Return of the ‘money back bottle’? Shoppers could be handed 20p for every plastic bottle or can they recycle as Government mulls bringing back popular 1960s deposit scheme The Government has long been planning to introduce a deposit return scheme Scheme would see a small deposit added to the cost of drinks in plastic bottles … Read more
M&S customer, 28, buys £1 bunch of bananas but is mistakenly charged £1,599 – after using Apple Pay on her iPhone that has NO limit on payments Cymbre Barnes was charged more than 1,000 times the value of the £1 bunch of bananas at self-checkout in a Greenwich Marks and Spencer The 28-year-old paid with … Read more
M&S customer, 28, buys £1 bunch of bananas but is mistakenly charged £1,599 – after using Apple Pay on her iPhone that has NO limit on payments Cymbre Barnes was charged more than 1,000 times the value of the £1 bunch of bananas at self-checkout in a Greenwich Marks and Spencer The 28-year-old paid with … Read more
The Royal Mint’s booming bullion dealing service has been heavily criticised by customers who have been charged for out-of-stock goods and seen deliveries turn up months late and damaged, This is Money can reveal. Recent reviews have raised significant questions about the Mint’s precious metals division and how high-value orders, in some cases totalling hundreds … Read more
A spectacular and dramatic ultraviolet auroras on Jupiter is generated by charged particles escaping its volcanic moon Io, according to a new NASA study. The origins of the bright blue circular aurora were revealed by the NASA Juno spacecraft, which is currently studying the gas giant from orbit. The Jovian polar light show, also known as the … Read more
Father and son, 80 and 55, are charged with human trafficking after 58-year-old man was found in 6ft shed ‘where he had lived for FORTY years’ British man, 58, was found allegedly living in a 6ft shed north of Carlisle in 2018 Officers found there was no heating, but a duvet and metred TV were … Read more
A Texas software mogul accused of being behind the biggest ever US tax scheme is now faking dementia to avoid going on trial, prosecutors claim – as his former associates reveal he is penny-pinching billionaire who would stay in budget hotels and eat frozen dinners despite being worth an estimated $7 billion. Robert Brockman, 79, … Read more
Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner charged the taxpayer £249 for pair of PERSONALISED AirPods among £2,100 Apple gadgets she claimed on expenses to help her WFH in pandemic Angela Rayner claimed a pair of £249 personalised Apple AirPods on expenses Also claimed £1,619 iPad, £99 case, £199 keyboard, £131 pencil, £70 office chair MPs claimed … Read more
Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner charged the taxpayer £249 for pair of PERSONALISED AirPods among £2,100 Apple gadgets she claimed on expenses to help her WFH in pandemic Angela Rayner claimed a pair of £249 personalised Apple AirPods on expenses Also claimed £1,619 iPad, £99 case, £199 keyboard, £131 pencil, £70 office chair MPs claimed … Read more
Gerard Depardieu is charged with rape: French actor, 72 is accused of attacking a young actress in 2018 By Afp Published: 17:51 GMT, 23 February 2021 | Updated: 17:51 GMT, 23 February 2021 French actor Gerard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault allegedly committed in 2018 against an actress in her 20s. … Read more