Aidan Turner is joined by an unrecognisable James D’Arcy as actor transforms into Leonardo da Vinci

Aidan Turner was dressed in character on Wednesday as filming commenced on the Italian set of forthcoming biographical drama Leonardo. The Poldark star plays brilliant but tormented renaissance painter Leonardo da Vinci in the new series, which will endeavour to explore the artist’s life through some of his best known works.  And with production back … Read more

Temporary coronavirus law allows witnessing of wills on video

A temporary law allowing wills to be witnessed over video has sparked warnings it could leave vulnerable people open to abuse and lead to more legal challenges. The Government plans to legalise the remote witnessing of wills and backdate the measure to 31 January – the day the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the … Read more

Barclays and Santander say 677k borrowers took payment holidays

Hundreds of thousands of customers of Barclays and Santander have taken payment holidays on credit cards, personal loans and mortgages, the banks revealed in results today. At the same time, official figures from the Bank of England show households have cleared billions of pounds of debt over the last few months. Britain’s third-largest mortgage lender … Read more

Pretty Little Thing apologises after ‘stealing’ T-shirt designs from an emerging independent brand

Pretty Little Thing has apologised after it was called out for selling t-shirts that look strikingly similar to ones created by an independent British label. The fast fashion retailer sold three different designs that looked like ones created by smaller brand Do Not Subverge (DNS), which launched in February.  DNS co-founder Sean Hagan, 23, publicly critcised … Read more

Car insurance is at its cheapest level in four years

Car cover costs go into reverse: Prices have fallen to lowest level in four years thanks to coronavirus, trade body says Price of car insurance is at its lowest level for four years  Average price paid in the second quarter of the year stood at £460  This is down £14 – equivalent to 3% – … Read more