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KIIS FM radio announcer Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has had her fair share of scares on the The Kyle and Jackie O Show. But in a segment on Tuesday’s show, the 45-year-old revealed she received a real fright after finding a random lump pop up behind her ear towards her neck. Speaking to guest Dr KIIS, (real … Read more
My wife’s grandmother has a spare £100,000 that she wants to earn some income from to supplement her state pension. She has no private pension and is fed up with terrible savings rates. She does have more cash savings that will be kept separate, but she wants to get this money working harder, earning at least 3-to-5 … Read more
Enough to make you sick with envy! Thai fisherman, 20, finds lump of whale vomit worth £210,000 Chalermchai Mahapan, 20, came across the 7kg lump while docking his boat His lucky find at Samila Beach, Songkhla could earn him as much as £210,000 Whale vomit, known as ambergris, is a sought-after ingredient in perfume In … Read more
Lump sum pension withdrawals leap 94% as households suffer income shocks from Covid-19 The Association of British Insurers compared September with April this year Those taking only tax-free lump sums increased by 55 per cent Many households have been hit by job losses, pay cuts and furloughing By Sadie Whitelocks for MailOnline and Press Association … Read more
I worked for Tetley (of tea bags fame) in the late 1960s and early 1970s. When I left I withdrew my pension fund, amounting to some £300 or so. A few weeks ago I got a letter, supposedly from Legal & General, regarding some possible accrued pension. I followed this up using the phone number … Read more
Gemma Towle was just 16 when she had her first sunbed session. ‘I was desperate to look ‘healthy’ and tanned ready for my school prom,’ she says Gemma Towle was just 16 when she had her first sunbed session. ‘I was desperate to look ‘healthy’ and tanned ready for my school prom,’ she says. ‘I … Read more
It is a commonplace of financial advice that regularly investing small amounts can help to protect the small investor against stock market volatility. While this might generally be true, it will be more so in some cases than others – for instance, if you start to invest when shares are hitting a peak. But some … Read more
People with worrying lumps in the bowel could be spared major surgery thanks to a mechanical ‘claw’ that can grasp and cut away hard-to-reach growths. Doctors in Southampton have become the first in the UK to use the device to treat pre-cancerous growths embedded deep in the lining of the small intestine. Nicknamed ‘the bear … Read more
I have multiple pension pots which I was advised to not bring together as I now don’t have enough time to recoup the transfer costs and they have continued to increase by small amounts each year. I am 52 and plan to retire at 55, in summer 2022. I am in receipt of a Royal … Read more
Alyssa was 23 in early 2018, studying film in Boston, when she first felt a lump in her breast. She dismissed it. She was enjoying feeling confident and care-free after an adolescence dealing with bullies and grappling with her faith growing up in New York. But one night in June that year, a friend she’d met … Read more