Meghan says she and Harry are being ‘picked on’ and the restrictions put on them are ‘payback’

Meghan Markle believes she and Prince Harry are being ‘picked on’ and the restrictions being placed on them are ‘payback’ for wanting to be independent, she told her close friends, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.  Meghan grumbled to her inner circle last week over the Queen banning the couple from using the word ‘royal’ in their … Read more

Love Island’s Rebecca Gormley and Casa Amor’s Biggs put on a cosy display on night out

Love Island’s Rebecca Gormley and Casa Amor’s Biggs put on a cosy display on night out after she revealed hopes to pursue romance By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 12:31 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 12:36 GMT, 26 February 2020 Rebecca Gormley sent tongues wagging as she partied with Casa Amor’s Biggs in Manchester … Read more

SMALL CAP IDEAS: Blue Whale Growth Fund’s impressive returns put it in exalted company

‘The philosophy is quite straightforward; we invest into high quality businesses at attractive prices,’ says Stephen Yiu, chief investment officer of Blue Whale Capital. That superficially simple approach has paid off in spades for Yiu and the Blue Whale Growth Fund he heads, which finds itself in exalted company. Its performance since inception two-and-a-half years … Read more

EastEnders’ Maisie Smith and Zack Morris put on a cosy display amid speculation they’re dating

EastEnders co-stars Maisie Smith and Zack Morris appeared to be putting on a cosy display at the soap’s 35th anniversary party on Saturday night amid speculation they’re dating off-screen. The Tiffany Butcher star, 18, and Keegan Baker actor, 21, seemed to share a taxi home after the raucous celebrations as they were spotted getting into a parked vehicle together outside Hackney Town Hall, … Read more

Road signs ‘put drivers at risk’ because many are hidden behind overgrown trees

Road signs ‘put drivers at risk’ because many are hidden behind overgrown trees or have large sections missing, safety campaigners say Drivers are missing out on important information because many signs are hidden Transport Focus blames Highways England for the shoddy upkeep of the signs  Organisation wants drivers to report examples as part of Sort … Read more

Royal biographer ANGELA LEVIN on her fears that Meghan has put a sliver of ice in his heart 

Meghan and Harry’s extraordinary statement sent a shiver down my spine. The language is stilted, cold and legalistic, the sentiments juvenile and angry. ‘The Queen doesn’t own the word Royal,’ they say in this ill-advised intervention – if any advice was taken, which I doubt. It is an expression of childish irritation that insults the … Read more

Elyse Knowles reveals she personally asked swimwear brand Seafolly to put her in a campaign   

‘If you take the initiative it will pay off’: Elyse Knowles reveals she asked Seafolly to put her in a campaign… before becoming the face of the swimwear brand By Jessamy Tredinnick and Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:32 GMT, 22 February 2020 | Updated: 00:42 GMT, 22 February 2020 She’s the Australian … Read more

Royal Bank of Scotland changing name to Natwest Group as it seeks to put chequered past behind it

Alison Rose’s revolution: Royal Bank of Scotland changing its name to Natwest Group as it seeks to put its chequered past behind it Bank seeks to draw line under its near collapse under Fred Goodwin  New boss also plans to halve the size of its investment bank   By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: … Read more

Our critics select the best novels to put under the tree 

LITERARY FICTION  ANTHONY CUMMINS OLIGARCHY by Scarlett Thomas (Canongate £14.99) OLIGARCHY by Scarlett Thomas (Canongate £14.99) Nothing I’d previously read by Scarlett Thomas prepared me for the wall-to-wall joy of Oligarchy — a wickedly well-turned black comedy centred on an Instagram-fuelled wave of anorexia among teenage girls at a Home Counties boarding school favoured by … Read more

Should you put more cash into your pension in case of Budget changes?

A surprise change of Chancellor has not halted speculation about a £10billion raid on pension tax breaks for higher earners. This could see Government top-ups into retirement savings pots lowered to the 20 per cent basic rate for everyone. Now, financial experts are warning people who get higher top-ups because they pay a 40 per … Read more