NS&I tries to get on top of cheque-axing Premium Bond prize problems

As cheques are axed, can you help get someone’s Premium Bonds sorted? Savers can now provide bank details without an email … but face long waits on the phone A fifth of November prize winners still chose to receive prize cheques by post  But by next March the bank will have completely phased out paper … Read more

Michael J. Fox eyeing a second retirement from acting amid health problems

Michael J. Fox eyeing a second retirement from acting amid health problems … as he hails wife Tracy as his ‘rock that keeps on rolling’ By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 01:08 GMT, 20 November 2020 | Updated: 01:08 GMT, 20 November 2020 Michael J. Fox says he’s a considering a second retirement from … Read more

Half of shoppers who bought goods online during pandemic had problems with delivery, research shows

Half of shoppers who bought goods online during coronavirus pandemic had problems with parcel delivery, research shows Online purchases are now making up more than £1 in every £4 spent in the UK  Citizens Advice received over 8,200 calls about deliveries from March to August  Late delivery was the most common affecting a third of … Read more

Political correctness ‘does not address the real problems faced by ethnic minorities’

Political correctness does not address the real problems faced by ethnic minorities in Britain, the head of the National Black Police Association has said. Andrew George, an inspector with the Police Service of Northern Ireland, told the Sunday Telegraph that this sensitivity may have gone ‘too far in some stages,’ such as leaving people unable to … Read more

I’m A Celeb: Beverley Callard has hip problems, says Charles Lawton

Coronation Street actor Charles Lawson has said that his former co-star Beverley Callard has had ‘terrible problems with her hip’. The soap legend, 61, appeared on Friday’s This Morning where he spoke about the actress, 63, appearing on the 2020 series of I’m A Celebrity. Charles and Beverley have played on-screen and on-off couple, Jim and Liz McDonald … Read more

Test and Trace was hit by ‘huge’ IT problems that led to ‘delays in squashing care home outbreaks’

The bungling NHS Test and Trace system was hit by ‘huge IT problems’ in October that led to delays in squashing coronavirus outbreaks in care homes, it’s been claimed.  Leaked NHS emails reveal an IT failure occurred in mid-October at a crucial point of the second wave of the pandemic, when infections were rising across … Read more

One fifth of children live in families with violence, mental illness, or abuse problems

One fifth of children live in families with violence, mental illness, drink problems or drug abuse, statistics say ONS statistics found that up to a million children are affected by these issues  Children of all ages suffer as a result of this ‘toxic trio’ of parental problems  Those living in such households are third more … Read more

US Election 2020: Polling station problems didn’t include violence

Voters across the United States on Tuesday braved worries about getting sick, threats of polling place intimidation and expectations of long lines caused by changes to voting procedures to cast their ballot.  The U.S. was on pace to exceed the 2016 presidential vote, driven largely by the nearly 102 million ballots cast ahead of Election … Read more

Tammy Hembrow’s sister Amy had a ‘gut feeling’ her daughter had eye problems before diagnosis

Tammy Hembrow’s sister Amy reveals she had a ‘gut feeling’ her daughter Aurora had eye problems before she was diagnosed – despite people telling her the symptoms were ‘normal’ By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:24 GMT, 2 November 2020 | Updated: 04:24 GMT, 2 November 2020 Her six-month-old daughter Aurora was recently … Read more

Norland Nanny reveals how to solve the most common parenting problems

Being a parent is incredibly rewarding, but it’s certainly not without its perils.  From throwing a mega tantrum to refusing to go to bed, children can be incredibly challenging at times, and the best way to deal with their bad behaviour isn’t always obvious. Often it can be all too tempting to give in to … Read more