Millionaire farmer Ben Goldsmith claimed £25k in EU funds last year

Millionaire farmer Ben Goldsmith was facing growing pressure over his role as a Defra board member last night as it emerged he had benefited from tens of thousands of pounds in farming subsidies. Mr Goldsmith faces controversial allegations – exposed by the Daily Mail at the weekend – that he breached rules by releasing red … Read more

Kardashian’s ‘shocked’ after Kanye West claimed he and Kim were considering aborting baby North

The Kardashians have been left ‘shocked beyond words’ after Kanye West revealed that he and his wife considered having an abortion when she was pregnant with their first child North West. The 43-year-old rapper took to the stage at North Charleston’s Exquis Event Center in South Carolina on Sunday to reveal that he and Kim Kardashian, … Read more

Middle-class mother living a Cotswolds idyll was seduced by a fraud who claimed he was a Rothschild

Fifteen years ago, Christine Handy’s life was fizzing with opportunity and new beginnings.  At 40, she was financially secure and living mortgage-free in a handsome five-bedroom townhouse. A part-time job provided a balance to caring for three young children, and, divorced from her wealthy Cotswold landowning husband, she was happy in a new relationship. Today, … Read more

Indian holy man who claimed he could perform ‘Covid exorcisms’ dies of coronavirus

Indian holy man who claimed he could perform ‘Covid exorcisms’ by kissing people’s hands dies of coronavirus – having already infected 20 of his followers Coronavirus spreads through contagious droplets from the mouth or nose  Despite this, a holy man from Madya Pradesh, India, claimed he had a ‘kiss cure’ He would kiss devotees’ hands … Read more

Founder of ‘scam’ summit ‘falsely claimed she’d worked with George Clooney on charity since 2006’

The founder of a ‘virtual summit’ has said the announcement of George Clooney on its schedule of keynote speakers was a ‘misunderstanding’, had claimed she’d known the actor for years. Thrive Philanthropy, a small consulting firm based in Utah, had been advertising the star-studded Connect Summit that would feature celebs including George and Amal Clooney as ‘keynote … Read more

More than 2m self-employed have claimed £6bn in coronavirus grants

More than two-million self-employed have claimed £6billion in coronavirus grants in just FIVE DAYS, says Chancellor Rishi Sunak Government’s self-employed bailout opened to applications just five days ago  More than two million have claimed total of £6billion in grants, Rishi Sunak says  Huge sums will raise fresh concerns about government’s coronavirus liabilities   Here’s how to … Read more

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey gives nearly $400m less to charity than the $1 billion he claimed

Billionaire Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has given nearly $400 million less to his coronavirus relief effort than the ‘billion dollars’ he claimed, federal documents reveal. Earlier this month Dorsey tweeted that he would be donating $1 billion – which he said was about 28% of his wealth – to a fund he set up to … Read more

Once-ridiculed motors now claimed to be worth a pretty penny

The world of classic cars can be a difficult one to predict. While the likes of limited-edition classic Ferraris and ex-racing Aston Martins are always going to soar in value, other less exclusive motors can also experience a surge in demand – take the crazy prices being paid for Fast Fords from the 1980s right … Read more

Judge rejects Roger Stone’s request for retrial after Trump adviser claimed juror was ‘biased’

A federal judge on Thursday denied a bid for a new trial by President Donald Trump’s longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone after the veteran Republican operative accused the jury forewoman of being tainted by anti-Trump political bias. US District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson rejected Stone’s claim that the jury forewoman was biased against … Read more