What will happen to FSCS protection on savings after Brexit?

Britain will keep its £85,000 savings guarantee after Brexit… but a fall in the pound means it’s currently less generous than the one in Europe The £85,000 FSCS limit will be kept after Brexit  The amount protected may not be adjusted until 2025 It has previously been linked to €100,000 worth of savings but the … Read more

Elon Musk says first high-altitude test of SpaceX’s Starship rocket could happen this week

SpaceX giant 400ft Starship rocket will fly 47,000 feet into the air later this week according to Elon Musk, but there is a one in three chance it will land with a crash. The massive two-stage-to-orbit heavy lift vehicle has been in development since 2012 and could bring the average cost of launch from $51 million … Read more

Elon Musk says first high-altitude test of SpaceX’s Starship rocket could happen on Wednesday

Elon Musk says first high-altitude test of SpaceX’s Starship rocket could happen as soon as Wednesday – but it only has a one-in-three chance of landing safely SpaceX Starship stands 400ft tall including its nosecone and could hold 100 Elon Musk says there is a ‘fighting chance’ it could fly to Mars as early as … Read more

How GPs running out of flu jabs makes you fear what might happen with the Covid-19 vaccine 

It’s been billed as the biggest flu vaccination programme in history – the Government’s plan for everyone over the age of 50 to get the jab on the NHS this winter. The aim is to protect 30 million vulnerable Britons – around 10 million more than in previous years – in a bid to avoid … Read more

Fury as SNP says fresh Scottish independence vote must happen NEXT YEAR

Fury as ‘disrespectful’ SNP says fresh Scottish independence vote must happen NEXT YEAR – but Gordon Brown demands they focus on recovery from coronavirus SNP Westminster leader demanded fresh independence referendum next year  Ian Blackford insisted victory at May Holyrood elections would be a mandate  Gordon Brown insisted Nicola Sturgeon should be focused on coronavirus … Read more

What would happen if they had two? Auckland goes into COVID meltdown after ONE new case

New Zealand’s largest city has been thrown into chaos after a shop assistant worked at a clothing store while infectious with COVID-19.  The woman in her 20s worked two shifts in the customer-facing role at A-Z Collections on High Street in the Auckland CBD on Sunday and Monday.  She developed symptoms of COVID-19 on Monday, … Read more

Could a regional ‘circuit breaker’ STILL happen at half-term? Claims Cummings and Gove back lockdown

Could a regional ‘circuit breaker’ STILL happen at half-term? Claims Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove back a broad crackdown in badly-affected ‘urban areas’ over school half-term Gove and Cummings said to be pushing for two-week closure from October 26  Would affect only parts of England with the worst coronavirus levels But faces opposition from Chancellor Rishi … Read more

Could a ‘circuit breaker’ STILL happen at half-term? Claims Cummings and Gove back a broad crackdown

Could a ‘circuit breaker’ STILL happen at half-term? Claims Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove back a broad crackdown in badly-affected ‘urban areas’ over school half-term Gove and Cummings said to be pushing for two-week closure from October 26  Would affect only parts of England with the worst coronavirus levels But faces opposition from Chancellor Rishi Sunak … Read more

Cricketer Andrew Flintoff admits he still suffers from bulimia and ‘can’t say it won’t happen again’

Viewers watching BBC documentary Freddie Flintoff: Living with Bulimia, which recounts the cricketing hero’s 20-year battle with an eating disorder, say they were ‘left in tears’ by the Top Gear presenter’s ‘raw’ honesty.  Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, 42, talked candidly about how painful the process of making himself sick is in an eye-opening BBC documentary about … Read more