Rolls-Royce hands a £4.6bn chunk of its pensions scheme to Legal & General 

Rolls-Royce hands a £4.6bn chunk of its pensions scheme to Legal & General By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 6 June 2019 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 6 June 2019 Rolls-Royce has offloaded a £4.6billion chunk of its pension scheme covering 33,000 members to Legal & General, in the biggest … Read more

‘Do it for your big momma’: Surgeon general pleads with black community to help ‘slow the spread’

Surgeon General Jerome Adams pleaded with the African-American community and other communities of color to follow the government’s guidelines to ‘slow the spread’ of the coronavirus – as those communities are being disproportionately hit by the pandemic.  ‘We need you to do this if not for yourself than for your abuela. Do it for your … Read more

Surgeon General Jerome Adams: This will be ‘hardest and the saddest week of most Americans’ lives’

Jerome Adams, the U.S. Surgeon General, said Sunday the next two weeks will be the ‘hardest and saddest’ of most Americans’ lives as the deaths from coronavirus are expected to peak next Thursday. ‘This is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most Americans’ lives, quite frankly,’ Adams told Fox News Sunday. … Read more

Surgeon General makes face mask with T-shirt and rubber bands

The Surgeon General has instructed Americans on how to make their own ‘cloth face covering’ by using an old T-shirt and rubber bands, as the country is in the midst of a face mask shortage.  Dr. Jerome Adams says in ‘a few easy steps’ people can make their own personal protective equipment with items from around … Read more

Watford General Hospital tells patients NOT to go to A&E because they’re running out of oxygen

Watford General Hospital tells patients NOT to go to A&E even in an emergency because they’re running out of oxygen in coronavirus crisis At 11:40am today West Herts hospitals tweeted to warn of a critical incident  Telling patients not to attend Watford General Hospital as oxygen is running low They advised those needing treatment to ‘go to your … Read more

‘Insurance’ firm Home and General billed my in-laws twice for the same TV

My in-laws in their 80s were cold called and sold £250 of insurance for the same TV twice by the same company under different names A reader told us a firm named Home and General called his in-laws twice They used the same phone number but the name of Cover Utilities He said: ‘How can … Read more

Fascinating photos give glimpse of India in days of the Raj including general who inspired Churchill

Captivating photos giving a snapshot into the privileged existence of wealthy Britons in India during the days of the Raj have come to light over 120 years later. The collection includes images of tiger hunts in the late 19th century, alongside safaris where whole families are perched on the back of elephants, two Western women engaging … Read more

Prince Harry was ‘devastated’ at having to give up his post as Captain General of The Royal Marines

Prince Harry was ‘devastated’ at having to give up his post as Captain General of The Royal Marines and said the ‘decision was forced on him’ after stepping back from royal duties Prince Harry ‘regretted’ having to stand down from his role in the military felt Royal ‘forced into it’ after stepping down from royal … Read more

The four-star general who would command the US if coronavirus cripples the government

The coronavirus crisis is forcing US military planners to look at ‘extraordinary circumstances’ and prepare for a range of radical scenarios, including the possibility of widespread domestic violence and the deaths of the country’s top politicians.  In a  report published Sunday, Newsweek reveals that standby orders were issued more than three weeks ago to ready … Read more

Surgeon General appeals to Kylie Jenner to tell her millennial followers to stay at home

The Surgeon General appealed to Kylie Jenner on Thursday morning to tell her millennial and Gen Z followers to stay at home and stop going to beaches as the country frantically tries to fight coronavirus.  In an appearance on Good Morning America, Surgeon General Jerome Adams said the country needed social media influencers like Jenner … Read more