Child benefit claims plummet, meaning more parents lose state pension credits

The number of families claiming child benefit has plunged by 44,000 to 7.28million over a year, putting more parents at risk of a poorer old age. Parents – mostly mums – can end up tens of thousands of pounds worse off in retirement because not claiming deprives them of valuable credits towards their state pension. … Read more

Parents who objected to ‘state control’ and refused to have their son vaccinated lose court battle

Parents who objected to ‘state control’ and refused to have their son vaccinated lose their court battle in a case that could have far-reaching consequences for ‘anti-vax’ movement Parents who refused to have their son vaccinated lost Court of Appeal case They flouted Birth and Deaths Registration Act 1953 and lost High Court battle Court … Read more

From Great Expectations to The Great Gatsby, lose yourself in these masterpieces… 

Maybe you’ve never had the time, or perhaps studying some of them at school put you off, but there has never been a better chance to tackle the classics by the world’s greatest authors.  With memorable characters, meaty themes and, most important of all, beautiful writing, there are plenty of reasons why these books have … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Newspapers lose £50m due to ad ‘blocklists’

Britain’s newspaper publishers warn they face losing £50m because of ‘blocklists’ as advertisers stop their brands appearing next to coronavirus articles Newspapers and their websites have seen a huge surge in demand from readers Some advertisers are stopping brands appearing next to coronavirus articles  If they continue to use the ‘blocklists’ publishers could face £50million … Read more

Drugs boss moans he may lose home after being told to pay back £60,000 – even though gang made £2.4m

A crime boss and his county-lines drugs gang have been told to pay back just £60,000 after making £2.4million selling drugs through a major underworld syndicate. Kingpin Carl Hannan, a 36-year-old from Teesside, headed up the cross-country drug trafficking network that sprawled from the North East to the North West of England, designed to flood … Read more

Cancer patients can’t be condemned to lose their treatments because of coronavirus

The email I received today from a very worried lady with metastatic breast cancer summed up the dread of so many cancer patients and the questions they are asking at this time – what will coronavirus mean for me?  Will my treatment be continued and what happens if I become positive? The lady in question … Read more

Rebel Wilson’s personal trainer reveals his top tips to help you lose weight

Rebel Wilson’s personal trainer, Jono Castano Acero, has revealed his top tips to help people lose weight.  Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, the gym buff thinks that people should be working out for at least 45 minutes a day to shed the pounds.  But Jono said that while calorie intake is important for weight loss, … Read more

Commuters lose 165million hours a year because of train delays, probe reveals 

Commuters lose 165million hours a year because of train delays, probe reveals Passengers in the North spend an extra 40 minutes a day on sluggish trains    At least 20 miles worth of useable rail carriages ‘are sitting idle in depots’   New Channel 4 probe comes ahead of Government review on rail improvements  By Tom Payne … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Bookies lose £2 billion as virus hits sport events 

MARKET REPORT: Bookies lose £2 billion as major sport events are cancelled in bid to stop the spread of coronavirus By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:33 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 23:33 GMT, 12 March 2020 More than £2billion was wiped off the value of Britain’s biggest bookies as a wave … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson warns we ‘may lose loved ones’

How the UK’s coronavirus ‘battle plan’ could unfold CONTAIN  Testing individuals reporting symptoms or returning from infected areas, isolating those who have coronavirus. Tracing how they contracted the virus, and everyone they might have come into contact with while infectious. Powers have been taken to force people into quarantine if they refuse to comply voluntarily.  … Read more