Ex-Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley ‘claimed £50k in furlough funds amid the pandemic’

Ex-Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley reportedly claimed £50,000 on the government’s furlough scheme to keep her business afloat amid the pandemic.  According to the Daily Star, Catherine, 37, used the funds to help her production firm – Dreambig – from December 2020 through April 2021. Despite working amid the pandemic – on drama Viewpoint and as a … Read more

Bill Gates resigned from Microsoft board in 2020 after female staffer claimed they had affair

Bill Gates resigned from Microsoft board suddenly in 2020 after female staffer wrote letter claiming they had an affair in 2000 which was ‘deemed inappropriate’ amid MeToo furor Bill Gates is alleged to have had an affair with a female Microsoft employee in 2000 The employee, a  Microsoft engineer, wrote to the company board last … Read more

Recruitment firm boss claimed expenses to pay for the rent on his lover’s flat, tribunal hears

The boss of a leading recruitment firm secretly claimed for rent for his lover’s flat, ski holidays and champagne dinners on expenses without his ex-wife’s knowledge, a tribunal heard. John Mortimer bought luxurious gifts and trips across Europe until a senior executive met with his former spouse and company co-founder Angela, who the company was … Read more

Preliminary data shows virus claimed the lives of 41 hospital patients

UK Covid deaths fall again: Preliminary data shows virus claimed the lives of 41 hospital patients in last 24 hours – including healthy 37-year-old 35 people died in hospitals in England alone, while 6 people died in Wales 41 hospital deaths in England and Wales is down from 61 reported last Sunday  Scotland reported no … Read more

Billionaire tax exiles claimed millions of pounds under the furlough scheme, investigation reveals

Billionaire tax exiles, an oil-rich nation and Saudi royals have claimed millions of pounds under the furlough scheme, an investigation reveals. The super-rich owners made the ‘obscene’ claims for taxpayers’ cash for staff who were sent home after their businesses, which include the Ritz Hotel and Harrods department stores, were closed under coronavirus restrictions. The cost … Read more

‘I designed Diana’s dress – and my ex has claimed credit for 40 years’

‘I designed Diana’s dress – and my ex has claimed credit for 40 years’: Explosive testimony from Elizabeth Emanuel in bitter court battle with former husband Husband and wife David and Elizabeth Emanuel created Diana’s wedding dress  Now divorced, they have fallen out over the creation of her ivory silk garment David accused of falsely … Read more

Petrol cars waste far more raw materials than electric, it’s claimed

Cars with petrol and diesel engines waste hundreds of times more raw materials than an equivalent electric vehicle, according to a new study by a green campaign group.   Over the course of a fossil-fuel car’s lifetime it burns through the equivalent of a stack of oil barrels 25 storeys high, while electric vehicles waste only … Read more

Covid UK: Donald Trump among rich celebrities who claimed furlough cash

Famous names worth billions have claimed thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money from the government to furlough staff during the coronavirus pandemic. They include well-known figures like Guy Ritchie, Cara Delevingne, Petra Ecclestone, the Queen’s nephew David Linley and even former US President Donald Trump. The job retention scheme was designed to help employers keep and … Read more

The millionaire celebs who claimed furlough cash to keep their businesses afloat

Famous names worth billions have claimed thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money from the government to furlough staff during the coronavirus pandemic. They include well-known figures like Guy Ritchie, Cara Delevingne, Petra Ecclestone, the Queen’s nephew David Linley and even former US President Donald Trump. The job retention scheme was designed to help employers keep and … Read more

£400m in Child Trust Funds opened 18 years ago waiting to be claimed

Teenagers are sitting on £400 million in childhood savings they may not know exist. Around 200,000 Child Trust Funds (CTF) are still waiting to be claimed – with an average of £2,000 in each, figures reveal.  The investment and cash savings accounts were opened for every child born between September 1, 2002, and January 2, … Read more