Lifetime Isa: Petition for penalty to be reduced permanently gets 16,000 signatures

The Government has been forced to address plans to begin charging aspiring first-time buyers their own money to raid their house deposits if they run into financial difficulty, after a petition calling for the Lifetime Isa penalty to be permanently reduced received thousands of signatures. The penalty to withdraw money from the tax-free account was … Read more

Jaja customers hit with £12 penalty charge after computer glitch

Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your … Read more

How to challenge an unfair lockdown penalty

Challenge an unfair lockdown penalty – as one furious victim says: ‘Covid killed my father so I KNOW we need rules, but why fine me £1,000 after my restaurant closed ten minutes late?’ By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:49 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:49 GMT, 28 November 2020 Lockdown in … Read more

Is this the most dramatic shootout EVER? Orlando keeper sent off after saving New York City penalty

Is this the most dramatic penalty shootout EVER? Madness in MLS sees Orlando City’s goalkeeper SENT OFF after saving spot kick before outfielder makes heroic stop to seal wild win over New York City in 23 minutes of chaos Orlando City beat New York City after one of the most dramatic shootouts ever  The home … Read more

Rapists will now face the death penalty in Bangladesh

Rapists will now face the death penalty in Bangladesh after spate of recent assaults prompted protests Bangladesh’s Cabinet approved an increase in the maximum punishment in rape Law Minister Anisul Huq said the president is expected to issue the ordinance  A series of violent sexual attacks has triggered protests in capital city Dhaka  By Sophie … Read more

Ban on loyalty penalty insurance pricing will penalise customers who shop around, experts warn

Ban on loyalty penalty insurance pricing will penalise customers who shop around, experts warn Insurers tend to offer cheap deals to new customers, and raise loyal customers’ premiums every year they fail to switch to a new provider Now the regulator says it will ban insurers from penalising customers who stay  Estimates suggest it will … Read more

Now it’s illegal to SWEAT!’: Jogger claims he was given £120 fixed penalty fine by ‘Covid marshal’

Now it’s illegal to SWEAT!’: Jogger claims he was given £120 fixed penalty fine by overzealous ‘Covid marshal’ for perspiring to much while waiting to cross the road Mark Meghezzi, 30, said he had been fined as he rested during his exercise He showed off the penalty notice from  the London Borough of Hounslow Mr … Read more

Lewis Hamilton misses out on record 91st victory after ten-second penalty at Russian Grand Prix

‘Bull****… Where is that in the rule book?’: Lewis Hamilton rages F1 bosses are ‘trying to stop’ him after TWO five-second penalties cost him the chance to match Michael Schumacher’s record Lewis Hamilton did two pre-race starts outside of the designated zone allowed  The Mercedes driver was handed a five-second penalty for each infringement Hamilton … Read more

Boris Johnson unveils huge penalty for those breaking self-isolation rules

Covid sufferers could be fined up to £10,000 if they leave their house when they are meant to be self-isolating under draconian new rules being introduced by Boris Johnson. With his Ministers locked in debate this weekend over whether to introduce a second lockdown that would devastate the economy, the Prime Minister announced that he … Read more

Iran says wrestling champion facing the death penalty ‘for taking part in protests’ is a murderer

A young Iranian wrestling champion has been sentenced to death in Iran for the murder of a public sector worker two years ago, a state television-linked news agency said Thursday. It was first reported that Navid Afkari’s sentence was due to taking part in protests against the Iranian regime in 2018. The Young Journalists Club (YJC) … Read more