A new platform specifically designed for the self-employed workforce is now open and has bold aims of convincing millions of people without a pension to start saving for retirement. Raindrop will allow users to be flexible with their monthly contributions and pay into their pension either from their own account or via their limited company, … Read more
Eats shoots and leaves… dramatically: Hungry panda tugs at bamboo branch and topples off wooden platform The giant panda eats bamboo leaves at Chongqing Zoo in southwest China Animal rolls over edge of the platform as the other pandas continue eating Panda falls onto the ground and drags the huge branch of bamboo with it … Read more
Alan Yentob urges BBC bosses to make their output more like a social media platform to lure in younger audiences Former BBC1 controller Alan Yentob said BBC should act more like social media Said it should be more of ‘playground’ like Youtube where young talent emerges Encouraged BBC to open up arts and culture archive … Read more
Powderfinger frontman Bernard Fanning joins music platform Serenade where fans can enjoy a private one-on-one gig with the singer for a whopping $1,000 By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:59 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 02:00 GMT, 30 January 2021 Powderfinger frontman Bernard Fanning is the latest artist to join Serenade, a … Read more
Spotify adds nine classic audiobooks like Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ and Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’ narrated by celebrities including Hilary Swank and Forest Whitaker Spotify is testing audiobooks and has added nine classics the its library They include Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ and Kate Chopin’s ‘The Awakening’ Each is narrated by a celebrity like Hilary Swank … Read more
Jamie Sheridan is a tasker in Manchester Jamie Sheridan, based in Manchester, started tasking part-time in September to earn more money for his family. He works for a large energy provider, and has been working from home on a permanent basis since March. He found being desk-bound with a slower pace of life difficult so … Read more
Facebook takes on Cameo with a new video platform that lets users pay for face time with celebrities to ask them questions and take selfies during live segments Facebook is working on a video platform that connects fans with celebrities Called Super, users can pay to appear with celebrities during live shows Viewers can buy … Read more
Love on the line! Boyfriend proposes to his train driver girlfriend as she pulls into the platform at a Dublin station in front of delighted commuters Train driver Paula Carbo Zea was pulling into Pearse Station in Dublin last night She did not expect to see her boyfriend standing at the edge of the platform … Read more
Boom time at investing platform AJ Bell, as the coronavirus pandemic inspires a 29% rise in customers By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:38 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 21:38 GMT, 3 December 2020 Customer numbers at AJ Bell have soared Customer numbers at AJ Bell have soared as those … Read more
The renowned Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has played a key role in astronomical discoveries for more than half a century has collapsed. A cable holding up a 900-ton receiver platform snapped around 8am local time Tuesday morning and sent the massive structure hurling onto the reflector dish more than 400 feet … Read more