Boris Becker ‘failed to hand over trophies to settle his debts’

Boris Becker, 52, ‘did NOT hand over his 1985 Wimbledon men’s singles cup and other trophies to settle his debts when he declared himself bankrupt in 2017’, court hears Becker, 52, is accused of failing to hand over trophies so they could be sold  Trophies listed on 28-count indictment include 1985 Wimbledon men’s title  He … Read more

Test and trace system failed to reach nearly 250,000 close contacts

The Government’s Test and Trace system has failed to reach nearly a quarter of a million close contacts of people who have tested positive for coronavirus, new analysis has found.   Private firms Serco and Sitel failed to get in touch with 245,481 contacts in England either online or from call centres over four months – … Read more

Andy Burnham centre-stage again after failed Labour leadership bids

He has been dubbed the King in the North, but Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham – today accused of holding the government to ransom over coronavirus – has not always wielded such power, despite a life in politics. Burnham, who turned 50 in January, has been centre stage this week, earning himself the Game … Read more

Holland becomes Europe’s covid hotspot after refusing face mask mask rules and testing system failed

Holland becomes one of the world’s covid hot-spots after refusing to bring in face mask rules and its testing system dismally failed to meet demands Per capita infection rate in Holland is among the top ten countries in the world  Spike in cases has caught the country’s testing system on its heels  Today parliament debated … Read more

BBC has failed to connect with white working class audiences, says diversity tsar

BBC has failed to connect with white working class audiences and must do more to make them feel represented, says head of diversity June Sarpong June Sarpong said her work to reach all groups would include the working class Said BBC had ‘serious issues’ with reaching communities like one she grew up in Also told … Read more

Fiasco as specially chartered plane flies just ONE failed asylum seeker out of the UK

Migrant flight farce: Fiasco as specially chartered plane flies just ONE failed asylum seeker out of the UK instead of 30… after last-minute legal challenge blocked the other removals A charter plane yesterday flew a single Channel migrant back to France  The flight, paid for by British taxpayers, went ahead without 29 other removals  Lawyers … Read more

Police refuse to apologise after failed bid to prosecute learner driver for overshooting red light

Police refuse to apologise after failed bid to prosecute learner driver, 17, for overshooting red light by a few feet Joseph Bell, who was 17 at the time, stopped at a junction in Nottingham last year Student was having a lesson with instructor and paused in zone for 14.8 seconds He was granted absolute discharge … Read more

Bank failed to act over secret audio feed of its press conferences

Bank of England failed to act over secret early audio feed of its press conferences sold by private news firm By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 BST, 23 September 2020 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 23 September 2020 The Bank of England has admitted to a string of failures which allowed a tech … Read more

ASK TONY: Virgin failed to get me my £621 theatre tickets refund

I was refunded £621 by LW Theatres for cancelled tickets. But the money never reached my Virgin Mastercard account. LW Theatres has sent screen grabs to prove the refund was made. I opened a dispute with Virgin which then promised to send a form, saying it would take three weeks. Four weeks later, it hadn’t … Read more

Boeing disasters caused by poor design and failed regulation, report says

Two Boeing plane crashes that killed 346 people in five months were the ‘horrific culmination’ of design flaws, poor government oversight and a lack of action by the planemaker, US investigators have said.  Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration were both criticized in a scathing report by the House Transportation Committee after the crashes in … Read more