Watchdog hits Lloyds with £64m fine after it failed to look after customers who had difficulty paying their mortgages Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and The Mortgage Business hit with £64million fine Banks failed to look after customers who had difficulty paying their mortgage Lloyds has already paid some £300million in redress to affected customers By … Read more
When you think of Greece, fine wine isn’t necessarily the first thing that springs to mind. Plump olives, feta cheese and punchy liqueurs are more in line with the spread I’d imagine from the arid country. But after sampling some of the grape-based tipples from Crete, I have altered my way of thinking. Crete is … Read more
Cassie is sporty in black tank top and leggings as she and Alex Fine take part in BLM protest in Compton By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 02:37 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 02:37 BST, 8 June 2020 They became parents to a baby girl in December. And on Sunday, Cassie Ventura and Alex … Read more
Councils to get power to fine drivers £130 for minor offences under government plans to give cyclists and pedestrians priority after coronavirus pandemic Ministers have signalled that they are prepared to hand controversial powers to councils to enforce civil penalties for minor driving offences Enforcing the rules is currently the job of the police but … Read more
Civil liberties groups have today slammed threats by health chiefs to fine Britons who do not obey the 14-day test and trace isolation rules – which have been dubbed a ‘draconian intrusion of privacy’. As he launched the government’s new test and trace system, Health Secretary Matt Hancock yesterday warned a fortnight-long quarantine for those … Read more
Furious MPs have lambasted gambling giant Playtech for using a ‘blatant’ legal loophole to dodge a £3.5million fine for their role in the suicide of a young addict. Chris Bruney, 25, took his own life hours after being plied with £400 of bonuses by staff at online casino Winner.co.uk, owned by Playtech. The successful electrical … Read more
English day trippers caught making non-essential trips over the Welsh border during lockdown have been fined, a police chief said today, as restrictions have sparked a surge in staycation bookings at campsites. Superintendent Clark Jones-John of Dyfed Powys Police said a number of cars heading to the Brecon Beacons, a popular camping destination, had been … Read more
The wartime President of the United States, Franklin D Roosevelt, once proclaimed that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. And at this critical moment, nothing could be more true – not least when it comes to the inflammatory debate about whether or not some primary-aged children should return to the classroom … Read more
From Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place to No Really, I’m Fine, History Of Ideas with David Runciman and Easy Peasy Quarantini, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 12:29 BST, 10 May 2020 Happy Place Every week Fearne Cotton asks famous guests to tell her what happiness means … Read more
How many policemen does it take to catch a bike thief…? Moment mob of officers descended on park and fined Covidiots who tormented lone PCSO and stole his cycle as he tried to disperse crowd during lockdown Mobile footage shows a PCSO trying to disperse a large gathering in a park As he tries to … Read more