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Apple’s rumored premium VR headset could launch as soon as 2022 and feature the tech giant’s swappable watch-style bands and 8k displays – but will set you back $3,000 A new report reveals Apple’s upcoming VR headset could cost $3,000 The system is said to include advanced eye-tracking and hand-tracking It may also sport 8k … Read more
Lockdown luck! One saver scoops a 1,900% return after winning Premium Bond jackpot with cash he stuck in last June The man from London turned a £50,000 holding into £1m This beats the FTSE 100 – which has returned 4.56% over the same period There were another £1.34bn of Bonds bought last December even as … Read more
One balloon bursts and another rises into the sky. Yes, Boris’s ‘red list’ of quarantine countries has put a halt to many families’ hopes of an Easter getaway, but that opens the door wide for holidays within the UK once the shackles are off. With tens of thousands of gorgeous cottages, country boltholes and seaside … Read more
Homeowners in Hull are six times more likely to be impacted by flooding than the average person living in the UK. The port city in East Yorkshire has experienced more flooding than any other town or city, according to new research from MoneySupermarket, with 5.9 per cent of homes having a history of flooding. On … Read more
Drinks giant Diageo says lockdown has driven demand for premium whisky and tequila with customers creating their own cocktails at home as firm reports surprise growth in sales Diageo reported net sales fell 4.5 per cent to £6.9 billion at the end of 2020 However, organic net sales were up one per cent despite the global … Read more
While we all know that ready meals are not necessarily the healthiest choice, you might expect to get a more nutritious option for your money if you opt for a premium product. However, Secrets of Your Supermarket Food has investigated the amount of fat and salt packed in supermarkets’ own-brand ready meals and found that the … Read more
NS&I ignored savers without the internet before making the decision to axe Premium Bond cheques in the post, insider reports reveal. The savings giant has been accused of abandoning older customers in its drive to axe prize warrants to save money and paper. Now Money Mail has discovered that the bank only consulted customers with … Read more
Only one in five drivers received any premium refund from their car insurer as a result of the coronavirus restrictions, new research has revealed. This is despite half of motorists drastically reducing their mileage because of lockdowns and a rise in people working from home, according to data from Which?. It found that 49 per … Read more
Britons’ passion for the seaside has grown this year but a home by the often not-so-balmy waters on the coast will set buyers back a hefty premium, a report suggests. The premium forked out by buyers looking to snap up a property with a sea view has shot up by £19,000 this year, from £66,959 … Read more
Premium Bond prize cheques given temporary reprieve, after NS&I announces U-turn on plan to cull them By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 December 2020 Premium Bond prize cheques have been given a temporary reprieve, after National Savings & Investments announced a U-turn … Read more