Can I draw from an old pension and still put £40,000 a year into other schemes?

I am 60 later this year and as a deferred member of the NHS defined benefit 1995 scheme I am entitled to claim my mandatory 25 per cent lump sum and receive a monthly pension. There is no benefit to delaying taking these sums. I have worked in the private sector for the last 19 … Read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Put on a tin hat – and try our four defensive tips for the trenches 

‘Market falls: is it time to pack up and go home?’ That was the stark question posed by a leading investment expert in response to Thursday’s 10.9 per cent fall in the FTSE 100 Index – the largest daily correction in the index since the Black Monday stock market crash of October 1987. (I remember … Read more

Victoria and David Beckham put on a rare display of affection for launch of his Inter Miami team

Victoria and David Beckham put on a rare display of affection as the family arrive for the launch of his Inter Miami football team… despite fears over coronavirus outbreak By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: 18:59 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 18:59 GMT, 14 March 2020 David Beckham recently took to social media to stress … Read more

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson will broadcast from home if they’re put into lockdown

‘It’s got the ocean view and we can smoke on the balcony’: Kyle Sandilands says he’ll broadcast his radio show from co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson’s home if they’re put into lockdown because of the coronavirus By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:18 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 05:23 GMT, 13 March 2020 … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Sunderland woman in 60s is put in coma

A heartbroken son fears his mother could become Britain’s next coronavirus victim after she was placed in a coma. The woman, in her 60s from Sunderland, was ‘fit and healthy’. She hadn’t left the family home in the last two weeks except to visit the doctor. ‘This has shocked us all,’ her son said, ‘We … Read more

Pope delivers Sunday prayers via livestream as Italy is put into lockdown amid coronavirus crisis

Pope delivers Sunday prayers via livestream as Italy is put into lockdown after 36 people die in a single day – bringing the toll to 233 The 83-year-old pontiff broke with centuries of tradition to live stream prayers Wanted to prevent crowds going to Saint Peter’s Square for Angelus Prayer Coronavirus infections in Italy has … Read more

Farming crops to feed cattle is depleting the Colorado River and has put 53 species of fish at risk

53 different species of fish are at elevated risk of extinction thanks to cattle farms around the Colorado River basin, which have depleted the region’s freshwater supplies to grow water-hungry feed crops like alfalfa A new study shows cattle farms are responsible for 55 percent of the water taken from the Colorado River every year … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Recruiters warned that AI may put them out of a job

MARKET REPORT: Recruiters’ shares slump after analysts warn that artificial intelligence may put them out of a job By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 While much of the public is sceptical – or even downright scared – of artificial intelligence, businesses … Read more

Blue Whale Growth Fund’s impressive returns put it in exalted company

‘The philosophy is quite straightforward; we invest into high quality businesses at attractive prices,’ says Stephen Yiu, chief investment officer of Blue Whale Capital. That superficially simple approach has paid off in spades for Yiu and the Blue Whale Growth Fund he heads, which finds itself in exalted company. Its performance since inception two-and-a-half years … Read more