Big banks that deserted High Street to swell profits are slammed by consumer group Which?

New generation of banks ‘are best for customer service’: Big banks that deserted High Street to swell profits are slammed by consumer group Which? survey of 4,500 customers rated 24 banking brands Starling Bank finished top with an overall customer service score of 88 per cent RBS had 61 per cent, and TSB and Santander … Read more

Coronation Street fans left STUNNED by how different Michelle Keegan looks from Tina McIntyre

Coronation Street fans left STUNNED by how different Michelle Keegan looks from Tina McIntyre as star appears in 60th anniversary special By Eve Buckland For Mailonline Published: 12:56 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 12:57 GMT, 9 December 2020 Coronation Street fans were left stunned by Michelle Keegan‘s transformation since leaving the show, as the … Read more

Coronation Street is 60! A look back at the soap’s most iconic moments

Coronation Street celebrated its 60th Anniversary on Wednesday, with bosses marking the occasion with a week of action-packed storylines. The ITV soap broke ground when it arrived on screens in 1960 as the first TV series to focus on a group of Northerners, and become a runaway hit despite originally being commissioned for 13 episodes. … Read more

Birmingham council accused of ‘virtue signalling’ over street names

Birmingham City Council has been accused of virtue signalling after it gave six new streets ‘woke’ names. England’s biggest council called the roads in Perry Barr: Diversity Grove, Equality Road, Destiny Road, Inspire Avenue, Respect Way and Humanity Close. The titles were decided by a panel of judges after locals were asked to submit suggestions for the 1,400 addresses. The winner … Read more

Vanessa Hudgens channels Posh Spice as she struts down the street after MTV awards

Vanessa Hudgens channels Posh Spice as she struts down the street in a strapless LBD after the MTV Movie & TV Awards show By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 08:46 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 09:48 GMT, 9 December 2020 She led the celebs on the red carpet at this year’s virtual MTV Movie … Read more

Shoppers spent £1.1 billion in small businesses on Saturday as they hit the High Street

Shoppers spent £1.1 billion in small businesses on Saturday as they hit the High Street for first time since end of second Covid lockdown Data from American Express showed shoppers spent more than £1 billion  15.4 million people hit the local high streets on Small Business Saturday 48% of shoppers said they deliberately opted for smaller businesses … Read more

Cars RECLAIM Kensington High Street cycle lane

Cars today reclaimed a loathed west London cycle lane after bollards were removed following a backlash from drivers and local businesses.  Workmen finished ripping out the plastic barriers on Kensington High Street this weekend, despite progress being disrupted last week when XR supporters glued themselves to their van.  The cycle lane became the unlikely battleground … Read more

Coronation Street shares a glimpse of the soap’s original set ahead of 60th anniversary

Coronation Street shares a glimpse of its VERY humble beginnings ahead of 60th Anniversary with before and after snaps of the soap’s set By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 09:46 GMT, 8 December 2020 | Updated: 09:47 GMT, 8 December 2020 It’s just days away from celebrating its 60th Anniversary.  And Coronation Street has certainly … Read more

Coronation Street SPOILER: Peter Barlow dying of liver failure as he’s rushed to hospital

Coronation Street SPOILER: Peter Barlow reveals he’s DYING of liver failure as he’s rushed to hospital after another relapse amid romance drama By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 10:53 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 10:53 GMT, 6 December 2020 Peter Barlow will be told he’s dying of liver failure on Coronation Street later this … Read more

Boris Johnson’s cycling tsar told council NOT to rip up hated Kensington High Street bike lane

Boris Johnson went ‘ballistic’ over the axing of a controversial cycling lane – and his cycling tsar pledged to send the Prime Minister riding down it if council leaders agreed not to remove it, it has been claimed.  The cycle lane in Kensington High Street has become the unlikely battleground in the row between cycling zealots … Read more