ASK TONY: Thames Water’s £272 lockdown bill was a blind guess

We received a bill from Thames Water for £272.33 for the six months to July 2020. This was more than double our highest previous bill. I called Thames Water on August 4 and explained I couldn’t see the meter as it was 3ft below pavement level and covered by an ants’ nest! The call handler … Read more

ASK TONY: Thames Water’s £272 lockdown bill was a blind guess

We received a bill from Thames Water for £272.33 for the six months to July 2020. This was more than double our highest previous bill. I called Thames Water on August 4 and explained I couldn’t see the meter as it was 3 ft below pavement level and covered by an ants’ nest! The call … Read more

Prince Andrew’s ‘gold digger’ ex Koo Stark, 64, is hit with £285,000 court bill

Prince Andrew’s former girlfriend Koo Stark has been hit with a £285,000 court bill on top of six-figure legal costs after a judge rejected a ‘meritless’ claim her financier former lover had agreed to pay her £50,000 a year for life.  The actress – who famously dated the royal in the Eighties – was branded … Read more

Prince Andrew’s ‘gold digger’ ex Koo Stark, 64, is hit with £285,000 court bill

Prince Andrew’s former girlfriend Koo Stark has been hit with a £285,000 court bill on top of six-figure legal costs after a judge rejected a ‘meritless’ claim her financier former lover had agreed to pay her £50,000 a year for life.  The actress – who famously dated the royal in the Eighties – was branded … Read more

Bill Gates’ daughter, Jennifer, 24, joins the 11% of Americans who’ve had COVID-19 vaccine

US reports the lowest number of new weekly COVID cases since OCTOBER as Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer, 24, joins the 11% of Americans who’ve had their first vaccine dose and jokes ‘it did not implant my genius father into my brain’ There were just over 650,000 new COVID-19 infections reported in the US in the … Read more

Financial compensation bill to hit £1bn after a spike in failed firms

Investors could face higher bills after compensation bill for victims of mis-selling and collapsed firms tops £1bn By Rachel Rickard Straus For The Mail On Sunday Published: 11:46 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 11:46 GMT, 14 February 2021 Savers and investors face higher product and advice charges this year as a result of a … Read more

Cladding divide as residents face £40,000 bill to replace flammable material while others won’t pay

Phillip Symes The retired sailor is facing a bill of £40,000 to replace cladding on his block at The Decks – half what he paid for his two-bed flat.  Mr Symes, 71, said: ‘Fire is fire, however high the block is.  ‘Leaseholders on the fifth floor of blocks like mine are not getting any support, … Read more

Cladding divide as residents face £40,000 bill to replace flammable material while others won’t pay

Phillip Symes The retired sailor is facing a bill of £40,000 to replace cladding on his block at The Decks – half what he paid for his two-bed flat.  Mr Symes, 71, said: ‘Fire is fire, however high the block is.  ‘Leaseholders on the fifth floor of blocks like mine are not getting any support, … Read more

Taxpayers to foot £87m bill after ministers give failing company Covid contract then cancel it

Chris Yates was sounding bullish. Boastful, even. The chief executive of the medical diagnostic firm Abingdon Health was telling his audience that after a ‘roller-coaster 12 months’, it had been ‘a real positive for us to be able to mitigate the effects of the pandemic’. His workforce, he revealed proudly, had quadrupled to 200 but … Read more

Six adorable spaniels, their best-selling calendar… and how it helped pay a £5,000 vet’s bill

Lapping up the limelight as they pose for a photo or amuse with their lovable antics, they are the bright-eyed, waggy-tailed rising stars of Instagram with nearly 17,000 followers. But these six spaniels’ proudest achievement is that they have helped to save the life of a fellow four-legged friend — who is now the seventh … Read more