Thousands Lose Benefits After Tax Credits Overpaid
Campaigners fear thousands more people face benefit deductions because of tax credit debts they didn’t know about. In excess of 800,000 households on universal credit received less money last year because they were previously awarded too much in tax credits, the BBC has found. More people will go on to the scheme from September. To... Read More
Scams Impersonating Financial Regulator Double
The UK’s financial regulator has warned of an increasing number of scammers pretending to be the watchdog. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said its impersonators aim to get people to hand over money or sensitive information, such as bank account PINs and passwords. The public reported more than 7,700 instances of this type of scam... Read More
Suella Braverman Does Not Rule Out GPS Tagging Of Channel Migrants
The government has not ruled out fitting electronic tags on some migrants crossing the Channel. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said she was considering “all options” to “exert some control” over migrants arriving in small boats. The Times originally reported that the Home Office was considering fitting them with GPS tags. It said this was part... Read More
India Club In London: Iconic Restaurant To Shut After 70 Years
The place is nondescript; if you don’t look for it, you may not find it. And yet, for over 70 years, many Indians in London have sought it out, looking for familiar flavors and faces – a taste of home abroad. The India Club – an iconic lounge-cum-restaurant and bar – that sits inside the... Read More
Airlines Warn Of UK Flight Delays Over Air Traffic Control Fault
Thousands of air passengers have been suffering long delays and cancellations after a “technical issue” hit UK air traffic control systems. People are stuck in the UK and abroad after National Air Traffic Services limited the number of planes landing. Airlines and airports warned there were still “significant delays” despite the issue being fixed within... Read More
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New Bid Emerges For Stricken Retail Chain – Wilko
A fresh rescue bid for Wilko has emerged as efforts to save the retail chain continue. Private equity firm M2 Capital has confirmed it has made a £90m bid for the business and has pledged to retain all employees’ jobs for two years. The bid by M2, first reported by the Guardian, is one of... Read More
UK P&O Britannia Cruise Ship Crashes During Mallorca Storms
A cruise ship broke free from moorings and collided with a freight vessel during a storm in Mallorca, Spain. Passengers on Britannia, a P&O Cruises ship based in Southampton, described how after it broke loose the ship “floated away like a paper boat”. A walkway also fell into the sea. A small number of people... Read More
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Rail Services Across England Hit As 20000 Staff Begin Strike
Rail passengers across England face disruption on Saturday as 20,000 staff begin a strike over pay and working conditions. The action comes the same day as events including the Notting Hill Carnival and Reading and Leeds festivals. Mick Lynch, head of the RMT union, said the strikes would continue until a new settlement for workers... Read More