WhatsApp users ABANDON app over Facebook data share concerns

Millions of WhatsApp users have taken the drastic step of abandoning the app ahead of a privacy policy update that will force them to share their data with Facebook.  The update, which will be released on February 8, affects WhatsApp users in all countries outside of Europe and the UK, where there are strict data protection … Read more

Coronavirus patients who have lived to tell the tale share their stories

The devastating effect of Covid-19 is visible in its terrible death toll — but it has also affected millions of us in other, very different ways.  Here, eight people share their stories with Lucy Laing. Often moving but inspirational, too, what unites them is the way the infection has changed their lives… Mother-of-two Christine Fildes … Read more

SMALL CAP SHARE IDEAS: Great Western Mining

Under the direction of chairman Brian Hall, Great Western Mining Corporation has ‘refocused’ its strategy. Shelved (but not forgotten) is its interest in copper. Instead, the group is concentrating on gold and silver exploration and production in the aptly named Mineral County, Nevada. Crucially, there is cash in the bank to achieve these ambitions. And … Read more

Women share the worst back-handed compliments they’ve ever received 

Nice legs, what happened to the rest of you? Women reveal the worst backhanded compliments they’ve received from everyone from men to their mother-in-law Women have anonymously shared the worst compliments they ever received  Made their shocking revelations on the US-based confession app Whisper  One employee said she was told by her boss she was … Read more

People share hilarious memes poking fun at the start of 2021 – claiming it’s a WORSE version of 2020

‘I’d like to cancel my subscription to 2021’: People share hilarious memes poking fun at the dismal start of this year – claiming it’s a WORSE version of 2020 People have shared hilarious memes about the start of 2021 on Bored Panda  Most started the year hopeful but realised 2021 is just a continuation of … Read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Grafton is sturdy choice in rickety times

A weary sense of déjà vu swept through the nation last week, when Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced another nationwide lockdown and urged us all to stay at home. In some ways it seemed like March 2020 all over again – without the good weather.  There are some major differences though, not least in construction. … Read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Braemar up 50% in eight months

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Our shipshape tip Braemar rises 50% in eight months By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 9 January 2021 While most of the world continues to struggle with Covid-19, China is well on the road to recovery. World Bank forecasts suggest … Read more

Fears over share platforms touting bets that often lose money

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

Tamara Francesconi and Ed Westwick share photos on South Africa trip

Ed Westwick’s girlfriend Tamara Francesconi shows off model figure in a blue bikini after taking the actor to meet her family in South Africa By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 16:10 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 17:17 GMT, 8 January 2021 She has jetted to South Africa to introduce her boyfriend Ed Westwick to … Read more

Rosie and Chris Ramsey share photo of new baby boy Rafe on Instagram

Rosie Ramsey has given birth to her second child with comedian husband Chris Ramsey. The author and podcaster, 33, took to Instagram on Thursday to announce she had welcomed a baby boy named Rafe and shared a sweet snap of her new arrival. She wrote: ‘Hi everyone, this is Rafe Ramsey. Born yesterday afternoon weighing … Read more