Nearly £1.6bn in fraudulent claims against Government’s bounce back loan schemes have been prevented by lenders, stats show The British Business Bank has been administering the bounce back loan scheme Scheme was launched in May to help businesses restart after the first lockdown So far, nearly £46billion has been lent to firms under bounce back loan scheme  British Business Bank […]

Soldier, 21, is jailed for six years for raping first-time mother days after she gave birth Thomas Cowley, 21, sexually assaulted mother just days after she left hospital  Former soldier at  Dalton Barracks in Abingdon convicted of one count of rape  Judge sentenced Cowley to six years in prison after a trial at Oxford Crown Court A soldier who raped […]

Father cuts off 17-year-old daughter’s head and carries it through the streets because he did not approve of her boyfriend Residents spotted Sarvesh Kumar walking with the head in Pandetara, India  He admitted to police that he killed his daughter with a sharp object Kumar also claimed that he would’ve killed her lover if he could find him  A father-of-four […]

One in four Airbnb hosts are happy to break Covid restrictions by renting out properties, investigation finds Investigation found some landlords were happy to rent out properties for breaks 11 from 45 across Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay agreed to an illegal stay One landlord said they had a ‘good number of  guests’ staying the last few weeks A quarter […]

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Pubs could be allowed to open their beer gardens as early as April 12 as part of the government’s plans to ease lockdown rules and re-open the hospitality sector. But what if your local doesn’t have a beer garden? Never fear, you may not have to wait until hospitality venues are allowed to open up for indoor business in Mid-may. […]

Tales of terror from the Titanic: From picture framer awoken by ship hitting iceberg to perfume salesmen hearing ‘pitiful cries’ as his lifeboat sailed away… the horrific 1912 tragedy from the eyes of 10 survivors On April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg while on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York Within three hours, the ‘unsinkable’ […]

Revenge porn victim, 35, reveals how she was ‘disgusted and embarrassed’ when abusive ex posted explicit pictures of her on Instagram as he begins 12-month jail sentence Laura Alcock, from Ilkeston, found explicit images of herself online last March  She explained some pictures were taken without her permission as she slept  Kenny Davis, 34, jailed for 12 weeks at Derbyshire Magistrates Court […]

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