How many state pensions have been underpaid? Steve Webb joins the This is Money podcast to discuss our investigation By This Is Money Published: 17:59 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 17:59 BST, 15 May 2020 Underpaid state pensions, the reopening of the property market and whether house prices will fall and the furlough scheme extension, … Read more
Facebook building a 23,000-mile-long undersea cable to bring high speed internet to 23 poorly served countries in Africa and the Middle East The social media giant aims to increase internet access in Africa with new cable The 23,000 mile cable will circle the continent and triple its network capacity It will reportedly cost $1billion, though … Read more
Meg Mathews cuts a casual figure in a pink jumper and trendy Balenciaga trainers as she walks her dog in north London By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 17:02 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 17:55 BST, 15 May 2020 She has been isolating with her daughter Anaïs Gallagher during lockdown. And Meg Mathews popped … Read more
Owners of a stately home where Oliver Cromwell was reputedly buried are accused of ‘sacrificing’ historic village nearby with plan to build new homes Villagers claim homes in Coxwold could be flooded under stately home plans Newburgh Priory is funding refurbishments through housing developments Grade I-listed stately home is the rumoured burial place of Cromwell’s … Read more
Liverpool today became the first English city to refuse to return children to school next month as the Government faced a growing row over its plan to restart lessons. The Merseyside port’s council confirmed that from June 1 only the children of key workers and those deemed vulnerable would be allowed to attend – as … Read more
Anne Pitcher, the Selfridges managing director who has spent a lifetime working in shops, replies bluntly when asked how it felt to turn the lights out and pull up the shutters on Oxford Street’s most iconic store. ‘Awful,’ she says, describing herself as ‘never happier than when I’m on the shop floor’. ‘The day we … Read more
Video game company sales hit historic highs of $10.9 billion in the US as people are forced to remain home during coronavirus lockdown Video game sales have exploded to historic highs in the US this quarter Analysts say sales hit $10.86 billion which is a 10 percent increase over last year The boom is attributed to … Read more
U.S. officials moved Friday to cut off Chinese tech giant Huawei from global chipmakers, ramping up sanctions on the company seen by Washington as a national security risk. The move is part of a ramping-up of attacks on China, with Donald Trump and his administration accusing it of being culpable for the spread of coronavirus. … Read more
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry spent Mother’s Day social distancing with Doria Ragland and their son Archie in Los Angeles. While the annual celebration is marked in March in the UK, America’s holiday was held last Sunday and a source told OprahMag.com that the family had a ‘special day’ with Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland. Meghan, 38, and Harry, … Read more
Almost 50,000 British Airways customers are still owed refunds despite the airline suspending most flights in March, it was revealed today. Willie Walsh, boss of its Spanish parent company, has also revealed that 921,000 tickets for 2.1million flights were refunded in cash – but 346,000 customers accepted a credit voucher for a future flight. But there are … Read more