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The Isa season is ramping up and investors are off on a US shopping spree ahead of the April 5 deadline.Global funds, US market trackers and smaller companies funds have dominated the best buy tables over the past month.One peculiarity, noted by Hal Cook of Hargreaves Lansdown, is the lack of not just Chinese but wider Asian funds on his company’s list, and also of European equities despite a recent rally. Among individual stocks, chip maker Nvidia remains in heavy demand despite the shock arrival of Chinese competitor DeepSeek, say investing experts. Dan Coatsworth of AJ Bell says investors seem to be…
With their overabundance of colourful, eye-catching apps, it comes as little surprise that we spend a quarter of our waking lives on our smartphone.But you may not have haven’t noticed that these little icons – fetchingly arranged in grid-like stacks on our displays – are constantly competing for taps. In fact, popular apps, from WhatsApp to X, Instagram and Spotify have been deliberately designed to draw our fingers to them, psychologists reveal. For example, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger are made to look like buttons, which research shows we love pressing buttons right from childhood. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s X, which got a new name and…
Detectives fear a British couple found dead at their home in France could have been murdered by ‘criminals from the United Kingdom’.The disturbing theory was suggested on Friday after the lifeless bodies of Andrew and Dawn Searle, who were in their 60s, were discovered on Thursday afternoon in Les Pesquiès, south of Villefranche-de-Rouergue. Andrew Searle is said to have moved his family to France a decade ago after working as a financial investigator in the ‘fight against organised crime and terrorism’.On Friday, the couple’s property and surrounding land in the hamlet had been turned into an extensive crime scene.An investigating source…
Tasting the local cuisine is usually a holiday highlight for travellers. Unfortunately – especially if you’re attempting to order in a foreign language – there’s always the potential for things to go a little pear-shaped on the dining front. As Reddit users have been revealing.They served up their worst ordering mishaps while on holiday after ‘H20h20everywhere’ asked: ‘What were some of your ordering mistakes when eating abroad?’ From pickled chicken feet to a sausage made of pig ‘guts’, travellers have revealed the meals they’ll always remember. But not for the right reasons. Germany Reddit users have been sharing their worst ordering mistakes abroad – receiving pickled…
A Saturday Night Live cold open reacting to Donald Trump’s presidential election drew a mixed response online, with some wondering where the ‘comedy’ was at the beginning of the sketch.The bit from Saturday night started off on an unusually serious note – with cast members solemnly reflecting on the election outcome. ‘To many people, including many people watching this show right now, the results were shocking and even horrifying,’ Ego Nwodim said.But as the script progressed, the sketch finally took a humorous turn – and divided some viewers as it made an astonishing comparison between Trump and Adolf Hitler. After rattling off several reason…
A new scam parading as TD Bank is tricking users into handing over their life savings.Cybercriminals are sending text messages with an image of the bank’s logo, along with a message that claims a large charge is pending in the customer’s account and a link to click if they did not initiate it.DailyMail.com received one of the messages that reads: ‘TD Alert. There’s a pending charge of $1,298.99 on your account, ignore if you initiated, if not follow https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14474399/TD-Bank-scam-text-message-savings.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490.’The link appeared legitimate, validtddmobile.com, which took the user to a website that looks like TD’s mobile site and prompted them to put…
Searching on Google might seem like one of the safest things to do online. But cybersecurity experts warn that there are some searches which could put you at serious risk of being hacked.Last week, it was revealed that cybercriminals had hijacked the Google results for ‘Are Bengal cats legal in Australia?’ to infect cat-lovers’ computers.Now, experts have revealed the seven other common words and phrases you should never Google.Using a technique called ‘SEO poisoning’ criminals exploit Google’s search results to lure unsuspecting victims into websites they control.Following these links could lead to hackers taking over your computer, stealing your information, and…
Firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is ‘racist,’ one black Democrat member who was attacked by the Georgia Republican accused.The jab comes after a particularly testy House meeting Thursday evening, as lawmakers were rumored to have been boozing before and during the long session.Greene ridiculed Texas Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s appearance during the hearing to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.’I don’t think you know what we’re here for,’ Greene said at the hearing before turning her sights on Crocketts’ appearance. ‘I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.’ ‘She’s racist,’ Crockett fired back about Greene Friday…
Last month, Storm Bert swept through the country, leaving at least four people dead and hundreds of homes flooded.However, most of the country was only placed under a yellow warning – the Met Office’s lowest warning level.The Met Office has now been slammed for its confusing weather warnings ahead of the storm’s arrival. Experts claim that the weather agency underplayed the danger, leaving many unprepared to face extremely fast winds and widespread flooding.The weather agency has already faced strong criticism for not issuing a red warning in Wales where the effects of the storm were most severe.But it has now been revealed…
The thing that maybe should niggle in the back of Arsenal minds today is that Erling Haaland actually had a point.As the Manchester City forward exited the stage at the end of Arsenal’s evisceration of his team at the Emirates on Sunday, he pointed to the badge on his arm that marks him out as a Premier League title winner. Twice.Petty? Yes. Desperate? After such a mauling, maybe a little. But it was pertinent just the same because as much as we admire Arsenal for their ambition, their energy, their growing belief and their unarguably deep well of talent, they…