11 h. ago Martin Lewis urges people to check for Council Tax payout of up to £12,000

The consumer champion warned around 400,000 households are entitled to Council Tax refunds but not claiming.

Economics

32 h. ago Coyote Ugly waitress wins £35,000 payout after colleague 'humiliated' her over Brazilian accent

Ana Beatriz Machado, 30, was awarded the compensation after a fellow female worker told her she 'didn't like her voice' and customers 'don't understand her'.

Economics

5 d. ago Double killer gets £7,500 payout for human rights breaches as taxpayers foot £234,000 legal bill

Fuad Awale was convicted in January 2013 of the execution-style shooting of two teenagers

Economics

5 d. ago Islamist double killer wins £240k payout after suffering ‘severe depression’ due to being isolated from other inmates

AN Islamist double murderer has been awarded a £7,500 payout after a taxpayer funded £234,000 legal battle. Fuad Awale was convicted in January 2013 of the execution-style shooting of two teenagers and given a life sentence with a minimum term of 38 years. He was then given a further six years for taking a prison officer...

Economics

1 week ago Coyote Ugly waitress wins race discrimination payout after colleague 'humiliated' her over Brazilian accent

Ana Beatriz Machado, 30, was harassed over her accent after a fellow Coyote Ugly waitress told her she 'didn't like her voice' and that customers 'don't understand her'.

Sport

2 w. ago JD Sports worker wins £65,000 payout after supervisor slapped her bottom during shift

Jayla Boyd was working part-time at the store when a male supervisor slapped her on the bottom, blaming "muscle memory" for the incident at the retailer's Belfast branch in 2024

Economics

2 w. ago JD Sports worker who was slapped on the bottom by male supervisor wins £65,000 payout as she settles sex harassment case

Jayla Boyd, who was 17 at the time, had worked part-time at a Belfaststore while studying for her A-levels when the supervisor slapped her bottom and then claimed it was 'muscle memory'.

Economics

4 w. ago Ballet dancer who starred as Billy Elliot in the West End wins £34,000 payout after Met Police officer stamped on his foot and ended his career

A Billy Elliot ballet star whose career was ended when he was mistaken for a terrorist and stamped on by a Met Police officer has won £34,000 in compensation.

Economics