Emmanuel Macron and his wife watch scaled-down Bastille Day celebrations

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron oversaw slimmed-down Bastille Day celebrations in Paris today as France marked its most important national day in unusual fashion.  An hour-long military parade took place in Place de la Concorde, the city’s largest square, as opposed to the Champs Elysees – the first time since 1945 that the street has not … Read more

Ollie Ollerton: I would rather have my 007 watch than a pension

Former Special Forces soldier Ollie Ollerton thinks it’s not worth investing in either pensions or property because neither is the route to wealth.  Instead, Ollerton, star of Channel 4 TV show SAS: Who Dares Wins, prefers to invest in his own businesses and designer watches. He does not save into a pension and rents his … Read more

Amazon sale cuts the price of Apple Watch Series 3, Fitbit Versa 2, wireless headphones and more 

Amazon sale cuts the price of Apple Watch Series 3, Fitbit Versa 2, wireless headphones and more By Emily Knott For Mailonline Published: 14:04 BST, 30 June 2020 | Updated: 14:04 BST, 30 June 2020 If you were waiting for the perfect time to get your hands on the latest tech including smartwatches, headphones and … Read more

Amazon Prime Video launches ‘Watch Party’ to allow subscribers to view shows together

Amazon Prime Video launches new ‘Watch Party’ feature that allows US subscribers to view shows with up to 100 friends Watch Party lets users play, pause and stop a film or TV series at the same time It has been made available to subscribers in the US only at present Follows launch of BBC Together, … Read more

Apple Watch will prompt owners to wash their hand properly

Apple’s latest Watch update will tell users to make sure they wash their hands properly and show them a 20 second timer while they are doing it.  The firm announced the new feature at their annual Worldwide Developer Conference on Monday alongside a spate of other updates.  Apple said  washing hands properly for at least … Read more

Millions tune in to watch virtual Stonehenge sunrise to celebrate Summer Solstice

Millions tune in to watch virtual Stonehenge sunrise to celebrate Summer Solstice as forecasters predict 86F heatwave will hit from Tuesday making it hotter than the Canary Islands More than 3.6mil people tuned in to a livestream from Stonehenge on Saturday night and Sunday morning Due to the pandemic English Heritage broadcast footage from the famous … Read more

DAN HODGES: Watch out Boris, some Tory MPs are starting to think the unthinkable 

I have already had two people come up to me today and separately say “I think Boris may have to go”,’ one Tory MP told me last week.  ‘There’s no way you would have been hearing that even last month.’  It’s just one sign that some Conservative politicians are starting to think the unthinkable. In … Read more

STOCK WATCH: Will Redknapp help Dowgate keep its eye on the ball?

STOCK WATCH: Will Redknapp help broker Dowgate keep its eye on the ball? By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 20 June 2020 Stockbrokers have come under pressure in the coronavirus crisis as deals have dried up. Smaller stockbrokers such as Dowgate Capital … Read more