Pension savers and investors are being bombarded with fraudulent online ads on ‘industrial scale’, say financial regulators who called for more money and resources to step up public warning campaigns. Criminals no longer need to produce glossy brochures or set up fake offices as online adverts can be created ‘very easily’, an official told MPs … Read more
‘Divorce Day’ looms for warring couples tomorrow but experts predict lower numbers of inquiries than last year because more decided to split up while in lockdown Co-op Legal Services has said it recorded a 250% rise in inquiries through 2020 First working Monday in January has long held its grim nickname as ‘Divorce Day’ This … Read more
Hospitals are seeing record numbers of coronavirus patients as fears over NHS capacity saw Boris Johnson refuse to rule out a third lockdown. ‘We’re hoping very much that we will be able to avoid anything like’ a third lockdown in the new year, the Prime Minister said, but added: ‘the reality is that the rates … Read more
Advertising agency WPP has admitted to understating its losses by hundreds of millions of pounds after an embarrassing accounting debacle. In a highly unusual error, it said its statutory losses were mis-stated by £301million for the first six months of this year. It means the record half-year loss of £2.6billion that the world’s largest advertising … Read more
Furlough numbers SURGE in second lockdown with 15 per cent of workers now paid off – the highest level since JUNE – and it is set to go even HIGHER Firms said 15% on average were on furlough between November 2 and 15 Figure up fom 9% in previous survey which covered the second half … Read more
Numbers of migrants housed full-board in hotels rockets NINEFOLD costing taxpayers tens of millions of pounds a year amid record number of Channel crossings Asylum seekers are being put up in 100 hotels across the UK with full board A surge from 1,200 in March was caused by pandemic and record crossings Nearly £400million is … Read more
Zoom gloom: Rise of video calls that force people to regularly stare at their own faces has led to record numbers seeking plastic surgery, study finds Surgeons from Boston reported a rise in video-call-driven body dissatisfaction The leading complaints of ‘Zoom Dysmorphia’ centre on noses and wrinkles The team warned that webcams can negatively distort the appearance on … Read more
Popular travel booking sites are hit by huge data breach exposing millions of guests’ credit card numbers and personal details – could hackers have your info? Major booking platforms use cloud-based reservation service Prestige Software The company stored seven years’ worth of credit card data from hotel guests According to internet security group, the company did … Read more
Do you care about our trees? Then eat more VENISON! Experts say drop in meat demand has boosted the number of deer in our forests… threatening British woodland as they feast on saplings Countryside campaigners are urging Britons to eat as much venison as possible Drop in demand has caused deer numbers to increase, threatening … Read more
Lotto numbers people pick most are revealed as multiples of seven… but the sequence is yet to be drawn For the first time, organisers revealed most popular numbers picked by players Said most favoured combination involved multiples of seven: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 But despite fortuitous charms of number seven, this sequence is … Read more