A love rat stockbroker who seduced a wealthy businesswoman in her 50s only to con her out of more than £500,000 through a bogus investment scam has been jailed for three years. Sam Whittingslow, 29, from Hyde, had known successful businesswoman Jill Kelly since he was a child – but managed to con her out … Read more
We’ve come on holiday by mistake, said Richard E. Grant in the cult movie classic Withnail And I, where two unemployed actors in late 1960s London head to Penrith for some rest and recuperation in a semi-derelict cottage. Half a century on from the film’s grim depiction of this corner of Cumbria, the only mistake … Read more
Fifteen years ago, Christine Handy’s life was fizzing with opportunity and new beginnings. At 40, she was financially secure and living mortgage-free in a handsome five-bedroom townhouse. A part-time job provided a balance to caring for three young children, and, divorced from her wealthy Cotswold landowning husband, she was happy in a new relationship. Today, … Read more