Women who lost huge sums in state pension rebuffed by Ombudsman

Audrey and Brian Watson: Couple from Staffordshire sent a question to Steve Webb a year ago, sparking our investigation into a £3bn scandal – read their story here Elderly women battling the Government for full payouts of lost state pension have been dealt a bitter blow by the Parliamentary Ombudsman. A number have received phone … Read more

Cyber crooks targeting more victims but stealing small sums of cash to avoid detection, report warns

Sneaky cyber crooks are targeting more victims but stealing smaller sums of cash to avoid detection, report warns Online thieves are taking as little as £10 from thousands of accounts unnoticed Method dubbed ‘silent stealing’ and involves fewer risks than large amounts The UK has reached ‘epidemic levels’ with estimate cost at £190billion a year  By … Read more

Cyber crooks targeting more victims but stealing small sums of cash to avoid detection, report warns

Sneaky cyber crooks are targeting more victims but stealing smaller sums of cash to avoid detection, report warns Online thieves are taking as little as £10 from thousands of accounts unnoticed Method dubbed ‘silent stealing’ and involves fewer risks than large amounts The UK has reached ‘epidemic levels’ with estimate cost at £190billion a year  By … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS: War of the Astroturf that sums up Boris Johnson’s dilemma over lockdown 

JOHN HUMPHRYS (pictured): War of the Astroturf that sums up Boris Johnson’s dilemma over lockdown The Battle of the Astroturf will not claim a prominent place in the history books. Unlike Hastings or Trafalgar, the fate of our nation did not hang in the balance. The casualties were limited, the heroes unsung. But it should … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS: War of the Astroturf that sums up Boris Johnson’s dilemma over lockdown 

JOHN HUMPHRYS (pictured): War of the Astroturf that sums up Boris Johnson’s dilemma over lockdown The Battle of the Astroturf will not claim a prominent place in the history books. Unlike Hastings or Trafalgar, the fate of our nation did not hang in the balance. The casualties were limited, the heroes unsung. But it should … Read more

The Bachelor’s Bella Varelis sums up Friday nights in her mid-twenties

The Bachelor’s Bella Varelis sums up Friday nights in her mid-twenties as she pours a HUGE glass of wine in a viral TikTok video By David Lawrance For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:44 GMT, 15 February 2021 | Updated: 04:44 GMT, 15 February 2021 She’s in a new romance with Sydney photographer Will Stokoe. But … Read more

Britain predicted to keep saving record sums during the third lockdown

Britain’s shift into a nation of accidental savers will continue during the third national lockdown, experts predict, as people who can continue to salt away money they aren’t spending. But a steep rise in unemployment thanks to the coronavirus pandemic – and the ebbing away of the novelty factor of money saved on commuting and … Read more

George Clooney sums up 2020: ‘It’s been a crappy year’ but ‘we will come out better’

George Clooney didn’t try to sugarcoat how terrible 2020 has been for most people in a new interview with The Guardian that was published Sunday. The 59-year-old Midnight Sky star admitted this ‘has been a crappy year for everyone,’ even as he expressed hope that ‘we will come out better’ on the other side. The occasional … Read more

Avengers’ Sebastian Stan sums up 2020 perfectly in Instagram video

Sebastian Stan may be an Avenger on the big screen, but like everyone else he was forced to quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 38-year-old actor shared a new video on Monday, which perfectly encapsulates the bizarre year that was 2020 for all of us, famous and non-famous alike. The 83-second video was seemingly made … Read more