Savers’ lifeline as Tesco mulls £550m payout: 220,000 small investors in line for dividend

Savers’ lifeline as Tesco mulls £550m payout: 220,000 small investors in line for dividend By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 5 April 2020 Tesco is expected to press ahead with a £550m dividend for shareholders this week.  The supermarket giant is likely to post … Read more

Former Post Office staff given criminal convictions over IT scandal slam pitiful compensation payout

Former Post Office staff who were bankrupted and given criminal convictions over the Horizon IT scandal have been handed as little as £500 in compensation. Hundreds of postmasters, once pillars of their communities, were removed from their posts or dragged through the courts accused of thieving from their own tills. But after a decade-long legal … Read more

Wimbledon set to net huge £100m insurance payout after cancellation amid coronavirus pandemic

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more

Wimbledon set to net huge £100m insurance payout after tournament is cancelled

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more

Rightmove scraps all its forecasts and axes a £38m dividend payout to shareholders 

High-flying Rightmove dragged down to earth by the property market freeze as it scraps its dividend and forecasts People have been told not to move and agents instructed not to market homes FTSE 100 group has ‘suspended’ all its financial forecasts for the year Online property portal has also axed its 4.4p a share final … Read more

Boy, nine, wins £17million NHS payout after he was left brain damaged

Boy, nine, wins £17million NHS payout after he was left brain damaged and needing 24 hour care because medics failed to provide him with enough nutrition when he was born A boy, 9, was left brain damaged after medics failed to provide proper nutrition  East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has admitted liability for his … Read more

Soldier wins £2.5 million payout from MoD after getting shot in the foot during a training exercise 

Soldier wins £2.5 million payout from MoD after getting shot in the foot during a training exercise The Ministry of Defence spent £129.7m in compensation payouts last year A soldier was paid £2.5m after he was shot in the foot during a training exercise There were nearly 3,000 claims and a 55 per cent growth … Read more

Glencore billionaires set for £400m payout despite posting loss

Glencore billionaires set for £400m payout despite steering the mining giant to its first loss in four years By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:44 GMT, 18 February 2020 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 18 February 2020 The ‘billionaire boys’ club’ behind Glencore is set to rake in more than £400million in dividends – … Read more

Banking with Lloyds for 40 years helped it uncover my £12k PPI payout

When it comes to big banks it is often said that loyalty doesn’t pay. However, in an unusual case, 40 years of sticking with Lloyds Bank was the main reason behind a Hertfordshire man obtaining a £12,000 mis-sold PPI payout. But Richard Harvey’s case also highlighted how the banking giant stung him for worthless insurance … Read more