What went wrong for a £425m fund designed to fund a new wave of business banks

Attempts to use taxpayer money to fund a new wave of business challenger banks were dealt another blow a fortnight ago as Nationwide Building Society announced it was scrapping a move into SME lending. Britain’s largest mutual is the latest to hand back money it was given to expand its business proposition after Metro Bank … Read more

What are your rights if you booked your holiday through a third party booking site?

Thousands of Britons have had holidays cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic and many of those are now hoping for a cash refund. While this is possible, albeit reasonably time consuming, for travellers who booked directly with airlines, those who had made a booking with a third party operator will find they are unlikely to … Read more

Donations to the NHS and fake coronavirus quizzes among 2,650 reports of phishing

Requests for donations towards the NHS, offers of tax refunds and coronavirus quizzes designed to harvest personal details are just some examples of the thousands of phishing attempts bombarding Britons at the moment, police revealed. Action Fraud, the UK’s fraud reporting service, said last week it had received almost 2,650 reports of coronavirus-related phishing since … Read more

Germany sees its highest number of coronavirus deaths for the second day in a row at 315

Germany has suffered the deadliest day of its coronavirus crisis so far as the rate of new infections also accelerated.  The country announced 315 new deaths from the virus Thursday, bringing its total from 3,254 to 3,569. The figure is higher than the 285 reported Wednesday, which was the previous highest daily total.  The number … Read more

Angelyne trailer reveals first footage of Emmy Rossum as the iconic billboard queen of Los Angeles

NBC’s new streaming service Peacock has unveiled the first trailer for its highly-anticipated mini-series Angelyne on Wednesday. The trailer features the first footage of Emmy Rossum as the title character, the blonde bombshell who became known for creating billboards of herself around Los Angeles in the early 1980s. The trailer also offers glimpses of the … Read more

Michael Bublé rep says controversy over singer and his wife is ‘a failed effort of cyber bullying’

Michael Bublé and his wife are being cyberbullied, according to his rep. The Canadian entertainer, 44, and his wife, actress Luisana Lopilato, 32, were targeted in ‘a failed effort of cyber bullying’ by people after footage appeared to show him roughly elbowing her in a recent Instagram Live stream, his rep told E! Wednesday evening. … Read more

Coffee shops, restaurants and estate agents will be ‘first to reopen’

Coffee shops, restaurants and estate agents could be among the first to reopen on Britain’s high streets as coronavirus lockdown restrictions are lifted. A report given to ministers say these businesses are the most likely to boost the economy and pose the smallest risk of spreading the virus. All of these shops will have to … Read more

Sarah Silverman continues daily cheer for essential workers on her balcony amid coronavirus pandemic

Sarah Silverman continues daily cheer for essential workers on her balcony amid coronavirus pandemic By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 06:51 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 06:51 BST, 16 April 2020 Sarah Silverman continued her daily ritual of cheering on essential workers from her balcony amid the coronavirus pandemic in New York City on Wednesday. … Read more