MPs’ fury as ministers dodge cladding vote

MPs’ fury as ministers dodge cladding vote: Anger as Commons is denied the chance to protect leaseholders from paying to fix fire-risk issues  Ministers were blasted for denying MPs the chance to protect leaseholders Government struck down attempts to guarantee flat owners wouldn’t have to pay for safety repairs  Prime Minister avoided a rebellion against his … Read more

Red Zone request: Premier League clubs hoping their stars can dodge quarantine after playing abroad

Premier League clubs in Red Zone request as they prepare to ask for special exemption for their players to dodge 10-day quarantine after playing on international duty in countries hit hard by Covid Premier League players are set to go out on international duty next month Clubs are hoping their players can avoid quarantine when … Read more

Driver flips truck after taking bend too fast – forcing van to swerve off road to dodge crash 

Tipping point! Moment driver flips truck after taking bend too fast – forcing van to swerve off road to dodge crash Truck driver spotted losing control after taking sharp turn on a country road Narrowly clipped a food bank van before flipping over onto its side The incident was caught on a driver’s dashcam in … Read more

Cousins dodge pension tax trap and receive apology from Fidelity

Inherited a share of pension pot: Ellie Lacey, 19, pictured with her father Peter Four grandchildren have escaped a costly tax trap after financial giant Fidelity admitted to making an error over an inherited pension pot. The firm wrongly told them they had triggered a little-known tax rule that would have drastically limited their ability … Read more

British holidaymakers will dodge EU speeding fines as Brexit ends detail-sharing agreement with UK 

British holidaymakers will dodge EU speeding fines as Brexit ends detail-sharing agreement with UK The UK’s departure from the EU means British-owned cars will not be sent fines  Hundreds of thousands of Britons have been fined for speeding in recent years The change could mean a loss of more than £50million for French government  By … Read more

British couple dodge Covid pandemic after moving to Irish island two days before UK lockdown

 A British couple have managed to dodge the entire coronavirus pandemic – by becoming the only inhabitants of a tiny island with no electricity, gas or running water.  Luke and Sarah Flanagan moved to Owey Island off the west coast of County Donegal in Ireland on March 14 last year, just two days before the … Read more

Investors plough savings into the market to dodge rock-bottom rates

While the pandemic has wreaked havoc on vast swathes of British business, trading firms are in the pink. Households are estimated to have built up around £100billion of extra cash in lockdown as spending on everything from travel to meals out evaporated. Many of these ‘accidental savers’ have looked for ways to put this money … Read more

SIMON WALTERS: The huge Brexit gamble that Boris Johnson can’t afford to dodge 

Until last night, it was tempting to think that the acrimonious fallout from Boris Johnson‘s dinner with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels was entirely stage-managed. That it is all part of a carefully choreographed diplomatic dance which allows each side to prove to their respective supporters that they have fought tooth … Read more

How Donald Trump needs to make money and dodge prosecutors – so will he run AGAIN in 2024?

Amid all the uncertainty about what comes next for the nation, there is little clarity about what comes next for Donald Trump. The nation’s 45th president leaves office at age 74 as one of just four U.S. presidents to be defeated after a single term, reportedly millions in debt, but with millions of supporters having … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Prankster, 27, sets up limited company for £6 so he can dodge ‘rule of six’

A prankster has set up a limited company for £6 and named his family as staff so he can have them over for an ‘unpaid work event’ on Christmas Day. Fenn Settle, 27, bragged about his loophole online, telling the UK Government: ‘Jokes on you’.  The account manager, from Leeds, said it cost him £6 … Read more