UK might need to carry out 180MILLION coronavirus tests, warns Tony Blair

Britain might have to carry out 180million coronavirus tests to defeat the deadly disease, Tony Blair suggested today. The former PM said ‘mass testing’ is vital and it will need to carry on for a long time, as even if the lockdown can be eased there is a threat of ‘resurgence’. He said ‘virtually everyone’ … Read more

TONY HETHERINGTON: A huge payments scam – and Nationwide and Visa should be ashamed

Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below.  Ms K.P. writes: I fell for a sales pitch from Easytrade.biz, and now am unable to withdraw any … Read more

ASK TONY: I was scammed out of £170, so why isn’t PayPal paying up?

I received texts from PayPal at 3.17am and 5.17am on August 6 about a suspicious transaction.  It was for £170.94 to a company called Zalando SE.  I replied at 10.21am with a ‘2’ to signify it was an unauthorised transaction. PayPal responded saying that texting was unavailable for this service!  One reader was left out … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: Leftie Richard Burgon’s secret life as a Tony Blair fan 

Former trade union lawyer Richard Burgon is the Jeremy Corbyn Continuity candidate to be Labour’s deputy leader.  Yet the Shadow Justice Secretary has kept an embarrassing secret from his Corbynite supporters — he was a Tony Blair fan as a student. In an interview with student newspaper Varsity in 2002, when he was chairman of … 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

‘Bottom line, it’s going to get worse’: Dr. Tony Fauci offers grim assessment of coronavirus

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned on Wednesday the coronavirus situation in the United States is going to get worse and ‘many, many millions’ will be affected. His warning came as 33 people in the United States have died, the number of infected topped 1,000, the stock markets tanked and several schools said they would move to … Read more

ASK TONY: I was banking on my ISA to buy a house but Skipton closed it

I opened a Lifetime ISA (Lisa) with Skipton on June 27, 2017. I recently tried to pay into it, but discovered Skipton had closed it on September 16 last year.  I was told that the National Insurance number I had given did not match the one held by HMRC. Skipton had not contacted me about … Read more

TONY HETHERINGTON: ScottishPower’s billing shambles may bankrupt us

TONY HETHERINGTON: ScottishPower’s billing shambles may bankrupt us By Tony Hetherington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:47 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:47 GMT, 7 March 2020 Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have … Read more

TONY HETHERINGTON: Sorry, Barclays, but I find your requests offensive

TONY HETHERINGTON: Sorry, Barclays, but I find your requests offensive By Tony Hetherington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:47 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:47 GMT, 7 March 2020 Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those … Read more