Scam code hands back £41m to victims but losses grew to £456m in 2019

Blameless fraud victims were handed back £41.3million by banks in the second half of last year, new figures reveal, as the percentage winning back some money doubled.  But in a sign of the mounting risk to people’s finances losses to bank transfer and impersonation scams rose 29 per cent last year to £455.8million. The introduction of … Read more

Key witness to shooting at cottage where Boris Johnson grew up was ‘held captive by the killer’ 

The key witness to the double shooting at the cottage where Boris Johnson grew up was ‘held captive by the killer before being told to flee by a 999 operator’ Debbie Zurick is believed to have been shot dead by her estranged husband John Mr Zurick is said to have shot himself and is in … Read more

Harry Redknapp admits he’s ‘pleased he grew up in a council house’

Harry Redknapp admits he’s ‘pleased he grew up in a council house with no showers, central heating or inside toilet’ because it means he doesn’t take his £3.5 million Sandbanks home for granted Harry Redknapp, 72, has revealed that he’s glad he grew up in a council house  The former West Ham manager lived on … Read more

Tammy Hembrow reveals she grew up poor for ‘majority of her childhood’

‘We had no money at all’: Tammy Hembrow reveals she grew up poor for ‘majority of her childhood’ and used to wash her clothes in a bathtub By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:36 GMT, 25 February 2020 | Updated: 23:42 GMT, 25 February 2020 She is now rumoured to be worth $2 … Read more