Firm that sent 17,000 spam texts about hand gel to profit from Covid is fined £60,000

Firm that sent 17,000 spam texts about hand gel to profit from Covid is fined £60,000 Digital Growth Experts Ltd sent 17,000 texts between February 29 and April 30 It claimed its hand sanitisers were ‘effective against coronavirus’ at the time The ICO fined the company and said it acted with a blatant ‘disregard for … Read more

Kajagoogoo’s Limahl, a vegetarian, made £9,000 in Spam ad

Pop star Limahl says the biggest money mistake he ever made was accepting too small a share of the royalties from hits such as Too Shy with band Kajagoogoo after he was sacked in 1983.  Now 61, Limahl, whose real name is Christopher Hamill, spoke to DONNA FERGUSON from Hertfordshire where he lives with his … Read more

JAN MOIR: Are you stockpiling because of coronavirus? Just keep Spam and carry on… 

Are you panic buying yet? I was tempted to stick another nine-pack of loo rolls in my supermarket trolley yesterday but resisted the impulse. Why? Because I want to be British about this. I want to be sensible and responsible. I want to do the right thing by society. I’m not vulnerable, I don’t have … Read more