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

Jet2 pilots are asked to avoid booking time off this summer

Jet2 pilots are asked to avoid booking time off this summer in a sign travel firms expect Britons to be able to take foreign breaks after lockdown Jet2 cancelled holidays until April after Government introduced new restrictions   Request to 1,000 UK pilots signals vaccine rollout could save summer holidays The scheme is entirely voluntary but … Read more

Moment revellers try to charge past police to avoid being fined £800

Shocking bodycam footage shows the moment police breaking up an illegal party are charged by teenagers trying to flee without paying £800 fines. Hampshire Police were investigating a house in Portsmouth after receiving reports of a gathering when they came across the group of lockdown rule-breakers. But as officers started to take attendees names and … Read more

Moment revellers try to charge past police to avoid being fined £800

Shocking bodycam footage shows the moment police breaking up an illegal party are charged by teenagers trying to flee without paying £800 fines. Hampshire Police were investigating a house in Portsmouth after receiving reports of a gathering when they came across the group of lockdown rule-breakers. But as officers started to take attendees names and … Read more

Michael Clarke’s exes Lara Bingle and Pip Edwards narrowly avoid each other at a pilates studio

Pip Edwards narrowly avoided an awkward run-in with Lara Worthington (née Bingle) on Monday. The two women – who both famously dated Michael Clarke – were spotted leaving the same pilates studio in Sydney within an hour of each other. Both Lara, 33, and Pip had closely booked private appointments at FluidForm Pilates, an upmarket pilates … Read more

Moving house? These ‘forgotten’ expenses could cost you £700 – we reveal how to avoid them

Moving home is often voted one of the most stressful things you can do – but this year there are two added pressures.  These are the rush to complete before the stamp duty holiday deadline, which expires on 31 March this year, and the complications caused by lockdown restrictions. Since the stamp duty holiday was … Read more

Moving house? These ‘forgotten’ expenses could cost you £700 – we reveal how to avoid them

Moving home is often voted one of the most stressful things you can do – but this year there are two added pressures.  These are the rush to complete before the stamp duty holiday deadline, which expires on 31 March this year, and the complications caused by lockdown restrictions. Since the stamp duty holiday was … Read more

NHS patients asked to pay private fees to avoid delays in dental treatment, watchdog warns 

NHS dental patients are being asked to pay private fees while others face two-year waits for appointments, a watchdog has warned. In one instance an individual was offered a procedure for £1,700 which was £60 on the NHS, Healthwatch England said. A document by the watchdog showed complaints of dentists prioritising private care and asking … Read more

How to avoid new import fees and delivery charges buying from the EU

Like many in lockdown, Victoria Farrar decided to treat herself by splashing out on an online sale. The 34-year-old paid £250 for a dress from upmarket French firm Sundress on January 12.  But she was shocked by demands for an extra £99 in taxes when it was delivered a few days later. Brexit bills: Unexpected … Read more

Medical students ‘wet themselves’ to avoid exam disqualification

A number of final year medical students claim they were forced to wet themselves during a formal exam to avoid being disqualified from the online test. The Doctor’s Association UK (DAUK) has stepped in to represent the students following a string of complaints to the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO) over the way they handled the … Read more