Travel stocks hit by holiday chaos: £1.5bn wiped off

Travel stocks hammered by holiday chaos: £1.5bn wiped off by second wave fears Investors took flight from airlines and tour operators after the Government removed Spain from the quarantine-free list  Thousands of holidaymakers cancelled trips to Spain as well as countries such as France and Germany amid concerns they could be next  By Tom Witherow … Read more

How up to £1.5BN may have been lost in fraudulent claims for Universal Credit in early days of Covid

The moment John Pomfrey understood the true extent of his wife’s deceit came when a policeman showed him her driving licence.  ‘So what?’ he said. ‘Doesn’t everyone have one?’ The officer’s reply stunned him: ‘No — not if they’re blind they don’t.’ After 15 years of marriage, Christina Pomfrey’s supposed lack of eyesight came as … Read more