Tide may be turning for savers as some providers start to nudge up rates ‘Best-buy’ two-year fixed-rate bond from Zopa pays 1% interest The best rate on a one-year bond is now 0.86% That’s higher than 0.7% at the start of the month and 0.59% in April By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: … Read more
Trunks, stumps and roots of ancient trees from 6,000-year-old forest are uncovered by lowest tide of the year on Cornish beach Submerged forest in Mount’s Bay, Cornwall, typically hidden beneath sand and shingle of the sweeping bay Bay overlooks the tidal island of St Michael’s Mount, which is connected to Marazion by man-made causeway Petrified … Read more
The massive container ship blocking the busy Suez Canal has been freed from the vital trade route in a last-ditch bid to take advantage of the king tide brought on by the supermoon. The Ever Given was freed by salvage teams early on Monday, one week after running aground and choking off global trade, according … Read more
Salvage teams have intensified excavation and dredging efforts around a massive container ship blocking the busy Suez Canal after canal chiefs launched a last-ditch bid to take advantage of the king tide brought on by the supermoon to help free the vessel. Officials said operations were under way to make use the high tides created by … Read more
The ultimate DIVING machine! BMW 3 series convertible gets stuck in mud before being swallowed by incoming tide Dog walkers noticed the £7,000 BMW stuck in the mud early this morning Silver convertible was later discovered by seawater in Southampton Water Car’s interior is now wrecked and mud has filled the foot wells and stained … Read more
Shops sold 2.5 BILLION bottles of water in 2019 as tide of plastic shows no sign of slowing down, figures reveal Ten biggest supermarkets found to have sold 2.5billion plastic bottles of water Big stores sold equivalent of 37 plastic bottles for every person in UK in 2019 Tesco was found to be the biggest … Read more
Got that sinking feeling! Rescue mission fails as tide swamps digger that got stuck on a beach… while trying to move a stranded truck The digger was sent to the front to save a truck from the incoming tide at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset While the truck was eventually moved, the digger got stuck instead and remained … Read more
Amazon backs Tide Charity providing £1,000 grants to Britain’s Covid-hit small businesses By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 27 November 2020 Amazon has thrown its weight behind a charity supported by the Daily Mail to boost Britain’s struggling small businesses. The US tech giant … Read more
Small business charity The Tide hailed by minister after raising £160,000 in a week with our help By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 17 November 2020 | Updated: 23:20 GMT, 17 November 2020 A small business charity supported by the Mail has been hailed by a Government minister after it raised … Read more
On the brink… of disaster! Ship teeters on the edge of Somerset slipway after being caught out by tide By Aliki Kraterou For Mailonline Published: 10:35 BST, 21 October 2020 | Updated: 10:49 BST, 21 October 2020 Advertisement This is the moment a ship is left stranded on the edge of a slipway after being caught … Read more