3,000 Britons killed by Covid caught on wards: More than a fifth of victims in some English hospitals contracted disease while being treated for something else Total of 3,264 who contracted Covid in hospital have died since March last year University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust recorded highest number of deaths The data refers to … Read more
Tax chiefs are urged to stop chasing pension scam victims for large fines and to show more empathy for those caught up in the nightmare HMRC was said to have ‘lacked empathy’ in its relentless pursuit of scam victims Government suggested a law change to allow some victims a tax amnesty MPs on the work … Read more
Emmeline Hartley is smart and tech-savvy. But last week the actress, 28, unwittingly became the face of Britain’s fraud epidemic. On March 21, she tweeted how she had been ‘scammed out of every penny’ in a sophisticated con involving a fake Royal Mail text and a ‘spoof’ call from Barclays. Her message has since been … Read more
The devastating failure to stop the online fraud scourge is today laid bare. A Money Mail investigation reveals how – despite years of worrying warnings – internet fraud has now hit record levels, driven by a surge in investment scams targeted at savers searching the web for better deals. Sophisticated ‘impersonation’ frauds have also doubled … Read more
Petr Kellner, 56, was a friend of Abramovich and was linked with buying Chelsea Football Club at one point Photographs have emerged of the victims of the helicopter crash in Alaska that killed the richest man in the Czech Republic and four others. A former Olympic snowboarder for the Czech national team survived. The victims … Read more
One dead and at least six are injured in mass stabbing at Vancouver library before attacker ‘stabs HIMSELF and is arrested’ One person is dead and six people have died in a mass stabbing in Vancouver Police say ‘multiple victims’ were stabbed within and outside Lynn Valley Library, in North Vancouver on Saturday afternoon The … Read more
Payout hope for tainted blood victims: Thousands whose lives were blighted by the scandal could be handed billions of pounds in compensation after 40-year battle for justice Thousands treated by the NHS in 1970s and 1980s contracted HIV and hepatitis Government never admitted liability and victims didn’t receive compensation Penny Mordaunt said a reviewer would … Read more
Victims of the contaminated blood scandal have welcomed the government’s decision to increase payments after a 40 year-long battle for justice. The Government has announced it is resolving disparities in financial support between England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, as well as addressing broader issues, such as support for bereaved partners. The contaminated blood scandal … Read more
Losses to bank transfer fraud rose 5 per cent last year to nearly £480million as criminals cashed in on the coronavirus pandemic, but victims continued to be left out of pocket more than half of the time. Cases of so-called authorised push payment scams rose 22 per cent to just under 150,000 in 2020, according … Read more
‘May his rotten a** fry and burn in hell’: Family of 25-year-old woman gunned down by ‘deranged monster’ Boulder shooter post Facebook tribute to their ‘young angel’ Family of Rikki Olds, 25, confirmed she was among the 10 people killed at a King Soopers outlet in Boulder on Monday afternoon when a gunman opened fire … Read more