Alex Trebek’s suits donated to organization assisting individuals re-entering society

Clothing belonging to the late Alex Trebek has been donated to individuals re-entering the job market following a period of homelessness, addiction, and incarceration. Fourteen suits, 58 dress shirts, 300 neckties, 25 polo shirts, and 14 sweaters are among the numerous pieces of clothing being donated to The Doe Fund in New York City. The … Read more

UK’s Robin Hood Society gains 33k Twitter fans after US stock fiasco

‘I hear you know about stocks?’: UK-based Robin Hood Society gains 33,000 Twitter followers after users confuse it with US trading app used by armchair investors behind Wall Street chaos UK’s World Wide Robin Hood Society promotes the legendary heroic outlaw  It now has 37,000 Twitter followers after starting yesterday with less than 400 Traders … Read more

Britain’s Robin Hood Society gains 33,000 Twitter followers after US stock app confusion

‘I hear you know about stocks?’: UK-based Robin Hood Society gains 33,000 Twitter followers after users confuse it with US trading app used by armchair investors behind Wall Street chaos UK’s World Wide Robin Hood Society promotes the legendary heroic outlaw  It now has 37,000 Twitter followers after starting yesterday with less than 400 Traders … Read more

Facebook bans Dorset historical re-enactment society AGAIN

Facebook has banned a Dorset-based historical re-enactment society for a second time after mistaking it for a far-right militia group.   Five elderly members of the Wimborne Militia of Dorset were left bemused after their Facebook accounts were suspended last month. The social media giant had been taking down and restricting accounts of right-wing paramilitary groups … Read more

Royal Horticultural Society garden puts on an impressive show of colour.

Look what’s blooming early! Royal Horticultural Society garden puts on an impressive show of colour… and it’s open to visit if you live nearby  Royal Horticultural Society’s garden at Wisley, Surrey, still offers plenty to see  It’s open for those lucky enough to live within a short distance  ‘There are flowers coming up a little … Read more

Coventry Building Society brings back 10% mortgages, in boost for buyers seeking low-deposit deals

Coventry Building Society becomes latest lender to bring back 10% mortgages in a boost for home buyers seeking low-deposit deals UK’s second-largest building society is re-entering 90% loan-to-value market  These mortgages are popular with first-time buyers and movers with low equity  Low-deposit products were pulled by almost all lenders in 2020 due to Covid  Providers … Read more

Find a taste of high society on Britain’s most aristocratic hotel and B&B breaks

It’s not just the cold water that will leave you gasping during a wild swim on the Castle Ashby estate in Northamptonshire. Every time you take a stroke in its lake – designed by Capability Brown – you can glimpse the breathtaking 100-room Elizabethan castle through your goggles. I’m in pretty esteemed company, too: one … Read more

Rowan Atkinson blasts social media and blames it for widening divisions in society 

‘Cancel culture is like a medieval mob’: Rowan Atkinson blasts social media and blames it for widening divisions in society Rowan Atkinson said that he finds playing Mr Bean ‘stressful and exhausting’ The actor, 65, also said the only character he enjoyed playing was Blackadder He compared online cancel culture to ‘digital equivalent of the … Read more

Royal Horticultural Society is dragged into culture wars

Royal Horticultural Society is dragged into culture wars as boss vows to make it less ‘white, middle-aged and middle class’ A  critic said it was ‘another institution falling to the modernisation agenda’ The president said the RHS would affirm the ‘commitment to equality’ TV garden designer Danny Clarke welcomed the proposed changes  By Chris Hastings and … Read more