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The City watchdog is facing a furious backlash over its handling of the Neil Woodford savings scandal. As the disgraced fund manager prepares to make an audacious comeback, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been accused of ‘dragging its feet’ over its investigation into the implosion of his investment empire. And campaigners, MPs and peers … Read more
A police federation boss has slammed ‘toothless tiger’ Covid laws and said there is ‘no way’ officers will be knocking on doors to catch Christmas rule breakers as Tier 4 officers have ruled out road blocks. Ken Marsh, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation said there is ‘no way’ officers will be knocking on doors of … Read more
A middle aged woman has told how she has been left toothless following a gastric bypass. Alice Ballinger, 39, from Malton, North Yorkshire, was prompted to undergo weight loss surgery by her GP as she weighed 22st 4lbs. The former data analyst health rapidly declined after her stomach was divided into a smaller pouch. She … Read more
Fury over Post Office ‘whitewash’: Victims feat probe into postmasters IT scandal will be toothless It said the probe ‘has no teeth’ and its scope must change to deliver justice Government urged to give inquiry powers to compel witnesses to be questioned Post Office chairman Tim Parker recently apologised for ‘historical failings’ By Larissa Brown … Read more
A woman has been left toothless and unable to open her mouth more than a centimeter, after the toothache dentists dismissed turned out to be cancer. Student Nicole Kowalski, 28, from Los Angeles, was left with life-changing alterations to her face after she was diagnosed with salivary gland cancer in 2018. She had been complaining of … Read more
Bizarre new species of toothless two-fingered dinosaur that looked like a giant parrot and lived 68 million years ago is unearthed in the Gobi Desert Researchers from Edinburgh have named the new species Oksoko avarsan It would have grown to around 6.5 feet in length and sported feathers and a beak Most members of its genus … Read more
Liz Truss must beef up ‘toothless’ new trade body to avoid ‘selling out’ British farmers in the rush to secure post-Brexit deals, campaigners warn People think there is ‘limited protection against cheap, low-quality food imports’ The advisory body trade and agriculture commission was launched last month There have also been protests that the commission will not … Read more
Vulnerable problem gamblers are being failed by a toothless, weak and out-of-date regulator, scathing report warns Gambling Commission is slammed for failing vulnerable gamblers in report Commons public accounts committee said the body was slow to react to issues Committee chair Meg Hillier said body was ‘toothless’ and called for overhaul By Chris Brooke for … Read more
Chinese pterodactyl wings its way to the UK: Fossil of a toothless pterosaur commonly found in China and Brazil is discovered on the Isle of Wight The specimen was found by a dog walker in Sandown Bay on the island’s coast University of Portsmouth palaeontologists identified it as a toothless jawbone The fossil — ‘Wightia … Read more