Britain is set for SIXTY Nightingale courts: £113m boost will see swifter justice for crime victims

Britain is set for SIXTY Nightingale courts: £113m boost for modifications to hotel conference rooms and event spaces to accommodate more trials Modifications to be made to hotel conference rooms and event spaces for trials At Manchester Crown Court walls will be knocked down to create ‘super court’ Justice Secretary Robert Buckland hailed it as … Read more

Britain is set for SIXTY Nightingale courts: £113m boost will see swifter justice for crime victims

Britain is set for SIXTY Nightingale courts: £113m boost for modifications to hotel conference rooms and event spaces to accommodate more trials Modifications to be made to hotel conference rooms and event spaces for trials At Manchester Crown Court walls will be knocked down to create ‘super court’ Justice Secretary Robert Buckland hailed it as … Read more

Banks could be ordered to refund ALL fraud victims

Banks could be ordered to refund ALL fraud victims, watchdog says Payments watchdog said banks could be forced to reimburse all scam victims   Despite code of conduct in 2019, less than half of money stolen being refunded Rules might include forcing banks to commit to another new code of conduct By Amelia Murray Money Mail … Read more

Banks could be forced to publish how often they refund fraud victims

Banks could be forced to publish figures showing how often they pay back blameless fraud victims as new data reveals those who lose money to bank transfer scams continue to face a lottery. Publishing information about victims’ losses and how often they were reimbursed by their bank ‘would give banks a strong incentive to do … Read more

Government pledges £3.5bn to help fix crisis – but innocent victims STILL face massive bills

Politicians and campaigners angrily rejected long-awaited Government plans to end the cladding scandal yesterday as a betrayal of innocent leaseholders. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick pledged a further £3.5billion to help end the safety crisis following the 72 deaths in the Grenfell disaster. More than a million leaseholders face bills of up to £115,000 to fix … Read more

Government pledges £3.5bn to help fix crisis – but innocent victims STILL face massive bills

Politicians and campaigners angrily rejected long-awaited Government plans to end the cladding scandal yesterday as a betrayal of innocent leaseholders. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick pledged a further £3.5billion to help end the safety crisis following the 72 deaths in the Grenfell disaster. More than a million leaseholders face bills of up to £115,000 to fix … Read more

Pension scam victims pay thousands to firm hired to rescue their cash 

Huge hit: David Rhodes was charged £90,000 to rescue his £157,000 pension from fraudsters Pension scam victims have lost millions of pounds more to the government-appointed trustees hired to get their money back. The Mail previously revealed how tens of thousands of savers had lost up to £10 billion in rogue schemes that looked safe because … Read more

Billions on way for victims of the cladding scandal

Long-awaited help for victims of the cladding scandal will be announced by the Government today. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will pledge state assistance for many of those hit with huge costs to repair their fire-risk homes. Whitehall sources say under the plan no leaseholders in buildings above 18 metres or six storeys will have to … Read more

The internet debt sharks preying on the financial victims of Covid

Desperately worried about debt, you go online to find help. Only you are not signposted to the charities who offer free advice. Instead, you are bombarded with adverts and websites set up by insidious imposters looking to make money from your misery. They say they can write off almost all your debt in a few … Read more

Pension victims pay thousands to firm hired to rescue their cash 

Huge hit: David Rhodes was charged £90,000 to rescue his £157,000 pension from fraudsters Pension scam victims have lost millions of pounds more to the government-appointed trustees hired to get their money back. The Mail previously revealed how tens of thousands of savers had lost up to £10 billion in rogue schemes that looked safe because … Read more