Alesha Dixon gives Kelly Hoppen a tour of her palatial lounge… who tells her what’s wrong with it

Alesha Dixon took to Instagram Live with Kelly Hoppen on Wednesday night, so that the interior designer could critique the Britain’s Got Talent judge’s living room. Alesha, 41, and her partner Azuka Ononye, 39, joined Kelly, 60, to take her on a walk-through of the regal-looking room, which is currently plushly-decorated. But Alesha and Azuka … Read more

Most insurance won’t pay out for coronavirus – can you still protect yourself if things go wrong?

I’m self-employed and the coronavirus has made me concerned about the risk of falling ill, not being able to work and struggling to pay my bills. I don’t have any financial support from an employer and unfortunately don’t qualify for any of the government help via the new self-employment income support scheme. Should I be … Read more

What went wrong for a £425m fund designed to fund a new wave of business banks

Attempts to use taxpayer money to fund a new wave of business challenger banks were dealt another blow a fortnight ago as Nationwide Building Society announced it was scrapping a move into SME lending. Britain’s largest mutual is the latest to hand back money it was given to expand its business proposition after Metro Bank … Read more

More than 13,000 letters meant for people most at risk from coronavirus were sent to WRONG address

More than 13,000 letters meant for the people most at risk from coronavirus were sent to the WRONG address in a ‘potentially disastrous mistake’ Some 75,000 people in Wales identified as at a very high risk from Covid-19  13,000 letters were sent to the previous addresses of intended recipents Plaid Cymru’s local government spokeswoman Delyth … Read more