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According to the banking industry body UK Finance, UK consumers were scammed out of a record £479 million last year, with a five per cent annual rise in money lost by customers unwittingly sanctioning payments to criminals.  This included a 94 per cent increase in “impersonation scams” where criminals posing …

Another offered a shopping list of “scam pages and live panels” for TSB at £200 a shot, Barclays at £200, Lloyd’s at £175, HSBC at £150 and Halifax for £125. Other sites touted included Ebay, Apple Pay, PayPal, EE, Netflix, DVLA, HMRC and Royal Mail. UK Finance data showed the …

It was believed to be the first time a judge had demanded such a declaration and was described by media lawyers as “extraordinary” and “troubling.” The Duchess, 39, sued Associated Newspapers over the publication of five articles that reproduced extracts of the five-page handwritten letter. She was last month granted …

The legend of King Arthur is set to be retold in a series of stamps released by the Royal Mail today. The set of ten depicts famous Camelot folklore, from young Arthur drawing the sword from the stone to Sir Lancelot defeating the dragon. Other scenes drawn by concept artist …

In the letter, Elizabeth Hartley, Associated’s group editorial legal director, said the programme did not, in its current form, “comply with the ViacomCBS editorial policies or align with its stated values.” Associated, which is seeking to appeal the Duchess’s recent High Court privacy victory, cited four examples to demonstrate wrongdoing. …

Welcome to your early-morning news briefing from The Telegraph – a round-up of the top stories we are covering on Friday. To receive twice-daily briefings by email, sign up to our Front Page newsletter for free. 1. Sarah Everard suspect ‘exposed himself in restaurant’ The police officer arrested on suspicion of …

Action Fraud said that having a national system allows law enforcement to see the whole picture. It is currently working to create a “new and improved next-generation service”. Angela McLaren, assistant commissioner for economic and cyber crime at the City of London Police, which includes Action Fraud, said the threat …

Thousands of letters and cards are received each month for each member of the family, all of which are carefully sifted and organised, with the majority generating polite replies on monogrammed paper, franked from Buckingham Palace. While the Prince of Wales receives the most post, the volume of letters trickling …

A TikToker whose been getting to the bottom of the difference between Royal Mail first and second stamps class has claimed it’s in fact all a scam after conducting a little experiment. Watch him explain here: TikTok user Stage Door Johnny had previously been querying what the actual difference was …

Nearly half of people believe those who lost their job during the pandemic were likely to have been underperforming, a survey has found. In findings that will raise fears over inequalities in Britain, a study of attitudes by researchers at Kings College London showed a significant minority thought a widening …