HSBC handed out more mortgages in March than any other month in its history

HSBC handed out more mortgages in March than any other month in its HISTORY and cuts rates on a number of home loans Bank handed out more mortgages in March than any month in its 40-year history This included providing home loans to more than 3,000 first-time buyers It has also cut rates on several … Read more

Sir Philip Green handed £50m after warehouse sale

Sir Philip Green handed £50m after the huge warehouse that served his fallen Arcadia empire sells By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 9 April 2021 | Updated: 22:48 BST, 9 April 2021 Sir Philip Green will be handed £50m after the huge warehouse that served his fallen Arcadia empire was sold.  … Read more

Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara handed 11-year prison sentence

Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara handed 11-year prison sentence after being found guilty of smuggling two TONNES of cocaine worth £21m into the United States from his native Colombia Ex-Premier League footballer Jhon Viafara has been handed an 11-year sentence The former Pompey and Saints midfielder was found guilty of drug trafficking  Viafara, … Read more

Payout hope for thousands of tainted blood victims who could be handed billions in compensation

Payout hope for tainted blood victims: Thousands whose lives were blighted by the scandal could be handed billions of pounds in compensation after 40-year battle for justice Thousands treated by the NHS in 1970s and 1980s contracted HIV and hepatitis  Government never admitted liability and victims didn’t receive compensation Penny Mordaunt said a reviewer would … Read more

Ex-FIFA boss Sepp Blatter handed new SIX-YEAR ban after investigation into World Cup bribery scandal

Disgraced ex-FIFA boss Sepp Blatter handed new SIX-YEAR and eight month ban from football for multiple breaches of their ethics code after investigation found he had accepted an ‘undue economic benefit’ of £18m across four years Sepp Blatter has been handed a new six-year ban from football-related activities The former FIFA boss was investigated over … Read more

Cheltenham-festival winning amateur jockey Rob James handed 12-month ban from racing

Cheltenham Festival-winning amateur jockey Rob James handed 12-month ban from racing – with the last eight suspended – after shocking video emerged of him jumping onto the back of a dead horse Rob James has been banned for 12 months by the Irish Horseracing Board A video of him climbing onto the back of a … Read more

Justice for all: Priti Patel is to be handed powers to crack down on activists wreaking havoc

Protesters who bring chaos and disruption to the streets are to face tougher laws and longer jail terms. Home Secretary Priti Patel will be handed controversial powers to rule if a protest can be deemed a ‘serious disruption’ to the nation’s economy, political life and tradition of free speech. Under legislation to be unveiled today, her … Read more

Judges to be handed powers under reform bill allowing life sentences for child murderers

Judges to be handed additional powers under reform bill allowing them to hand out life sentences to child murderers and offenders aged 18 to 20 – after Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi missed strictest jail time due to his age New law coming next week will give judges new powers on whole life sentences Police, … Read more

Thousands of free tablet computers will be handed to people with learning difficulties

Thousands of free tablet computers will be handed to people with learning difficulties so they can stay connected with family during lockdown 5,000 computer tablets will be given out in the hope of reducing loneliness The internet-enabled devices will be given to people with learning disabilities Scheme hopes to offer a sense of normality until the … Read more

Police blame ‘lockdown fatigue’ as forces reveal nearly 40% of Covid fines handed out in four weeks

Police have blamed ‘lockdown fatigue’ after figures revealed that nearly 40 per cent of all Covid-19 fines were handed out in just four weeks in January and February.   Data published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) shows a total of 68,952 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) were issued by forces, including 63,201 in England and … Read more