Starstruck photos of ‘McMafia’ millionaire may have alerted Britain’s FBI to his dodgy fortune

November 2013 was a hectic month for Meghan Markle. Striving to broaden her recognition beyond North America, where she had won modest acclaim for her role in TV legal drama Suits, she duly jetted off to London. There, the actress attended a red carpet film premiere in Leicester Square, met a tabloid gossip columnist for … Read more

Business minister defends dodgy data showing 30% of Covid patients may catch the disease in pubs

A business minister today defended the Government’s claim that 30 per cent of all coronavirus transmissions are occurring in pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants after furious MPs accused ministers of ‘cobbling together’ numbers to ‘justify’ their point of view based on flimsy data from fewer than 100 pubs. Nadhim Zahawi MP argued the sample was … Read more

Hot tub scams: Watch out for dodgy listings and payment requests

Hot tub crime machine: Purchase scams involving plug-in pools up 400% as crooks take advantage of sunshine loving Britons Hot tub sales have surged since the lockdown as Britons splash out on luxuries NatWest said purchase scams went up five-fold between April and May Hot tubs involved in third-most purchase scams after Nintendo Switch and … Read more

Official list of Covid symptoms is ‘dodgy and inadequate’: Top scientific adviser

The official list of COVID symptoms has been branded ‘dodgy’ and ‘inadequate’ by a top scientific advisor. Dr Nick Summerton called for tiredness, breathlessness and loss of appetite to be included in key symptom list. Currently the NHS only notes a persistent cough and fever as the main signs, and says these are the only … Read more