Yesterday saw the start of a new two-year countdown for claims over payment protection insurance to be made. On the same day, new rules have made it more likely that claims – including those turned down in the past – will be successful. As well as urging people whose claims […]
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A two pound coin that is worth £20 according to one collector, could be hiding in your wallet. The coin was minted in 2002 to celebrate the XVII Commonwealth Games in Manchester. The two pound coin shows a figure waving a flag in the centre. Thanks to the small circulation […]
1. Mary Shelley was born on August 30, 1797. 2. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin, her mother was the philosopher and feminist Mary Woolstonecraft; her husband was the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. 3. August 30 was also the birthday in 1400 of Vlad II Dracul, father of […]
S MAG The soaps’ pundit loves to show off her curves in full 50s skirts For Royal Ascot, Sharon would typically wear this retro dress from Collectif with a blue velvet Ronit Zilkha coat, Louboutin heels and a vintage hat she picked up on a trip to New York This […]
Kodi’s rise in popularity appears to show no signs of stopping. The online TV player is now thought to be being used in over in three million UK homes and, with a recent Express.co.uk poll revealing people simply don’t want to pay for premium channels, this number is set to […]
WhatsApp have rolled out an update to their Status feature, which lets users write text on a colourful image background. WhatsApp Status debuted as a text-only feature, but has grown to include photos and videos. The latest update lets users choose a font, a background colour and also add in […]
GETTY People are genetically predisposed to suffering muscle aches and pains when taking statins Many people prescribed the cholesterol-lowering pills stop taking them because of the side effect putting them at higher risk of developing diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Now a study led by the University of […]
Standard tests for meningococcal disease – which can lead to meningitis and blood poisoning – can take up to 48 hours for results to come back. But a new diagnostic tool created by experts at Queen’s University Belfast and The Belfast Trust can provide results within an hour. Researchers said […]