Cadbury launches a PINEAPPLE flavoured chocolate but fans are divided over whether it’s delicious or disgusting Cadbury has created a milk chocolate inspired by Pascall Pineapple Lumps It is part of a special edition range that will only be on sale for a limited time only But customers aren’t sure if it will be tasty … Read more
A morbidly obese father said it was his daughter that prompted him to turn his life around two years ago and he has since shed a staggering 105 kilograms. James Somerville, 33, carried 219 kilograms across his 198 centimetre frame due to a vicious cycle of bad habits when he was confronted by his daughter … Read more
SUNDAY NEWSPAPER SHARE TIPS: Filta, Arrow Global and Inchcape By This Is Money Reporter Published: 16:24 GMT, 15 September 2019 | Updated: 16:24 GMT, 15 September 2019 We round up the Sunday newspaper share tips. This week, Midas looks at fryer cleaner firm Filta, the Sunday Times assesses the prospects of Arrow Global, and the … Read more
At just 14 years old, Jenk Oz hasn’t even started his GCSEs yet. But as CEO of his own company, he’s definitely ahead of the curve. The teenager from London is regularly spotted mingling with A-listers, from James Corden to Idris Elba to Adele, and it’s all because of an idea he came up with … Read more
A bright hope has suddenly appeared in depression therapy: the ‘party’ drug, ketamine. Known best as a horse tranquilliser, it is also used as an anaesthetic in hospitals. But ketamine can cause soaring highs and is used illegally, with potentially nightmarish results; the drug is addictive and can trigger psychosis. Recently, leading depression experts lined … Read more
Five out of the six High Street banks allow customers to bank cheques made out to their middle names By Samantha Partington For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 10 September 2019 | Updated: 09:13 GMT, 11 September 2019 Current account holders can still bank cheques made out to their middle names in five out … Read more
Freakish fail? Santander ditches its Money Monsters digital money boxes designed to educate kids Santander’s £30 cashless piggy bank was meant for 123 Mini Account holders Monsters were meant to teach kids about banking without apps or the internet Bank claims initiative was a trial and that it kept sign ups to a small number … Read more
Investors in a £7.5million failed mini-bond scheme are celebrating the end of a four-year struggle to get some of their money back, with the Financial Services Compensation Scheme paying out on hundreds of claims. A total of 937 investors poured savings into Secured Energy Bonds, which launched in 2013 and went sour in January 2015 … Read more
I took out an American Express Gold card to collect reward points but I’ve struggled to use it, why is that? By George Nixon For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 07:58 GMT, 10 September 2019 | Updated: 07:58 GMT, 10 September 2019 I have taken out an American Express Gold credit card to help boost my Avios points … Read more
A Tui customer had to alter her holiday plans after finding out the hotel she was due to stay at has been described as having suffered from a sickness outbreak. Barbara Marriott, 56, was due to fly to the Playa Flamingo Beach Resort in Lanzarote at the end of August with her husband and daughter. … Read more
Earlier this week, Bugatti announced it had smashed through the 300mph barrier in a road car – the first time any manufacturer has officially accomplished the feat in a type-approved model that can legally be used on the street. Its modified and tuned £4.2million Chiron Supersport 300+ hypercar – with Briton Andy Wallace at the … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Time for savers to shop around… National Savings & Investments has let us down By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 7 September 2019 | Updated: 14:01 GMT, 8 September 2019 National Savings & Investments is one of the country’s most trusted financial brands, but it doesn’t mean the … Read more
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