Pension

A liquidity crunch for the hedge-fund industry's biggest backers could force redemptions on even top-performing funds

Hedge funds have, on average, weathered the market turmoil caused by novel coronavirus relatively well - with a few types of funds producing some of their best returns in...
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Philip Green asks for taxpayer support to prop up Arcadia

5 hours ago | The Guardian

Billionaire asks government to pay 14,500 employees out of emergency wage scheme Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The billionaire retailer Philip...
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Pensioner warns locals to be on look out would-be scammer in Craigneuk

9 hours ago | Daily Record

The man contacted the Wishaw Press after the crook appeared at his door on Monday, March 30, wanting to do his shopping for him.
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Half a million coronavirus cases confirmed in Europe as crisis-hit nations suffer their deadliest days yet

12 hours ago | The Irish Sun

EUROPE has half a million people who have been struck down by coronavirus - although the actual number of those infected could be higher. Spain has recorded more than 110,000...
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'Taking my daughter's online Pilates lessons is great for keeping me fit and I also get talking to others in the class'

15 hours ago | Belfast telegraph

A pensioner who enjoyed an active lifestyle before being locked down two weeks ago is using the internet to keep in touch with family, friends - and maintain his fitness.
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Man accused of murdering Kirkcaldy pensioner back in court

15 hours ago | The Courier

A man accused of murdering a pensioner in Fife has made a second appearance in court.
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Moray man who felt ‘lucky' to be able to honour fallen friends after Second World war dies aged 97

16 hours ago | Press and Journal

James George never forgot the snowy January day in 1942 when he left his home in the north-east and set off for war. After enlisting at the age of 20, the Gordon Highlander was...
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‘Gone to the wide blue yonder': Erimar going to heaven on a Red Arrows Jet

17 hours ago | Press and Journal

A mum with a love for the Red Arrows is to be buried today in a custom-made coffin in the shape of the planes. In 2002, Erimar McPherson had a red and white casket specially...
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Two married women get payouts totalling £14k after state pension blunder

17 hours ago | Daily Mail

A probe is now under way into the failure, which went unnoticed for more than a decade until discovered by our pensions columnist Steve Webb and This is Money.
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Coronavirus: Pensioner Tom Best, who lost his wife to Covid-19, reveals kindness of people has helped him cope

1 day ago | Belfast telegraph

A devastated pensioner who lost the love of his life to Covid-19 has spoken of the kindness of friends and strangers in the aftermath of her sudden death.
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Gary Neville slams Matt Hancock over Premier League pay cut row

Gary Neville has slammed Matt Hancock Gary Neville has hit back at Health Secretary Matt Hancock after he called for Premier League players to take a pay cut during the... Read more ...

Eddie Large's devastating regret about heart transplant that saved his life

Eddie Large, one half of the legendary comedy duo Little and Large with partner Syd Little, has tragically died of coronavirus while he was being treated for heart failure in... Read more ...

More than 1,000,000 infected with coronavirus across world

The global death toll has passed 50,000 (Picture: Reuters/Getty Images/John Hopkins University) More than a million people have been diagnosed with coronavirus since the... Read more ...

Government vows 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by end of April after outcry

Health Secretary Matt Hancock bowed to pressure at today's daily Downing Street press conference after coming out of self-isolation for Covid-19 Read more ...

Coronavirus: NHS to build new Nightingale hospitals - when to go to hospital...

Coronavirus is a deadly infection that's spreading quickly among the public, and it's now killed almost 3,000 people in the UK. The government and the NHS have launched two... Read more ...

Unemployment in US hits 10,000,000 after coronavirus makes claims double in...

The number of people out of work in the United States has doubled again in just a week to 6.65 million The number of jobless people in the United States has hit 10 million... Read more ...

The White House may recommend all Americans wear cloth masks or face...

The White House may recommend that everyone in the US cover their face when going out. Masks are not perfect at preventing viral illnesses, especially because many people don't... Read more ...

The US Navy just fired a commander for creating 'little bit of a panic' on...

Senior Navy officials relieved a commander of an aircraft carrier on Thursday for a loss of confidence, four days after he sent a letter urging for more assistance in dealing... Read more ...

Tiger King's Joe Exotic 'hospitalised after contracting coronavirus in prison'

Joe Exotic, the star of Netflix's documentary hit Tiger King, has reportedly contracted coronavirus in prison. Read more ...

Lindsay Lohan promotes her new single Back To Me as she isolates from home...

Her first new music in 15 Her new song, single Back To Me, drops Friday. And one day prior to release, Lindsay Lohan took to her Instagram to promote the tune while she... Read more ...