SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Gary Lineker’s little brother calls time on bar firm over £100k debt

Having trousered millions from licence fee payers over the years, couldn’t BBC star Gary Lineker lend his younger brother a few quid to settle his bills? I hear Wayne Lineker has put one of his bar businesses into administration £100,000 in debt. Duane International Ltd owes employees £9,530 in unpaid wages, with the rest owed … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Gary Lineker’s little brother calls time on bar firm over £100k debt

Having trousered millions from licence fee payers over the years, couldn’t BBC star Gary Lineker lend his younger brother a few quid to settle his bills? I hear Wayne Lineker has put one of his bar businesses into administration £100,000 in debt. Duane International Ltd owes employees £9,530 in unpaid wages, with the rest owed … Read more

Myanmar’s generals take firm control after coup, despite international outcry

Myanmar’s generals consolidated their control of the country today after staging a surgical coup that saw defacto leader Aung San Suu Kyi placed under house arrest and all powers transferred to the army. Armoured personnel carriers and soldiers were seen patrolling the streets of capital Naypyidaw, where Ms Suu Kyi is being held under house … Read more

How do you check you are dealing with a REAL financial firm. not a clone?

City watchdogs have issued an alert about the boom in ‘clone fraud’, where scammers pass themselves off as well-known finance firms to steal cash from savers. People find it hard to tell scam investments apart from real products, because the fraudsters use sophisticated ruses to imitate legitimate financial providers. Clone scammers cheated savers out of … Read more

My tumble dryer is a fire hazard but firm won’t replace it with same size model

I was told my 8kg Indesit tumble dryer is a fire safety hazard but the firm will only replace it with a smaller model: What can I do? Indesit recalled a number of machines in 2019 saying they could be unsafe  Those with larger models are being asked to accept smaller ones   This has left … Read more

game on for David Beckham as esports firm signs deals

David Beckham’s esports company on track for stellar year after it clinches lucrative sponsorship deals and sees fan base surge during Covid lockdowns By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 29 January 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 29 January 2021 David Beckham’s esports company is on track for a stellar year after … Read more

Unite union ‘paid firm owned by leader Len McLuskey’s friend £95 million for a £7m hotel project’

Unite the Union paid a firm owned by a friend of its leader Len McLuskey £95 million for a hotel project that was only supposed to cost £7 million, it has been reported.  Flanagan Group – run by McCluskey’s friend Paul Flanagan – received the money as the primary contractor for the building of a … Read more

Unite union ‘paid firm owned by leader Len McLuskey’s friend £95 million for a £7m hotel project’

Unite the Union paid a firm owned by a friend of its leader Len McLuskey £95 million for a hotel project that was only supposed to cost £7 million, it has been reported.  Flanagan Group – run by McCluskey’s friend Paul Flanagan – received the money as the primary contractor for the building of a … Read more

Irish firm is in ‘advanced’ stages of a swallowable coronavirus vaccine, Leo Varadkar tells his MPs

Take a PILL to ward off Covid? Irish firm is in ‘advanced’ stages of creating tablet that stops the spread of coronavirus, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar reveals MSD Pharmaceutical are in ‘advanced stages’ of producing Covid-19 tablet Deputy PM Leo Varadkar told his party of the development on Wednesday night The company had previously discontinued two … Read more

Irish firm is in ‘advanced’ stages of a swallowable coronavirus vaccine, Leo Varadkar tells his MPs

Take a PILL to ward off Covid? Irish firm is in ‘advanced’ stages of creating oral treatment for the virus, Leo Varadkar tells his MPs MSD Pharmaceutical are in ‘advanced stages’ of producing Covid-19 tablet Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told his party of the development on Wednesday night The company had previously discontinued two experimental vaccines  … Read more