Council rejects plans for £100million retirement village

‘Beverly Hills of Britain’ is blasted for ageism after council rejects plans for £100million retirement village because influx of elderly people would destroy town’s ‘vitality’ Elmbridge Borough Council rejected plans for a £100million retirement village  Council investigated by developer Guild Living- company behind the project The 222-apartment building located in centre of Walton-on-Thames in Surrey By … Read more

Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $100MILLION to settle over 1t,000 lawsuits related to baby powder

Johnson & Johnson will pay more than $100million to settle over 1,000 lawsuits that allege the company’s talc-based baby powder caused cancer.  The company faces more than 19,000 lawsuits from consumers and suvivors who claim the company’s talc products caused cancer due to contamination with asbestos, a known carcinogen.  However, the company maintains its talc … Read more

A TON of cocaine worth up to £100million is found hidden within fruit shipments at Dover

A TON of cocaine worth up to £100million is found hidden within fruit shipments at Dover port The cocaine was discovered concealed within shipments of fruit at the Kent Class A drugs with street value of approximately £100 million found in pallets  Joint operation involved National Crime Agency and Police Scotland Organised Crime Partnership By … Read more

BBC will spend £100million chasing TV licence fees

The BBC is set to spend around £100million of taxpayers’ cash chasing the TV licence fee and hauling non-payers to court this year after the over-75s were told to cough up, documents reveal. Private firm Capita last year received £59.9million from TV Licensing, the body which outsources the collection of the £157.50 annual levy for the … Read more

National Trust to axe 1,200 paid staff as part of £100million cuts

The National Trust plans to axe 1,200 paid staff to save £100million after coronavirus forced it to shut historic sites The National Trust has lost almost £200million since the start of the pandemic It proposes to cut a fifth of its annual spend including £60million in wages The charity has already saved by furloughing some … Read more

Some 130,000 older married women could be owed up to £100million

Some 130,000 older married women could be owed up to £100million in state pensions after government blunders were exposed Older wives may be owed up to £100million after government blunders exposed Investigation suggests that around 130,000 are receiving less than they should  Some wives were mistakenly reassured they were being paid enough By Ben Wilkinson … Read more