The Seychelles is open for business with island resorts offering some astonishing winter bargains

Did you have to postpone a big celebration this year, or was your summer holiday cancelled? Then take a look at the Seychelles for some well-deserved winter sun. The country has just reopened to British tourists, although you must stay in a designated hotel for the first five days of your visit. However, that’s not a … Read more

Five afternoon teas with quirky themes, including a Charlie & the Chocolate Factory offering

When it comes to afternoon teas, the British are sticklers for convention. But not all the time, as we show here, with a mouthwatering selection of themed offerings including a Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Afternoon Tea at London‘s One Aldwych hotel and a science tea at The Ampersand Hotel in South Kensington that includes jams … Read more

Cornish locals battle with traders offering tourists henna tattoos and hair plaits in Padstow

A war has broken out in a Cornish seaside town as locals clash with ‘scruffy’ street traders who do hair braids and henna tattoos.  The hair and ink artists have been plying their trade near the harbour of Padstow in Cornwall for decades to capture tourism income. But locals in the upmarket resort – known … Read more

Bridezilla is slammed for offering wedding guests better food depending on cash gifts

Bridezilla is slammed over ‘tacky’ TIERED wedding menu offering guests better meals depending on their cash gifts – leaving attendees with dietary requirements with no option but to pay up to $2,500 for their food A bride’s RSVP card to her wedding has gone viral after she offered her guests better meals depending on their … Read more

Solicitor caught offering to arrange sham marriage for £13,000 to flout immigration is struck off

A solicitor caught in an undercover TV sting offering to arrange a sham marriage so a prospective client could flout immigration rules has been struck off. Zulfiqar Ali told a reporter posing as a Pakistani immigrant that he would have to fork out up to £13,000 to pay off his new bride and stay in … Read more

Bonds battle lifts interest: Secure Trust now offering 1.25%

Bonds battle lifts interest: Secure Trust now offering 1.25% as new banks leapfrog each other to pay top rates By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 22:47 BST, 15 September 2020 Bond boost: Several banks are now paying 1.2 per cent fixed for one year New banks … Read more

NASA is offering to buy Moon rocks from private companies 

NASA has announced it wants to buy Moon rocks from private companies in a bid to kick start lunar mining operations.  The space agency is taking proposals from companies on how they will collect rock from the Moon, using robotic surface rovers.  NASA then plans to purchase the samples in amounts of 50 to 500 … Read more

AACTA is offering $50,000 for the next new Australian reality show

Move over MasterChef and MAFS! AACTA offering $50,000 in prize money for Australians to come up with a brand new reality show By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:35 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 03:35 BST, 8 September 2020 Reality shows such as foreign-owned shows MasterChef, Married At First Sight, The Bachelor … Read more

Grab a fixed rate deal before they go: Banks now offering over 1%

Grab a fixed rate deal before they disappear: Banks now offering over 1% but it may not last if NS&I cuts its rates Savers piled £45bn into easy-access accounts in just four months over lockdown One-year fixed savings rates have crept up above 1 per cent in recent weeks New banks are leap-frogging each other … Read more

Vaping companies took advantage of pandemic offering frees roll of toilet paper or hand sanitizer

Vaping companies took advantage of the coronavirus pandemic by offering products that were in short supply, a new study suggests. Researchers found ads in which customers could get a free roll of toilet paper, face masks or a bottle of hand sanitizer with a purchase of e-cigarettes or vape liquids. Others companies urged the public … Read more