Fancy a free £200 share, no fees for a year, or £100 for telling a friend? The perks DIY investing platforms and apps are offering DIY investment platforms have soared in popularity during the pandemic Platforms and trading apps are looking to grow their customer base further These include refer a friend schemes which offer … Read more
When it comes to investing, it can be almost as difficult to sort out the ‘how’ as the ‘what’. Selecting shares is tricky but choosing the online platform or app to buy them through can also be bewildering – and less exciting. There are a host of different options, with very different fee structures. But having … Read more
A large swathe of the D-Day hards have been uncovered after stormy weather and scouring tides revealed the infrastructure that is usually buried beneath the sand at the Hampshire Beach. The concrete D-day loading platforms, built in 1942 for use by Landing Craft Tank ahead of the invasion on the beaches of Normandy, appeared in … Read more
Concerns are rising over the emergence of new-style online trading platforms that encourage stock market novices to invest in complex financial instruments. Critics say the websites, which offer free trading, are promoting financial products unsuitable for long-term investing – taking advantage of the fact that hundreds of thousands of Britons are looking to better the … Read more
Selena Gomez calls out Facebook and Instagram for allowing Neo-Nazis to sell ‘racist products’ on platforms: ‘How are you tolerating this hate?’ By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 20:05 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 20:05 GMT, 3 December 2020 She’s never shied away from speaking the truth. And Selena Gomez took to Twitter to … Read more
Had you told me five years ago that a trip to the supermarket would be the closest we’d get to retail therapy, my heart would have sunk. But this is 2020, and the fashion aisles are far more promising than you’d expect. While doing my shop at Sainsbury’s last week, my eye was caught by … Read more
Two of Britain’s biggest crowdfunding platforms set to merge to create £140m firm By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:02 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 22:24 BST, 5 October 2020 Two of Britain’s biggest crowdfunding platforms are set to merge to create a £140m firm. Crowdcube and Seedrs, which are both loss-making, … Read more
Facebook has banned the sale of all ancient artefacts amid fears that items looted from Iraq and Syria are being traded on its platforms. The move — a tightening of previous rules that only covered stolen artefacts — followed a campaign by academics and a BBC News exposé of illicit sales. The changes were announced as … Read more
Surge of wealthy savers turn to platforms to spread their cash and risk since coronavirus pandemic hit in March The likes of Hargreaves Lansdown and Raisin saw a surge of interest in March That was in the immediate aftermath of dramatic stock market falls Since then platforms have continued to see interest from savers as … Read more
Online dating giants are set to offer digital health passports to millions of UK singletons to prove they are free of coronavirus. Manchester-based cyber firm VST Enterprises (VSTE), is pioneering technology to safeguard daters when coronavirus restrictions are eased. The company says it has been approached for the digital health passports by several leading dating … Read more