Man receives £20 from Natwest TEN YEARS after leaving cash in ATM
A council worker has finally received £20 in compensation from Natwest – TEN YEARS after mistakenly leaving the cash in an ATM machine. Steve Titman, 34, walked away from the cash machine in Peterborough, Cambs., without taking the money in early 2008. He was astonished to be sent a cheque for the amount last week – along with £6.80 interest which has added up over the past decade. Steve said: “It was a complete shock but very welcome. I will...
The Snowman returns to London for the 20th consecutive year
The Snowman returns to London's West End tonight for its 20th consecutive year. With a magical mix of exquisite dancing and live music – including Walking in the Air – friendship is kindled as the boy and his snowman embark on a starry-skied adventure to the North Pole, where they meet dancing penguins, reindeer, Father Christmas, Ice Princess, and escape the clutches of Jack Frost. Based on the book by Raymond Briggs and the film directed by Dianne Jackson and produced by John Coates, The Snowman is a much-loved festive tradition of storytelling, spectacle and magic. The Birmingham Repertory Theatre production has music...
Brits spend almost 9 months of their life bargain-hunting
The average Brit spends the equivalent of almost nine months of their life bargain-hunting - saving more than £6,200 year, a study has found. The typical adult will spend two hours a week search for a good deal or cut price items – the equivalent of around four days and eight hours in total over the average year. As a result, through a combination of auctions, discount vouchers, price comparison sites, regular visits to the supermarket reduced aisle and more,...
Pay in real terms won’t be back to 2007 level until 2025
Shocking new analysis by the Resolution Foundation has revealed pay in real terms won’t be back to 2007 level until 2025. According to the research average annual pay peaked in the autumn of 2007 at £31,644 (in 2016 prices). Once inflation is taken into account, average pay will not be back at those levels until the start of 2025 - some 17 years since the financial crash struck. The Resolution Foundation's report, Freshly Squeezed, warns that Britain is on course for the...
Online Entrepreneurship: How to Convert Your Writing Hobby Into Cash
We all know that one person who quit their desk job and made a fantastic success out of their hobby. Whether opening a bakery, becoming a personal trainer, selling knitwear on Etsy, or even walking dogs, it seems that nowadays, pursuing a passion can turn anyone into an entrepreneur. If you’re an avid writer in your free time, the prospect of making the transition to professional blogging is probably more achievable than you might imagine. That’s because you’ve already been...
Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA sues Woof-Tang Clan doggy day care centre
As music industry lawyers say "where there's a hit there's a writ" and this one even by music standards is bizarre. Legendary hip hop brand the Wu-Tang Clan's RZA is unamused by a doggie day care centre in New York that has been trading under the name The Woof-Tang Clan. RZA Shankbone (real name Robert Fitzgerald Diggs) is suing the dogs walking and sitting service based in Brooklyn and offering services to "the illest group of dogs in New York...
Drinking three or four cups of coffee a day ‘confers greatest health benefits -except in pregnancy’
Drinking coffee is "more likely to benefit health than to harm it" - with three or four cups a day conferring the biggest boost, according to a new study. Researchers brought together evidence from more than 200 studies and found that drinking three to four cups of coffee a day is associated with living longer and a lower risk of heart disease compared with drinking no coffee. Coffee drinking is also associated with lower risk of some cancers, diabetes, liver...
Possibly the best toddler friendly hotel in the world
Guess what? A toddler friendly hotel really does exist. Our lifestyle writer and mum of two Clair Hart, took her family to a boutique hotel that offers family time with a difference... A toddler friendly hotel with a difference Anybody with children knows that going on holiday or for a weekend away isn’t relaxing. The moment you kiss your baby for the first time, you kiss goodbye to those luxurious Mr & Mrs Smith nights away. Or that’s what we...
EU trade ban reduces global trade in wild birds by 90 percent
The global trade in wild birds has plunged by about 90 percent since the EU banned imports 12 years ago after a parrot died in Britain - from bird flu. The illegal trade has been implicated as one of the main culprits in the spread of the killer disease and has brought several species to the brink of extinction. The number traded annually has now fallen from about 1.3 million to 130,000, according to new research. They are trapped and...