Motorists accrued 1.5m points on driving licences in first half of 2020

Drivers racked up a staggering volume of penalty points on their licences in the first half of the year despite the country spending the much of the period in the initial coronavirus lockdown, figures have revealed. There were just under 1.5 million endorsement points put on licences in the first six months of 2020, the … Read more

Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone help raise $1.5M for charities during 20 Days Of Kindness campaign

Melissa McCarthy and husband Ben Falcone help raise $1.5M for charities as part of the 20 Days Of Kindness campaign in tandem with their new film Superintelligence By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 04:11 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 04:11 GMT, 5 December 2020 Melissa McCarthy and husband Ben Falcone wrapped up the 20 … Read more

Pets at Home buys The Vet Connection for £15m

Pets at Home buys The Vet Connection for £15m after reporting strong results thanks to pandemic pet boom Surrey-headquartered TVC describes itself as ‘the leading telehealth provider’ Pets at Home stores this year have benefited from being classed as ‘essential’ By Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 16:10 GMT, 30 November 2020 | Updated: … Read more

JLS star JB Gill is sprayed in the face by robbers during 3am raid on his £1.5m home

JLS star JB Gill is sprayed in the face by robbers during 3am raid on his £1.5m home before gang threaten his wife with a knife then flee with valuables JLS pop star JB Gill was sprayed in the face by robbers during a 3am house raid Gang of four ‘threatened wife Chloe with a … Read more

Beauty salon boss who smuggled £1.5m of cocaine is ordered to repay just £41

A beauty salon boss who enjoyed a round-the-world party girl lifestyle before being jailed for smuggling £1.5million worth of cocaine has been told she only needs to repay £41. Stephanie Nelson, 32, was four months pregnant when a Kent Police officer stopped her Hyundai iX35 at the Dartford Tunnel in June last year. The officer … Read more

How 1.5m homeowners could be stuck in unsellable tower block flats

When Keeba Critchlow picked up the keys to her first home in 2014 she was thrilled at becoming a homeowner.  Not for a moment did she envisage the nightmare that would await her six years on – unable to sell her one-bedroom flat as a result of red tape introduced in the wake of the … Read more

Churchill’s secret D-Day rendezvous up for sale: Old railway station in Hampshire listed for £1.5m

Once used as a top secret base where Winston Churchill formed the final plans for D-Day and met with ministers and allied leaders, Droxford Station is now for sale. The property is steeped in history but is mostly famed for its use by Churchill in June 1944 where the victory strategy for World War II was … Read more

1.5m over-75s have not been told they will lost their free TV licence, critics claim

1.5m over-75s have not been told they will lost their free TV licence, critics claim Only 40 per cent of over-75s have been told about losing free TV licence The BBC plans to backdate payments to when the scheme started on August 1 Campaign group say they should have been given official notification by TV Licensing … Read more

Wealthy couple’s £1.5m country pile turned into building site by firm of scaffolders next door

A couple’s ‘dream’ £1.5million country home on a historic estate has been turned into a building site by a scaffolding company illegally expanding their operation next door.   Mike Tattum and Jane Bell’s say their rural idyll at Hadham Park House in the Hertfordshire countryside has been blighted by 50ft tall black fencing, portacabins, floodlights and … Read more

Mike Ashley hands son-in-law more than £15m in fees

Frasers Group boss Mike Ashley hands son-in-law more than £15m in fees over last four years By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 20 August 2020 Frasers Group boss Mike Ashley has handed his son-in-law more than £15m in fees over the last four years, … Read more