British lottery player comes forward to claim £39million EuroMillions New Year’s Day jackpot

So is it YOU? British lottery player comes forward to claim whopping £39million EuroMillions New Year’s Day jackpot The winning numbers were 16, 28, 32, 44 and 48, with the lucky stars 01 and 09  Lottery operator Camelot said that checks are being made on the claim  Nobody won the EuroMillons Hotpicks jackpot which uses … Read more

Holocaust writer fined over claim that Nazi prison camp survivor had relationship with guard

A German court has fined an academic for claiming that a Jewish concentration camp prisoner had a lesbian relationship with an SS guard. Dr Anna Hájková, an historian at the University of Warwick, has been fined €4,000 (£3,700) for breaching an injunction that prevents her from naming the prisoner. The injunction was granted to the … Read more

Holocaust writer fined over claim that Nazi prison camp survivor had relationship with guard

A German court has fined an academic for claiming that a Jewish concentration camp prisoner had a lesbian relationship with an SS guard. Dr Anna Hájková, an historian at the University of Warwick, has been fined €4,000 (£3,700) for breaching an injunction that prevents her from naming the prisoner. The injunction was granted to the … Read more

Scientists call for clarity on claim that new Covid-19 variant strain is 70% more contagious 

‘Show us the evidence’: Scientists call for clarity on claim that new Covid-19 variant strain is 70% more contagious Boris Johnson was urged to publish clear evidence of coronavirus data last night  Said new variant may be up to 70 per cent more transmissible than other strains Professor Carl Heneghan expressed his scepticism over the … Read more

Scientists call for clarity on claim that new Covid-19 variant strain is 70% more contagious 

‘Show us the evidence’: Scientists call for clarity on claim that new Covid-19 variant strain is 70% more contagious Boris Johnson was urged to publish clear evidence of coronavirus data last night  Said new variant may be up to 70 per cent more transmissible than other strains Professor Carl Heneghan expressed his scepticism over the … Read more

Is my mother entitled to claim her state pension when on end of life care?

My mother is being moved to end of life care which is totally funded by the NHS: Is she still entitled to claim her state pension? Steve Webb replies By Steve Webb for This Is Money Published: 08:35 GMT, 14 December 2020 | Updated: 08:38 GMT, 14 December 2020 My mother is 85 and has … Read more

Light pollution must be controlled for the sake of future generations, MPs claim 

Light pollution is a ‘blight on the night sky’ that is obscuring our view of the stars and should be controlled for the sake of future generations, a group of MPs claim.  An influential cross-party coalition of MPs and Peers have set out ‘ten dark sky policies’ they say the government should introduce to tackle … Read more

ASK TONY: Covid forced us to miss honeymoon but insurer vetoed claim

We had to cancel our Kenyan honeymoon due to Covid-19. The safari camp is keeping our $1,400 (£1,142 at the time) deposit, so we claimed against our Axa travel insurance to get this back.  But Axa has rejected the claim, even though it reassured me I was covered before we cancelled. It says this is … Read more