21 h. ago DWP confirms when new £4,300 a year financial boost Pension Credit claims will be paid

The DWP has confirmed that nearly 78% of all new Pension Credit claims are processed within the target timeframe of 50 working days

Economics

6 d. ago Helen Flanagan marks 35th birthday with racy snaps and emotional note about heartbreak, career and 'amazing' kids... after driving ban and 'financial crisis' claims

 Helen Flanagan took to Instagram on Friday night to celebrate her 35th birthday with a duo of sexy snaps and a profound message about life in her 30s. 

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8 d. ago Key takeaways from explosive claims made in biography of Prince Andrew

Andrew Lownie’s book explores Duke of York’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, his relationships and financesA new biography claims startling insight into the private lives of the Duke of York and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. From relationships with women to Andrew’s mysterious finances, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, by the historian Andrew Lownie, also dives into the prince’s ill-advised friendship with the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew’s representatives were contacted for comment.Claims from the extracts serialised in the Daily Mail include: Continue reading...

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9 d. ago How to work out if YOU can claim £950 from the car finance scandal

It's the scandal dubbed 'PPI on Wheels' Last week the Supreme Court dealt a blow to millions of drivers hoping for a payout on their car finance deals.

Economics

1 week ago Martin Lewis gives urgent warning to drivers over slice of £18b compensation

The FCA is to launch a consultation within six weeks on a proposed redress scheme for drivers mis-sold car loans, following the Supreme Court ruling on the hidden car finance commission claim

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1 week ago Car finance: Martin Lewis urges drivers make DIY compensation complaint claim after UK Supreme Court ruling

You could be due hundreds if you took out car finance before 2021 🚗

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1 week ago DWP to get 'major' snooping powers on claimants in 'biggest crackdown in fraud'

Latest powers unveiled by the government could give the DWP more power to scrutinise claimants and force banks to reveal private financial details, targeting those with savings stored up

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3 w. ago Epstein accuser claims she met Trump in disgraced financier’s office in ‘troubling encounter’

Artist Maria Farmer said she urged the FBI to look into people in the disgraced financier’s social circle, including the president

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3 w. ago Prince Andrew WAS asked to contribute to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday album by Ghislaine Maxwell, insider claims

The Duke of York, 65, was allegedly approached by longtime friend Maxwell to write a personal message for Epstein's milestone birthday in 2003.

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3 w. ago Epstein’s former model girlfriend claims disgraced financier and sex offender was once ‘best friends’ with Donald Trump

‘They were very close and they were up to no good,’ the model said

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3 w. ago Epstein’s former model girlfriend claims disgraced financier and sex offender was once ‘best friends’ with Trump

‘They were very close and they were up to no good,’ the model said

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3 w. ago Democrats say ‘public deserves to know’ if Stephen Colbert cancellation linked to Trump

Democrats are questioning timing of CBS cancellation of The Late Show days after Colbert criticized parent company Paramount for settling with TrumpTrump launches fresh defense of inaction in Epstein case following report he sent birthday letterIt was a friendship that spanned three different decades. To Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein was a “terrific guy”. Epstein believed himself to be Trump’s “closest friend”, and praised the future president as “charming”.The relationship would eventually break down, the men falling out over a bidding war on a property in Florida. And after Epstein was convicted of child sex offences in 2008, Trump distanced himself from the financier, claiming he was “not a fan” and wondering, in recent days, why his supporters would “waste time and energy” on demanding that FBI and Department of Justice files on Epstein be released. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next’: Trump takes victory lap over CBS axing Colbert and calls out ‘moron’ Fallon, too

CBS has claimed that the cancellation of Trump-bashing was a ‘financial decision’ despite timing of merger

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3 w. ago Trump again tries to brush off Epstein crisis as ‘nothing’, blaming Democrats for controversy – US politics live

President’s latest effort to contain fallout comes after he directs Pam Bondi to request release of grand jury transcripts and threatens to sue Wall Street JournalTrump requests release of Epstein grand jury transcripts amid report of ‘bawdy’ birthday noteIt was a friendship that spanned three different decades. To Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein was a “terrific guy”. Epstein believed himself to be Trump’s “closest friend”, and praised the future president as “charming”.The relationship would eventually break down, the men falling out over a bidding war on a property in Florida. And after Epstein was convicted of child sex offences in 2008, Trump distanced himself from the financier, claiming he was “not a fan” and wondering, in recent days, why his supporters would “waste time and energy” on demanding that FBI and Department of Justice files on Epstein be released. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago CBS staff in turmoil over ‘Trump shakedown’ after Stephen Colbert and The Late Show are canceled

Exclusive: Multiple CBS staffers who spoke with The Independent said they aren’t buying the company’s claim that Colbert’s cancellation was a ‘financial decision,’ adding that the demise of the show has left ‘everyone stunned.’

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3 w. ago Severance stars Adam Scott, Ben Stiller lead celebrity outrage over CBS axing The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Network claimed move was a ‘financial decision’

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3 w. ago Financial Times ‘unconvinced’ Odey libel claim is ‘serious’, High Court told

Mr Odey is suing the publication for at least £79 million in damages over four articles published in 2023.

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3 w. ago ‘He’s a lot of fun to be with’: Trump and Epstein were close friends for 15 years

As Trump tries to claim he was ‘not a fan’ of Epstein, photos, videos and anecdotes paint a picture of a their relationshipIt was a friendship that spanned three different decades. To Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein was a “terrific guy”. Epstein believed himself to be Trump’s “closest friend”, and praised the future president as “charming”.The relationship would eventually break down, the men falling out over a bidding war on a property in Florida. And after Epstein was convicted of child sex offences in 2008, Trump distanced himself from the financier, claiming he was “not a fan” and wondering, in recent days, why his supporters would “waste time and energy” on demanding that FBI and Department of Justice files on Epstein be released. Continue reading...

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last month Consumers face fees of £175 an hour for quitting car finance claims

Law firms in ‘no-win, no-fee’ class actions criticised for imposing ‘deeply troubling’ exit charges

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