Victims of the contaminated blood scandal have welcomed the government’s decision to increase payments after a 40 year-long battle for justice. The Government has announced it is resolving disparities in financial support between England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, as well as addressing broader issues, such as support for bereaved partners. The contaminated blood scandal … Read more
Victims of the VIP paedophile scandal accused Priti Patel of shirking her responsibility as Home Secretary last night after she dismissed growing calls for a fresh inquiry. Miss Patel was under pressure to act after six of her predecessors said confidence in the police had been seriously damaged by Scotland Yard’s investigation into false claims … Read more
English NHS chief working in Wales is disciplined for comparing plight of non-Welsh speakers to black victims of apartheid James Moore compared non-Welsh speakers to South African apartheid Mr Moore worked for Health Education and Improvement Wales for 18 months He wrote that it was time for non-Welsh speakers to ‘stand up to the oppressor’ … Read more
Loose Women panellists Kéllé Bryan and Judi Love have revealed the horrendous racism they suffered at school, with Judi revealing she was called the N-word from the age of five. The presenters joined Ruth Langsford and Janet Street-Porter on today’s edition of the ITV show filmed in London, where the panel discussed name-calling and bullying after … Read more
Loose Women panellists Kéllé Bryan and Judi Love have revealed the horrendous racism they suffered at school, with Judi revealing she was called the N-word from the age of five. The presenters joined Ruth Langsford and Janet Street-Porter on today’s edition of the ITV show filmed in London, where the panel discussed name-calling and bullying after … Read more
Sneaky cyber crooks are targeting more victims but stealing smaller sums of cash to avoid detection, report warns Online thieves are taking as little as £10 from thousands of accounts unnoticed Method dubbed ‘silent stealing’ and involves fewer risks than large amounts The UK has reached ‘epidemic levels’ with estimate cost at £190billion a year By … Read more
Banks could be ordered to refund ALL fraud victims, watchdog says Payments watchdog said banks could be forced to reimburse all scam victims Despite code of conduct in 2019, less than half of money stolen being refunded Rules might include forcing banks to commit to another new code of conduct By Amelia Murray Money Mail … Read more
Banks could be forced to publish figures showing how often they pay back blameless fraud victims as new data reveals those who lose money to bank transfer scams continue to face a lottery. Publishing information about victims’ losses and how often they were reimbursed by their bank ‘would give banks a strong incentive to do … Read more
Politicians and campaigners angrily rejected long-awaited Government plans to end the cladding scandal yesterday as a betrayal of innocent leaseholders. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick pledged a further £3.5billion to help end the safety crisis following the 72 deaths in the Grenfell disaster. More than a million leaseholders face bills of up to £115,000 to fix … Read more
Politicians and campaigners angrily rejected long-awaited Government plans to end the cladding scandal yesterday as a betrayal of innocent leaseholders. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick pledged a further £3.5billion to help end the safety crisis following the 72 deaths in the Grenfell disaster. More than a million leaseholders face bills of up to £115,000 to fix … Read more