Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre has been approached by Boris Johnson to become Chairman of Ofcom, in the latest example of Downing Street‘s determination to shake up the Left-wing establishment. The attempt to install Mr Dacre at the broadcasting regulator comes as Whitehall mandarins are trying to put the brakes on the Prime Minister’s … Read more
Donald Trump ‘offered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a win-win deal to avoid extradition to US if he revealed source of the hacking of Democratic party emails’, court hears Jennifer Robinson, one Assange’s lawyer’s, made statement at Old Bailey today She recalled a meeting with two Trump allies in Ecuadorian embassy in 2017 She claimed they … Read more
Inflation hits a five-year low but just 11 savings accounts offered by Britain’s seven biggest banks pay at least 0.2% after slashing rates to the bone There are now 661 inflation-matching accounts after the CPI fell to 0.2% Just 11 of these are offered by Britain’s biggest banks Only 1 out of 87 easy-access deals … Read more
NS&I knocked off the savings top spot for the first time since May! Skipton Building Society launches best buy easy-access account Savings rates have begun to improve slightly after falling to record lows this year Treasury-backed NS&I has been untroubled by contenders for months Skipton has increased its easy-access rate as stoking hopes of more competition … Read more
One million British patients with a ‘racing heart’ condition that puts them at high risk of stroke could soon be offered super-fast surgery that slashes time on the operating table by a third. The new, highly accurate operation is being used to treat atrial fibrillation, in which heart nerves misfire, leading to a rapid, irregular … Read more
GP reveals how she offered to give her desperately ill baby son half of her own liver to save his life after struggle to find an organ donor – as she urges BAME community not to ‘opt-out’ of register British Women’s Health doctor Dr Nighat Arif appeared on This Morning today to urge more members … Read more
Council ‘offered father of autistic boys £100k to move out of county’ Tom Browne claims Kent County Council offered him £100,000 in cash He said it came after he made a complaint about the support offered to his sons The council said it made the offer as it understood the family wanted to move By … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly set to be offered a seven figure deal to produce podcasts for Spotify. Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 39, who are currently living in their $14 million mansion in Santa Barbara, having officially stepped back from royal duty seeking financial independence in March. The streaming giant, … Read more
Debt firm worker stole £380,000 from his employers to feed gambling addiction after bookmakers offered him free bets and hospitality at Cheltenham races Glyn Rothwell, 36, stole money from debt management firm Harrington Brooks He used unwitting colleagues to ‘approve’ payments which went to his account Inquiries revealed 343 fraudulent transactions occurred between 2015 and … Read more
A village in southern Italy that offered tourists free lodgings to boost the local economy has been inundated with 8000 holiday requests from across the world. At the end of June, the remote medieval hamlet of San Giovanni in Galdo, around 90 miles northeast of Naples, decided to offer travellers a free one-week stay in … Read more