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A Kremlin-loyal news outlet has released video footage of Vladimir Putin’s ‘£1billlion Black Sea palace’ to deny claims the President is living in luxury. Jailed critic Alexei Navalny had claimed the Russian leader had the 190,000sq-ft residence decked out with a strip club, casino and an underground ice rink, and was funded through a corruption … Read more
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was arrested on his return to Russia last weekend, has claimed a strip club, casino and a theatre are among a series of luxurious rooms inside President Putin’s £1billion ‘palace’. Navalny claims to be in possession of leaked floor plans of Putin’s lavish property on Russia’s southern Black Sea coast … Read more
Carnival Cruise Line has taken delivery of its new £1 billion cruise liner called ‘Mardi Gras’ ahead of her big debut in 2021. The company’s now-largest vessel wights 180,000 tonnes and is 1,130 ft (340m) long, and features a roller coaster that loops around a water park – and six on-board zones, including a French … Read more
Jeremy Vine in stockings and suspenders, newsreaders belting out Abba, chef Ainsley Harriott doing the Full Monty. Children In Need has brought television viewers all manner of eye-popping highlights over the years. Tomorrow night marks the 40th anniversary of the star-studded extravaganza, which has raised more than £1 billion to support children and young people. … Read more
Banks block £1BILLION of fraudulent applications for government’s £40billion ‘bounce back’ coronavirus support scheme for businesses as ministers are warned that up to 60 per cent of loans may NEVER be paid back Almost 27,000 dubious applications to Bounce Back Loan Scheme were blocked It raises questions about how many fraudulent claims were able to … Read more
Package holiday firms have been accused of illegally withholding £1billion in refunds to families whose holidays were cancelled due to the pandemic. Around 9.4million people have lost a trip since coronavirus hit the UK – and the figure will rise again with a new lockdown and government ban on foreign holidays. However, many of the … Read more
Is this the end of insurance rip-off? £1billion saving predicted as firms are stopped from charging existing loyal customers more than new ones The Financial Conduct Authority announced that insurers would not be allowed to charge loyal clients more than new ones The FCA found insurers were making it harder for customers to stop automatic renewals … Read more
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick ‘regrets’ sitting next to Tory donor Richard Desmond at a posh dinner and sending him text messages before approving £1billion housing development and saving him tens of millions of pounds The Housing Secretary said he wished he had not sat with Richard Desmond Weeks later he approved Westferry Printworks before local … Read more
Trump administration will pay Johnson & Johnson $1billion in exchange for 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses The US government is paying Johnson & Johnson more than $1billion to produce more than 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses by 2021 The latest contract is priced at roughly $10 per dose in comparison with the $19.50 the US is … Read more
New York City has voted to slash $1billion from the NYPD budget, following weeks of protests and fraught negotiations with Mayor Bill de Blasio – as some lawmakers complain it falls short of what activists demanded. The austere, coronavirus-era budget tightens spending across city agencies, including a cut of nearly $484million from the NYPD’s $6billion operating … Read more