5 h. ago ‘He left us with nothing’: the British investors swindled by a German property firm

Investors in the Dolphin/GPG ponzi scheme run by Charles Smethurst are angry that more is not being done to recover the €1bn owed to them “He took everything, left us with absolutely nothing,” says David Middleton, one of thousands of British and Irish investors who racked up huge losses from the collapse of a German property ponzi scheme.The 72-year-old pensioner from Northern Ireland is referring to Charles Smethurst, the German-British businessman who set up Dolphin Capital in 2008, later renamed Dolphin Trust, then German Property Group (GPG), with 200 affiliated companies. In July 2020, the business filed for insolvency, owing more than €1bn to up to 25,000 investors around the world. Continue reading...

Economics

30 h. ago Woman praises lavish holiday park that 'looks like The Hamptons'

A British holidaymaker says she was left shocked at just how upmarket the French version of Center Parcs is - and said she managed to bag a VIP lodge for a steal.

Politics

59 h. ago Debutant Dan Sheehan will lead Lions in first tour fixture against Western Force

Irish hooker joins eight other first-timers in matchday 23Jamison Gibson-Park and James Ryan left out with injuriesEight Ireland players have been selected in the British & Irish Lions starting XV to face Western Force in the first fixture of the squad’s Australia tour on Saturday. The Leinster hooker Dan Sheehan will lead out the team on his Lions debut with eight more first-time Lions featuring in the matchday 23 and 20-year-old Henry Pollock handed a start at number eight.Sheehan will be among those making his Lions debut alongside his club-mates Garry Ringrose, James Lowe, Joe McCarthy and Josh van der Flier. The bench contains another four newcomers in the shape of England’s Ollie Chessum and Will Stuart, Scotland’s Huw Jones and Ireland’s Andrew Porter. Continue reading...

Politics

66 h. ago How releasing his father's soul left British journalist high as a kite: ROLAND WHITE reviews Amol Rajan Goes To The Ganges

In part to heal his grief, but mainly because the BBC suggested it, Amol flew to India to attend the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela, a huge gathering of pilgrims on the banks of the Ganges.

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3 d. ago British tennis star Jodie Burrage is left BAFFLED after bizarre and unique incident occurs during clash at Eastbourne

British tennis star Jodie Burrage was left in disbelief after losing a point in incredibly unlucky circumstances at Eastbourne on Wednesday.

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3 d. ago Foodie served traditional UK dish by British cousin and brands it 'inedible'

One person from overseas who was trying out British cuisine and was left less than impressed by their meal that their cousin from the UK served them up as they posted about it online

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5 d. ago British national injured in Israel after wave of strikes in Middle East, David Lammy says

Foreign Secretary David Lammy also told MPs the first RAF evacuation flight of 63 vulnerable British nationals left Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport for Cyprus earlier on Monday

Events

7 d. ago The male Greta Thunberg who's masterminding furious protests against British tourists in Spain: Jaume Pujol, 16, is as naive and Left

Sauntering through the tourist-thronged streets of Palma in his shorts this week, he looked like any other Majorcan teenager who had just finished his end of year exams.

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8 d. ago Florian Wirtz conspiracy theory angers fans as Liverpool to smash British transfer record

Liverpool are set to announce the signing of Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz for a British record transfer fee - and the move has left fans furious

Sport

9 d. ago 'I'm an American expat and tasted British pudding for first time

American expat Kalyn, who has lived in the UK for around a decade, tried a range of British foods in a recent YouTube video - and was left less than impressed by a much-loved dessert

Politics

9 d. ago Brits outraged at Aldi's 'British Week' range in Australia over one product

As Aldi stores in Australia launch their British and Irish week, it's left fellow Brits confused over the range available - with some saying the products aren't even available in the UK

Politics

1 week ago The Cuckoo’s Lea by Michael Warren review – a magical ornithological history of Britain

From buzzards in Oxfordshire to cranes in Kent – how once common birds left their mark in British place namesOld place names recall old ways of belonging. They often reference characteristics of the land or its use, the people who lived there, or the non-human lives they were enmeshed with. A great many of these vivifying genii loci are birds, although their identities aren’t always obvious because language evolves over time. We need a guide.Enter Michael Warren: teacher of English, amateur ornithologist and a man who lives in a Britain different to the one most of us inhabit: a medieval one, which by some magic has “survived in another dimension parallel to our own”. The gift he bestows in this gorgeous book is that, by the end, we live there too, newly able to read the growth rings of place, and to perceive an alternative land shimmering over the one we already know. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Kim Woodburn's most iconic TV clashes as she dies aged 83: From withering CBB put

Kim Woodburn made a huge mark on the British TV landscape with her no-nonsense attitude and fans were left heartbroken after her death was announced on Tuesday.

Events

1 week ago Holidaymakers left in limbo as British travel company goes bust

The firm, based in Berkshire, claimed to offer the 'best cheap breaks in the UK'. Its website says: 'Holidays to the most iconic cities in the World.' Now thousands of summer getaways are at risk.

Transport

1 week ago British man travels to Canada and is left stunned after spotting huge difference

A British man who travelled to Canada to see his partner was left gobsmacked after spotting a 'mad' difference in houses when driving to her house - but some locals say he's got the wrong idea

Politics

2 w. ago British tourist left gobsmacked by one thing in Spanish supermarket

She saw some things that you wouldn't be able to get in the UK.

Politics

2 w. ago British people left baffled by 'UK themed snack box' sold to Americans filled with 'products they've never seen' for an extortionate price

British foodies are reeling over a UK-themed snack box from a US company claiming they have never seen any of the treats on English supermarket shelves.

Politics

2 w. ago The tragedy of seat 11J: Two British brothers boarded Air India flight but only one left alive

Ajaykumar Ramesh, 35, and Viswash, 40, had been in India on a business trip before they boarded the doomed flight travelling from Ahmedabad to Gatwick on Thursday.

Society

2 w. ago The miracle of seat 11A and the tragedy of seat 11J: Two British brothers boarded Air India flight but only one left alive

Ajaykumar Ramesh, 35, and Viswash, 40, had been in India on a business trip before they boarded the doomed flight travelling from Ahmedabad to Gatwick on Thursday.

Society

2 w. ago British man is sole survivor of Air India plane crash that left more than 260 dead

Flight AI171 was bound for London when it crashed into residential area of Ahmedabad shortly after takeoffAir India plane crash – latest updatesMore than 260 people have been killed after a London-bound Air India flight crashed in a residential area of Ahmedabad, with a British man being the sole survivor.The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner heading for Gatwick was carrying 242 people when it crashed minutes after taking off at 1.38pm local time from Ahmedabad, the main city in the north-western state of Gujarat. Continue reading...

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