The soothing professor with poached-egg eyes: HENRY DEEDES on the man charged with defeating virus

They say scary times call for steady heads. Fortunately, Professor Chris Whitty is one weirdly cool hombre. For 90 minutes yesterday, England’s Chief Medical Officer answered questions from the Commons health committee on the coronavirus outbreak. No notes, no sprawling entourage. He didn’t so much as require a replenishing tumbler of Highland Spring as he … Read more

Fans including Ricky Hatton charged nearly £400 to have a photo with Sir David Jason

Fans including Ricky Hatton are charged £255 to have a photo with Sir David Jason (and have to fork out an extra £120 to get an autograph!) at Only Fools And Horses event Donations from this event will be gifted by both the organisers and Sir David to the charity Diabetes UK The event offered … Read more

Fans charged nearly £400 to have a photo with Sir David Jason at Only Fools And Horses event

Fans charged £255 to have a photo with Sir David Jason in Del Boy’s old flat (and have to fork out an extra £120 to get his autograph!) at Only Fools And Horses event in London By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 08:34 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 08:35 GMT, 2 March 2020 Only … Read more

Broadband customers charged up to £90 a year to keep email addresses after they switch providers

Some telecoms firms are charging ex-customers up to £7.50 every month to continue using their old email addresses, an investigation by BBC Radio 4’s Moneybox uncovered.  BT charges customers up to £7.50 to hold onto their address, equivalent to £90 annually. Meanwhile, TalkTalk charges previous customers £5 each month to keep their old email address – … Read more

Will you be charged a fee for using credit card to pay back Klarna?

Credit card customers of high street bank Halifax have reportedly been hit by charges when trying to make Klarna repayments, the buy now, pay later firm said.  In a statement on its website published last week following an exclusive story from This is Money which revealed a Tesco Bank credit card customer had been charged … Read more

Tottenham’s Dele Alli charged by the FA with misconduct after making joke about coronavirus

Tottenham and England star Dele Alli CHARGED by the FA with misconduct after making joke about the coronavirus outbreak while appearing to mock an Asian man Dele Alli landed himself in hot water after appearing to make light of coronavirus He filmed an Asian man and suggested he was scared of catching the virus The … Read more

Man, 26, charged with death of woman was who killed by a hit-and-run driver as they fled police

Man, 26, is charged with the death of a woman was who killed by a hit-and-run driver as they fled from police in south London Anisha Vidal-Garner, 20, was hit by car and died at on Brixton Hill on Wednesday  Police said the vehicle sped away from officers after being signalled to stop Quincy Anyiam, … Read more

Man, 29, is charged after stabbing of Muslim prayer leader at Regent’s Park mosque

A man has been charged after he allegedly stabbed a 70-year-old Muslim prayer leader at one of Britain’s biggest mosques. Daniel Horton, 29, of no fixed abode, was charged with Section 18 GBH and possession of a bladed article on Friday.   He is due to appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.  On Thursday … Read more

Ryanair told to reimburse passenger charged fee for hand luggage on a Liverpool to Alicante flight

Spanish court orders Ryanair to reimburse a passenger who was charged a fee to take hand luggage on a flight from Liverpool to Alicante The no-frills airline was ordered to pay the traveller £40 (50 euros) and interest She claimed was asked to pay to take carry on bags on a service from Liverpool But … Read more

Motorists who don’t live in Cardiff could be charged £2 to drive into the Welsh capital

Motorists who don’t live in Cardiff could be charged £2 a day to drive into the Welsh capital Daily charge of £2 to drive into the city proposed by Cardiff City Council Residents will be exempt from the levy targeted at 20m visitors to the city a year It will generate revenues for the city’s … Read more