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Unite union ‘paid firm owned by leader Len McLuskey’s friend £95 million for a £7m hotel project’

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Unite the Union paid a firm owned by a friend of its leader Len McLuskey £95 million for a hotel project that was only supposed to cost £7 million, it has been reported.  Flanagan Group – run by McCluskey’s friend Paul Flanagan – received the money as the primary contractor for the building of a … Read more

Pensioners who paid twice for a TV licence wait months for a refund 

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Pensioners pressured into paying twice for a TV licence forced to wait months for a refund By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 26 January 2021 Pensioners pressured into mistakenly paying twice for their TV licence are being forced to wait months for a refund. … Read more

Billie Eilish reveals she paid $35 for CEREAL (but didn’t realize she bought 70 boxes until later)

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She is a multi-millionaire at age 19, but Billie Eilish is still learning how to spend her money. The singing sensation revealed she recently paid $35 for cereal – but didn’t realize until after the fact just how expensive the purchase actually was. ‘I don’t know what things cost because I’ve never been an adult … Read more

How letters nearly put paid to David Lean’s version of A Passage To India

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How E.M. Forster’s estate nearly put paid to David Lean’s version of A Passage To India Classic film earned 11 Oscar nominations upon its release in 1982, winning two Newly found letters found those who control the rights to the book were worried Director David Lean stuck to his proposed ending after a charm offensive By … Read more

Woman who paid £400 on Gumtree for dying kitten called ‘Ghost’ calls for tighter laws

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A cat lover who says she was duped into buying a kitten destined to die young from a fatal heart condition has started a petition calling for all kittens being sold to be checked by vets first. Dianna Voyatzis, from Maida Vale, London, bought Ghost, a grey tabby, during the first lockdown in April but … Read more

Taxi driver hits out at passenger who paid £10 for rides to foodbank a 10-minute walk from his house

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A taxi driver has scorned a passenger who paid £10 for cab rides to and from a food bank that was a 10 minute walk from his house – passing an Aldi on the way. Kev McCartney was on shift last week when he received a call to drop off a regular customer at a … Read more

Jack Vidgen hints what the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! cast members get paid

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‘It was fantastic’: Jack Vidgen hints what the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! cast members got paid to appear on the show By Demeter Stamell and Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:06 GMT, 18 January 2021 | Updated: 05:06 GMT, 18 January 2021 Jack Vidgen tried his best not to … Read more

BBC senior executive is paid £330,000 a year to monitor whether the Corporation is impartial

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BBC’s anti-bias boss: Senior executive is paid £330,000 a year to monitor whether the Corporation is impartial Kevin MacQuarrie given title of Executive Sponsor Safeguarding Impartiality   Stood down as BBC director for nationals and regions at the end of last year  He cited the BBC1 drama Roadkill as an example of ‘partial’ broadcasting By Gareth … Read more

Test and Trace ‘influencers’ were paid £63,000 by ministers to promote the service

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Love Island stars have been pictured jetting off to sun-soaked locations months after taking taxpayers’ cash to promote NHS Test and Trace – as a top health chief warned earlier this week that the system isn’t working. While millions of Britons live under stay-at-home orders, influencers such as Shaughna Phillips and Josh Denzel have both … Read more

Tributes are paid to ‘dedicated and respected’ respiratory doctor after he died from Covid

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At least 216 frontline health and care workers have been identified after dying with coronavirus. Through tributes from loved ones and confirmation through sources such as local NHS trusts and other authorities, it has been confirmed the names of health and social care workers who have died after contracting Covid-19 since March 11 2020. This … Read more