ASK TONY: Why was hard-up son charged £51 to delay car loan payments

My son has been laid off due to the coronavirus, so he contacted Suzuki Finance to arrange a one-month payment holiday. It agreed to this, but said it will charge him £51 for this month and for any subsequent months for which he may require a payment holiday; these fees will be added at the … Read more

I want to remove my smart meter but have been told I will be charged £150. Why is this?

I moved into a property in October and found out there is a first generation smart meter already installed. The incumbent energy supplier in the property is Bulb, who I am happy so stay with. But when I contacted them to ask for the meter top be removed, they said it would cost £150.  They … Read more

Man, 28, appears in court charged with murdering mother, 33

Man, 28, appears in court charged with murdering mother, 33, who was stabbed 10 times and strangled in flat Clare Nash, 33, died after being stabbed ten times and strangled in January   Charles Jessop has appeared in court accused of with the murder of Nash  He appeared via video-link at Ipswich Crown Court but will … Read more

New footage shows Moscow jet crash that killed 41 people in 100ft flames as pilot is charged today

Distressing new footage has emerged of passengers fleeing from an inferno jet as the Russian authorities today charged the plane’s captain with negligence after it was hit by lightning. Forty-one people died in the blaze after the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash landed at Sheremetyevo, Moscow’s business international airport. A video that forms part of … Read more

Man, 22, is charged with raping a woman, in her 30s, inside a hospital in Essex

Man, 22, is charged with raping a woman, in her 30s, inside a hospital in Essex Nicholas Bell was arrested after a woman was allegedly attacked on Sunday  Police said the incident happened inside the Princess Alexandra Hospital  Woman is currently receiving support from specialist officers at Essex Police  By Terri-ann Williams For Mailonline Published: … Read more

NHS ‘is being charged £2m-£3m a month’ to use the ExCel centre as the Nightingale Hospital

NHS ‘is being charged £2m-£3m a month’ to use the ExCel centre as the Nightingale Hospital to treat coronavirus patients by its Abu Dhabi-based owners Excel Centre, London, is owned by Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company NHS England had reportedly been ‘desperate’ to secure a space for patients Former Conservative defence secretary Lord King of … Read more

New York hospitals are being charged up to 15 TIMES normal prices for medical equipment

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Charged MORE to rebook a holiday as travel firms fight to survive

Angry holidaymakers have accused travel firms of cashing in on the coronavirus by hiking prices for customers trying to rebook trips.  Millions have had holidays ruined after the virus outbreak sent the world into lockdown.  Many customers were already unhappy at being offered vouchers or credit notes instead of refunds.  Stuck at home: Millions have … Read more

Michelle Bridges reveals what really happened the day she was charged with drink driving 

Michelle Bridges has revealed for the first time what really happened the day she was charged with drink driving, admitting that she made a ‘poor decision’.  Speaking to this week’s Stellar magazine, the 49-year-old says she had been drinking with girlfriends the night before as she nursed a broken heart following her split from partner Steve ‘Commando’ … Read more

Ex-girlfriend of ‘Babes in the Wood’ child murderer Russell Bishop is charged with perjury

Ex-girlfriend of ‘Babes in the Wood’ child murderer Russell Bishop is charged with perjury over evidence in trial that saw him acquitted 31 years before he finally faced justice Russell Bishop sexually assaulted and killed Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows  The murderer was wrongly cleared at a trial in 1987, a year after the murders  … Read more