HMRC ‘treat the victims of pension scams like criminals’: Taxman has benefited from the ‘proceeds of crime’ MPs are told Victims of pension scams, are being treated like criminals MPs heard yesterday The targets described feeling suicidal after their life savings vanished Some even face hefty fines because the schemes broke tax …
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A servant to the Queen today admitted stealing two prestigious medals from Buckingham Palace as well as other items worth up to £100,000. Adamo Canto, 37, swiped a Companion of the Order of the Bath medal belonging to retired Navy vice-admiral Sir Anthony Johnstone-Burt, the Queen’s Master of the Household, and …
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The Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants has revealed more than 1000 crooks could be released or earn retrials because of disgraced lawyer Nicola Gobbo’s informing to Victoria Police. Commissioner Margaret McMurdo AO on Monday called on the Victorian Government to establish a dedicated special investigator with all necessary powers …
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Prince William and Kate Middleton could miss an invitation to the Queen’s Christmas dinner table as the monarch finalises plans for a three-house bubble. The Royal Household is reviewing whether the Cambridges can be included as their three young children pose a health risk to Her Majesty, 94, and the …
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Celebrities and social media influencers will be enlisted to help promote the coronavirus vaccine amid rising concerns over the spread of conspiracy theories online. Health bosses and ministers are in talks with ‘responsible’ high-profile stars to post positive messages about the jab. No celebrities have been confirmed but officials suggest …
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Thousands of protesters marched on Thailand’s royal barracks last night holding inflatable rubber ducks – a symbol used by the peaceful pro-democracy movement to ridicule the police. Heavily-armoured officers defended by shields and banks of barbed wire kept the demonstrators from getting close to the King’s Guard headquarters in Bangkok …
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RAF scrambles Typhoon jets to intercept two Russian Bear aircraft spotted near UK airspace in the North Sea RAF Typhoons intercepted a pair of anti-submarine TU-142 Bear F aircraft today The Russian craft were skirting UK airspace over the North Sea around 9am An RAF Voyager jet joined the Typhoons …
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Falklands heroes tear into The Crown: Two Royal Navy Commanders accuse Netflix of ‘offensively misrepresenting’ Queen’s attitude to Argentine war Admiral Lord West and Rear Admiral Chris Parry were furious by made-up scene Showed Queen appearing unaware victory parade was held to mark end of war On October 12, 1982, Her …
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From the outset, The Crown has set out to sensationalise and distort the story of the Royal Family. But of all the many falsehoods, exaggerations and, frankly, downright lies presented as truth, there is a moment in the final episode of the this latest, fourth, series that must surely count …
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Few people over the age of 30 will have heard of the clothes label Shein. Yet from its base 6,000 miles away on the Pearl River delta, this Chinese brand could soon be the biggest retailer of fast fashion in Britain, if it isn’t already. The giant firm is taking …
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