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Property tycoon branded “arrogant” after claiming almost £180,000 in benefits scam
“You believed that rules that applied to other people did not apply to you, and you disclosed only what you wanted to on various applications, not what you were required to disclose.
US death toll from coronavirus hits 150,000
Brazil has the second highest toll with over 88,000 deaths, followed by the UK at 46,000.
Mail Online pay out “substantial” damages to peer over “Corbyn hate conference” article
Associated Newspapers Limited “now accepts the very serious allegations which it published … are untrue and has undertaken not to repeat them”.
Hundreds of offenders released during pandemic without a known address
Labour MP Lyn Brown said releasing hundreds of people into homelessness at the height of the pandemic is an ‘abdication of responsibility’.
All Wetherspoons pubs to offer Government discount on eating out
The chain said food and drink will be cheaper than in many supermarkets thanks to the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
“Second wave starting to roll across Europe” – Hancock
The Health Secretary said a new spike is ‘clearly’ emerging in Europe and ‘we’ve got to do everything’ to prevent it reaching the UK.
In Pictures: NHS workers march on Downing Street to demand pay rise
‘Clapping won’t pay my bills,’ was among the messages aimed at the Government.
Video – Firm supplying Tesco, Sainsbury’s & Waitrose accused of animal abuse
The video footage showed animals at a site providing the St Helen's Farm dairy company with goats milk being punched, kicked and hit with poles.
The world’s wealthiest men have got $132 billion richer in 2020
Campaigners said the astonishing accumulation of wealth by the likes of Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk is "evidence of a broken economy".