The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have today visited a vaccination centre at Westminster Abbey where they lit a candle and laid flowers to remember the 126,000 people who have died in Britain during the pandemic. The royal couple praised the efforts of those driving the UK’s world-leading Covid-19 jab scheme as Britain remembers the … Read more
Victims of sophisticated investment scams have questioned how Britain’s biggest banks are allowing fraudsters to set up bank accounts to harvest tens of thousands of pounds by posing as representatives of legitimate financial firms. Clone scammers peddling fake investment products stole close to £213,700 a day from Britons in 2020, with victims losing £45,242 on … Read more
Comedian Ken Jeong is one of the funniest actors in Hollywood, but the Atlanta shootings are no laughing matter, and he’s putting his money where his mouth is. The Masked Singer judge, 51, donated $50,000 to the GoFundMe pages set up for the families of five victims – Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha … Read more
Three gangsters have been jailed for more than 37 years after violently stealing Rolex watches worth up to £25,000 each by following victims’ cars for up to 150 miles. A woman in her 50s was followed almost 100 miles from a meeting in east London to her home village of Hingham, Norfolk, and violently mugged … Read more
Victory for cladding victims as Lords vote to protect leaseholders from crippling safety costs It means Boris Johnson faces a fresh rebellion against his plans to resolve crisis More than 30 Tory MPs are threatening to rebel over a ‘betrayal’ of leaseholders Tory MP Stephen McPartland, a vocal critic, said Lords’ vote was ‘brilliant news’ … Read more
Victims of the VIP paedophile scandal accused Priti Patel of shirking her responsibility as Home Secretary last night after she dismissed growing calls for a fresh inquiry. Miss Patel was under pressure to act after six of her predecessors said confidence in the police had been seriously damaged by Scotland Yard’s investigation into false claims … Read more
Britain’s daily Covid death toll has halved in a week, in the biggest percentage drop since the vaccine roll-out began to pick up the pace in January. Department for Health bosses posted another 110 laboratory-confirmed fatalities. For comparison, 231 victims were added to the UK’s official tally last Tuesday. Separate estimates from the Office for … Read more
Britain’s daily coronavirus death toll halved today in the biggest week-on-week drop since the vaccine roll-out began to pick up the pace in January – as cases dipped by eight per cent compared to the same time last week. Department for Health data showed another 110 Covid deaths were recorded today. For comparison, there were … Read more
Fraud victims and cheated consumers are waiting more than two years for justice due to an unprecedented backlog at the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The free dispute resolution service is a lifeline for consumers who have exhausted all other possibilities after being financially wronged, and is the last step before taking a company to court. … Read more
Boris Johnson is being sued by 2,000 families of loved ones who died of Covid-19 in a bid to force the Government to hold an inquiry into the UK’s death toll. Britain’s death toll of 124,419 is the worst in Europe and fifth-highest in the world, behind only the US, Brazil Mexico and India. Campaign … Read more