Woke folk, beware! Freedom of speech includes the right to offend, say judges in landmark ruling 

Victory in the war on woke: Judges landmark ruling means freedom of speech includes the right to offend Two judges have ruled that free speech encompasses offensive language  Lord Justice Bean and Mr Justice Warby presiding over case in Court of Appeal Ruling came in successful appeal decided last week in favour of Kate Scottow … Read more

Beware of sneaky ‘inactivity’ fees on currency cards

Holidaymakers whose travel plans were dashed this year need to watch out for sneaky ‘inactivity’ fees on prepaid currency cards By Laura Shannon, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 21:51, 10 October 2020 Holidaymakers whose travel plans were dashed this year need to watch out for sneaky ‘inactivity’ fees on … Read more

Beware property funds that can keep your cash PRISONER

After a 30-year career in property management, Lynn Jackson had been looking forward to retiring in December. So it’s a cruel irony that the 65-year-old has been denied access to her pension because it is trapped in a frozen property fund. Ordinary investors have around £13.5 billion of savings in property funds, which typically own … Read more

Beware the rip-offs so enticing even the editor of Vogue fell for them

Britain is playing a key role in a controversial £65billion industry that stands accused of fooling the public into buying poor quality, cheap Chinese-made clothes by advertising them on social-media sites as glamorous boutique products. An investigation by The Mail on Sunday has found dozens of so-called ‘drop shipping’ firms have been registered in the … Read more

Beware the rip-offs so enticing even the editor of Vogue fell for them

Britain is playing a key role in a controversial £65billion industry that stands accused of fooling the public into buying poor quality, cheap Chinese-made clothes by advertising them on social-media sites as glamorous boutique products. An investigation by The Mail on Sunday has found dozens of so-called ‘drop shipping’ firms have been registered in the … Read more

Students told to beware offers of easy money as reports of money laundering rise

Don’t be a student sucker: Youngsters warned over offers of ‘easy money’ as more are tempted into laundering cash for criminals via current accounts Reporting body Cifas said there were a record 364,000 reports of fraud in 2019 A large proportion of these were cases of suspected ‘money muling’  This is where people are convinced … Read more

Beware ‘bedroom traders’ boasting of fortunes made from currency bets

Connor Walsh claims to have it all. A Lamborghini, the freedom of a £3 million mansion and a jet-setting job — all by the age of 25. Standing in front of his indoor swimming pool, he starts to tell his 138,000 Instagram followers how he did it. He struts over to his home bar and … Read more

Beware the easy-access deals that pay no interest at all

Beware the easy-access deals that give nothing in return: £200 billion sitting in accounts that pay no interest By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 14 July 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 14 July 2020 Savers are piling a record amount of cash into easy-access accounts, but some will now pay them … Read more

Beware ‘bedroom traders’ boasting of fortunes made from currency bets

Connor Walsh claims to have it all. A Lamborghini, the freedom of a £3 million mansion and a jet-setting job — all by the age of 25. Standing in front of his indoor swimming pool, he starts to tell his 138,000 Instagram followers how he did it. He struts over to his home bar and … Read more