CeX customers left out of pocket after tech firm delivers faulty items

A number of shoppers have been left out of pocket after purchasing items from the second-hand tech store, CeX that haven’t turned up, according to an exclusive report for This is Money by Which?. Some customers, including key workers, have reported receiving faulty items according to the consumer group, while others have not received online … Read more

Drug firm owners pocket £33m on back of coronavirus epidemic

Drug firm owners pocket £33m on back of coronavirus epidemic By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 16 May 2020 The billionaire family behind Hikma Pharmaceuticals has cashed in £33 million of shares in the FTSE100 drugs giant after its stock was boosted by the … Read more

James Corden ‘pays salaries for furloughed staff from own pocket’

James Corden is thought to be paying the salaries of Late Late Show staff himself (Picture: Getty) James Corden is paying the salaries of furloughed Late Late Show staff from his own pocket, it has been claimed. The 41-year-old has been broadcasting the nightly series from his garage in LA for the last few weeks, … Read more

James Corden pays out of pocket for furloughed staff’s salaries as Ellen DeGeneres continues to leave employees hanging

LATE Late Show host James Corden has committed to paying his furloughed staff out of his own pocket. The British host is covering the salaries of around 60 furloughed staffers after their CBS paychecks come to an end this week, according to Variety. 7 Late Late Show host James Corden has committed to paying his furloughed … Read more

Cancelled events leave contributors out of pocket and in the dark as they struggle to reclaim funds

The coronavirus pandemic has seen a number of major events cancelled, including the Edinburgh Fringe festival, Glastonbury music festival and the Wimbledon tennis tournament.    But a number of smaller events have also had to postpone and it leaves a number of questions marks if and how exhibitors will be refunded. For example, those who had booked … Read more

ASK TONY: Premium Bond palaver that left me £500 out of pocket

On September 5, I tried to buy Premium Bonds for my new granddaughter. I went online, filled out the forms and paid by debit card. I was then asked to upload documents relating to the child’s birth, which obviously I did not have.  My son and his wife, who have the documents, both live an … Read more

British traveller is blocked from boarding a flight to Thailand and left £1,000 out of pocket

British traveller is blocked from boarding a flight to Thailand and left £1,000 out of pocket because of novelty stamps on her passport Tina Sibley was halted at the boarding gate in Madrid by Qatar Airways officials She was told her passport was invalid due to Machu Picchu stamps inside it British Embassy rubbished these … Read more

British father reveals the horrific burns he suffered when his e-cigarette EXPLODED in his pocket 

British father reveals the horrific burns he suffered when his e-cigarette EXPLODED in his pocket Graham Tooby said he was left scarred after his electronic cigarette caught fire He had been in his Dubai garden when the lithium battery in the vape exploded  Mr Tooby was left was permanent injuries and had to undergo a … Read more