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The four-week, £7,000-plus cruise in the Far East was intended to be the holiday of a lifetime to celebrate their forthcoming 20th wedding anniversary in July. But after boarding their ship the Diamond Princess in Singapore on January 6, John and Elaine Spencer – along with 2,700 other passengers – were plunged into the coronavirus … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 75,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Ministers fired a warning shot at banks this week as the top six lenders stand accused of failing to help mortgage prisoners switch to a better deal. In an open letter Treasury ministers urged banks to move quickly to help mortgage prisoners following some four months of inaction from lenders. The UK’s financial watchdog introduced … Read more
Mortgage prisoners may finally be able to switch to a better deal after the City watchdog relaxes its rules By Sarah Davidson For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 16:06 BST, 28 October 2019 | Updated: 16:06 BST, 28 October 2019 Mortgage prisoners locked into expensive rates have been offered a potential lifeline after the financial watchdog relaxed its … Read more
A Louisiana prisoner has been implanted with an unapproved ‘pellet’ to treat addiction. The inmate is soon to be released from a Louisiana Department of Corrections (DOC) facility and is the first of 10 patients that California-based BioCorRx intends to place the implant in. DOC doctors are surgically implanting devices that release naltrexone – an … Read more