Burglary, theft and assault victims receive ‘limited service, if any service at all’ from police says senior watchdog Sir Tom Winsor Top policing inspector warns crimes victims were receiving ‘limited service’ Sir Tom Winsor said victims had ‘little more than a phone call’ with an officer Proportion of offences solved fell from 14 per cent … Read more
Warning as O2 customers receive scam message asking them to update payment details By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 Alert: The message asks for new bank payment details to be provided Customers of mobile phone giant O2 are being warned not … Read more
A couple arrested when armed police stormed their home and held them for 36 hours over the Gatwick Airport drone chaos have received £200,000 in compensation and an apology. Paul and Elaine Gait have settled their claims for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment against Sussex Police, their legal team announced today. Drone sightings near the … Read more
The family of a British soldier who was killed at Dunkirk have finally received a poignant letter he wrote to his mother just days before his death nearly 80 years ago. Private Harry Cole, 30, penned a letter to his mother Rosa on May 26, 1940, predicting with hopeless optimism that German troops would soon … Read more
Parents in Germany will receive 20 weeks’ salary for loss of work while looking after children during lockdown under government proposals Single parents can apply for 20 weeks’ pay, cohabiting parents could get ten The announcement was made by CDU Health Minister Jens Spahn on Tuesday It is hoped to ‘support’ parents baring ‘heavy burden’ … Read more
Currys PC World appears to have fallen victim to its own success in the last month – after seeing sales of gadgets and appliances surge online during the coronavirus-linked lockdown, the tech giant is now facing a huge pile of complaints. Angry customers have revealed their frustration with the company after having to wait up … Read more
Captain Tom Moore, whose fundraiser raised more than £28m for the NHS, will receive a Pride Of Britain award. The WWII veteran, 99, originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire had vowed to walk 100 laps of his garden at home before his 100th birthday on April 30 in honour of the NHS – with his … Read more
Admiral is giving all of its car and van insurance customers an automatic refund of £25 each, a total return of £110million. Britain’s biggest car insurer says it is refunding its customers in recognition of the fact that there have been fewer cars on the road during the lockdown and it expects this to result … Read more
Cancer patients will not receive vital treatment during coronavirus crisis, warn doctors in letter to Matt Hancock urging him to free up space for NHS patients in private clinics EXCLUSIVE: Oncologists have sounded the alarm bell about reduced capacity They point to reduced capacity for proton beam therapy because of the virus They have urged … Read more
Just under 2,000 people were fed after vehicles lined a carriageway in Florida for two miles on Thursday to collect donations amid the coronavirus pandemic. Residents of Miramar were seen blocking one side of the road as they patiently waited their turn to enter an outdoor food bank that bridged the gap for those affected … Read more