients alive by stopping dangerous clots forming on their lungs. Now an in-depth analysis of one of the biggest pieces of research into the topic has offered more proof that the drugs are … Read more
A model railway enthusiast who has been given just weeks to live has managed to see his final project completed before he dies. John Bint, 82, from Coventry had set himself the task to complete a one-of-a-kind replica model of the world’s oldest electric suspension train back in December. However, the grandfather-of-five suffered a stroke in … Read more