PPI companies eye up payday loan claims
The highly controversial industry of PPI mis-selling is coming to an end, as the deadline for making PPI claims draws near. From 29th August 2019, any claims regarding mis sold PPI will no longer be permitted, meaning that anyone who purchased PPI before this date will not be able to make a claim which could be worth several thousand pounds. Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) emerged several years and was a typical add-on for mortgage brokers to help you cover any...
Presidential pooch wins dog show by dressing up as Donald Trump
Marshall, an 18-month-old Havanese, nailed the POTUS’s look with a wig that perfectly mimicked Trump’s trademark gingery flyaway hair.
Trump’s visit to UK cost the police nearly £18m
The National Police Chiefs’ Council have said that the US President’s four day trip to the UK cost almost £18m The police used thousands of officers, over four force areas, to ensure his safety during his visit. This show of force was the biggest mobilisation since 2011, when London, and other cities, faced large scale rioting. NPCC chair Sara Thornton said: "Nearly every force supported the operation with nearly 10,000 officers deployed from all over the country, performing over 26,000...
Sextortion is the largest growing threat to teenagers online
The phenomenon is when teens are blackmailed after intimate webcam shots and is largest amongst boys.
Famous London Club bouncer thanked by Judge for cracking case of “evil” mugger
The victim was found with serious head and facial injuries near Farringdon station in central London
John Major becomes second PM in less than a week to criticise Universal Credit
Sir John Major has become the second former Prime Minister in less than a week to criticise Universal Credit, warning the Conservative Party could run into the same problems they had with poll tax in the late 1980s. Riots broke out across Britain under Margaret Thatcher’s tenure in protest against the Community Charge (colloquially known as the "poll tax") which were considered regressive taxes that shift the tax burden from the rich to the poor. And the same arguments are...
Theresa May shamed by suicide attempts of disabled welfare claimants subjected to hated policy doubling
"A series of secret internal inquiries reveal that Conservative Ministers were repeatedly warned of the policy’s shortcomings"
‘I was subjected to FGM. Now I want to help girls by being our first policewoman’
“I don’t think about being cut much now because even if I did, I won’t get it back again so what is the point. But I don’t want the same thing to happen to others.”
Mount Etna ‘is sliding into the sea – and may trigger a tsunami’
Europe's most famous volcano in Italy was already known to be edging slowly towards the Mediterranean