A father of two has won a battle to overturn hefty child benefit penalties after unwittingly breaking controversial tax rules. He successfully appealed against fines, currently amounting to some £2,400 including interest, after representing himself against HMRC at a tax tribunal. Ian Taylor (not his real name) argued that he didn’t know his wife was … Read more
England footballer Daniel Sturridge sues ex-landlord for £100,000 for racial discrimination because the mansion owner’s 11-year-old child had named his own Netflix account ‘n*****’ Sturridge and girlfriend Jamilla Ferreira rented mansion from O’Neill family Lived in home, in Cheshire, from October 2018 but moved out in February 2019 Footballer and Ms Ferreira found the Neflix … Read more
One in 10 parents admit to having a favourite child (and there are even more who have a fave but are too embarrassed to say so) Youngest child is most likely to be the favourite, say parents, followed by eldest Queen is rumoured to favour Prince Andrew above his three siblings Actress Jamie Pressly said … Read more
When Bill Turnbull appeared beside Susanna Reid on breakfast television this week, he urged her: ‘Pinch me. Go on, pinch me. I can’t believe this is really happening.’ Those of us who know what the broadcaster has suffered in recent years were similarly incredulous. Four years after stepping down from BBC Breakfast, Bill, now 64, … Read more
As coronavirus sweeps across the UK, emergency plans are being drawn up that could see schools closed for at least two months. And, with some children already being turned away in a bid to contain the virus, parents are finding themselves faced with the difficulty of knowing how best to tackle such a complex issue … Read more
A woman who is unable to have children has said her trusted dog is like a substitute daughter to her, and believes she should be given the same privileges as a child. Kate Taylor, 42, from Calne, Wiltshire, adopted her cross-breed Poppy, now 13, when she was only ten weeks old while struggling to conceive … Read more
A £90,000-a-year City worker used her phone to search for ‘shaken baby syndrome’ just days before murdering her four-week-old baby, a court has heard today. Clare Sanders, 43, and her Lithuanian lover Tomas Vaitkevicius, 45, allegedly shook tiny Eva on three separate occasions at their south London flat in August 2017. Sanders’ mobile phone had … Read more
Nespresso ambassador George Clooney admits the brand ‘still has work to do’ after documentary revealed their coffee beans ‘are picked by child laborers’ An investigation uncovered child labor at farms linked to Nespresso coffee Channel 4’s Dispatches showed youngsters working eight-hour days picking beans and shifting heavy loads to weighing areas on plantations in Guatemala They … Read more
George Clooney’s Nespresso coffee beans ‘are picked by child labourers’ An investigation uncovered child labour at farms linked to Nespresso coffee Youngsters were filmed working eight-hour days on plantations for less than £5 George Clooney has reportedly earned £31million as the brand’s ambassador By Kumail Jaffer For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 25 February … Read more
Hollywood’s last silent-era child star, known as ‘Baby Peggy’, has died aged 101. Diana Serra Cary, known professionally as Peggy-Jean Montgomery appeared in her first movie in 1921 aged 18 months opposite Brownie the Wonder Dog in ‘Playmates’. Over the first five years of her life she appeared in more than 150 movies. To early film … Read more