Venmo launches physical credit card backed by Visa with a scannable QR code for contactless payments and an individualized cash-back program Available in five designs, the no-fee card comes with a QR code on the front The rewards program gives cash back on your most popular spending categories An RFID-enabled chip allows users to tap … Read more
Prince William has helped push through a staggering 120 innovations to increase diversity at Bafta. The ‘watershed’ new moves are related to an impassioned speech the Prince made during the televised British Academy Film Awards in February where the visibly angered royal attacked the overwhelming ‘whiteness and maleness’ of the prestigious awards. Plans were introduced … Read more
President Donald’s younger brother, Robert Trump, a businessman known for an even keel that seemed almost incompatible with the family name, died Saturday night at the age of 71. The youngest of the Trump siblings had remained close to the 74-year-old president and, as recently as June, filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Trump … Read more
A pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon was yesterday arrested along with eight other journalists after Chinese officials raided his newspaper offices in the city. Jimmy Lai, 71, whose net worth is just shy of a billion dollars, was handcuffed and hauled off his premises under the new draconian security law. ITV News freelancer Wilson Li … Read more
Seven big firms backed out of state aid amid peculation they did not want their names to be made public By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 6 June 2020 Seven companies withdrew from the Bank of England loans scheme last week, prompting speculation … Read more
The Prime Minister has tonight backed his top aide Dominic Cummings after he was hit by allegations of flouting lockdown rules multiple times. From ‘career psychopath’ to Brexit mastermind, Dominic Cummings has so far cut a controversial figure during his time as Boris Johnson’s most senior adviser, after making a name for himself as the … Read more
Bright-eyed and mischievous, Asher the cocker spaniel looks every bit the family pet. Right now, he’s a little scruffier than normal thanks to a ‘Covid-19 hair cut’ from a loving owner unable to get to the grooming salon during the lockdown. There is no clue at all that Asher could soon be Britain’s secret weapon … Read more
Boris Johnson’s dramatic coronavirus lockdown announcement last night was watched by 27million Britons – as a poll found 93 per cent back the measures. The huge viewing figures make the PM’s grim TV address from Downing Street one of the most watched events in UK history, exceeding the numbers for the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony. Research … Read more
Boris Johnson’s coronavirus lockdown is backed by 93 PER CENT of the public, poll finds – but two-thirds think it will be EASY to follow draconian ‘social distancing’ rules Boris Johnson announced an extreme UK coronavirus lockdown last night Poll has found 93 per cent of the public are in favour of the tough restrictions … Read more