Soapwatch: JACI STEPHEN’S ultimate insight into this week’s soaps

There are often times when awards ceremonies deliver the wrong results. That’s not to insult the winners; it’s just a shame when the same people win year after year, because it means there are a lot of brilliant performers who are always going to miss out. In the recent National Television Awards it was, however, … Read more

Rock the Kasbah! Tangier’s walled fortress is a heady blast of Moroccan charm

Rock the Kasbah! Tangier’s walled fortress is a heady blast of Moroccan charm – and getting there has just got easier The Moroccan city of Tangier is directly across the Strait of Gibraltar  Air Arabia has just launched a low-cost direct flight to Tangier from London  The city is divided into three areas: the Kasbah, … Read more

Aviva stopped my 96-year-old mum’s annuity over an address mix-up

John and Chrissie Wade: ‘We still feel that we and Mum in particular have been very badly treated by Aviva’ A Devon couple have won a year-long battle with Aviva after it cut off a frail 96-year-old woman’s £100 a month annuity payments. Ellen Wade’s son and daughter-in-law got embroiled in a bizarre misunderstanding over her … Read more

Star Wars fans can stay in an Airbnb in Florida where the rooms resemble a location from the film

It may look like a house in a galaxy far, far away. But this incredible Star Wars-themed Airbnb is right here on planet earth. The amazing rental is located in Davenport, Florida, just 15 minutes from Walt Disney World, and each of its nine bedrooms resembles a location from the film franchise. The Millennium Falcon-themed … Read more

Self-driving Nissan Leaf electric car navigated itself 230 miles on UK roads

A self-driving electric Nissan Leaf has navigated itself 230 miles up the country to complete the longest and most complex autonomous journey ever achieved on UK public roads. The epic landmark drive – from the car giant’s engineering centre at Cranfield in Bedfordshire, near Milton Keynes, to the Nissan factory in Sunderland where the car … Read more

Nutmeg teams up with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Junior Isa

Nutmeg teams up with Great Ormond Street Hospital charity to launch Junior Isa with a socially responsible investing option Digital wealth manager partners with charity to give more choice to investors while supporting seriously ill children at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Three investment styles available including a socially responsible option Nutmeg will donate £25 … Read more

The eco boilers that cost £5K a year: A ‘green’ energy deal gone wrong

On a cold Wednesday evening, the rain is pelting at the windows of the Slamannan Community Centre, where around 50 people have braved the weather to attend a meeting about soaring energy bills. They are residents of this and other rural villages near Falkirk, in Scotland, where households have seen their bills jump to more … Read more