Which? quizzes package holiday providers – and some suggest they’ll break law on refunds

Revealed: When Which? quizzed package holiday providers on future bookings – some suggested they will break the law on refunds again Which? did a mystery shop of package holiday providers, asking about refunds Out of the six firms, only two – Trailfinders and Tui – gave accurate answers  The other companies gave ‘misleading or contradictory … Read more

End ban on care home visits: Law change is needed to stop Covid advice being flouted, MPs say

Boris Johnson must change the law to put an end to ‘completely unacceptable’ blanket bans on care home visits, MPs and peers said last night. The cross-party group said the widespread restrictions were causing ‘rapid declines’ in residents’ physical and mental health – and could breach international human rights laws. The joint human rights committee … Read more

End ban on care home visits: Law change is needed to stop Covid advice being flouted, MPs say

Boris Johnson must change the law to put an end to ‘completely unacceptable’ blanket bans on care home visits, MPs and peers said last night. The cross-party group said the widespread restrictions were causing ‘rapid declines’ in residents’ physical and mental health – and could breach international human rights laws. The joint human rights committee … Read more

Probe will prove no one is above the law, writes former Electoral Commissioner PROF DAVID HOWARTH

The Electoral Commission’s job is to regulate the financial activities of the most powerful people in the country – politicians up to and including the Prime Minister. As I know from my experience as a Commissioner, it is always unpopular in the highest circles, always being accused of bias and threatened with abolition. Its resources … Read more

Probe will prove no one is above the law, writes former Electoral Commissioner PROF DAVID HOWARTH

The Electoral Commission’s job is to regulate the financial activities of the most powerful people in the country – politicians up to and including the Prime Minister. As I know from my experience as a Commissioner, it is always unpopular in the highest circles, always being accused of bias and threatened with abolition. Its resources … Read more

Mortgage prisoners frustrated as MPs shun law change

Mortgage prisoners hoping for an end to high interest rates have been left frustrated and angry as MPs voted down a proposed law change that could have cut their bills by hundreds of pounds per month. Mortgage prisoners are borrowers who took out high-interest home loans with lenders such as Northern Rock, which went under … Read more

Dominic Cummings warned PM he could be breaking the law if he let Tory donors pay for new decor

Dominic Cummings warned Boris Johnson he could be breaking the law if he let Tory donors pay for new decor for his Downing Street flat PM’s former chief of staff warned it was ‘unethical, foolish and possibly illegal’ As a result Boris Johnson stopped discussing moves with for donors to fund it Statement came after … Read more

Mariska Hargitay looks thrilled to be shooting Law & Order: SVU on the long-running drama’s NYC set

Mariska Hargitay couldn’t have looked happier to be busy filming television’s longest-running primetime live-action series.  The 57-year-old actress’ smile was on full display on the set of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in New York City on Tuesday.  She sported her usual costume as NYPD Captain Oliva Benson in a chic black suit and … Read more