32 h. ago ‘Friends end up blocking you’: Northwestern Mutual sold college grads a dream job. They left in ruin and debt

Expecting to be financial advisers at the Fortune 500 firm, some hires say they were ‘gaslit’ into peddling ‘terrible’ life insurance to all their contactsNorthwestern Mutual likes to think of itself as a storied American institution offering specialized financial advice. The 168-year-old financial giant, ranked 109 on the Fortune 500, and regularly anointed one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by the magazine, describes its financial advisers as “expert listeners” or a “trusted partner who helps you continue to reach goal after goal”.It also tops Forbes’s list of Best Employers for New Grads, a title that makes it attractive to hundreds of college students desperate for an internship that could launch them into a career in financial services. Each year they file into Northwestern’s glassy offices across the country for a three-month internship that they hope could change their lives. There, they are slotted in beside thousands of full-time “financial representatives”, many of ...

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34 h. ago British woman left unable to walk after suffering severe burns on dream holiday

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT British woman Annie Perez had a seizure in a hot shower and suffered severe burns which left her unable to walk for 18 months while on holiday in Sardinia.

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42 h. ago Ricky Gervais warned his dream £5million mega mansion could be left under 1.5metres of water in 'life

The comedian will have to gain a special flood permit and has been advised to sign up to a helpline if his plans are approved to demolish a £6M home in Marlow and replace it with a swanky mansion.

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3 d. ago Elderly man dies in attack at Post Office cash machine as murder probe launched

Police have launched a murder investigation after Jalal Khan, 76, was set upon in Enfield last month while taking money out of a cash machine - and tragically died after the attack

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4 d. ago I turned to fat jabs after the FIVE diets I tried failed but now I’m more upset with how I look than ever before

A WOMAN who turned to “skinny jabs” to achieve her dream body has revealed how she’s been left with “clumps” of hair loss and an “apron tummy” but doesn’t regret it. Charmaine Hines had always struggled with her weight. At her heaviest, she weighed 16st 9lbs. The 35-year-old had tried Slimming World, Slim Fast, Keto and the Special K diet, yet still “hated”...

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7 d. ago Autumn Budget: What it could mean for savers and is cash ISA limit being cut?

Rumours have been rife for several months now, that the cash ISA limit could be targeted by the Chancellor, who is under pressure to encourage people to invest in the stock market

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9 d. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan explains real reason he quit UK and moved to Dubai with famous wife

Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan has opened up on his decision to leave the UK and move to Dubai, having sold his house in Essex after marrying actress Laila Rouass

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3 w. ago I was sold the Dubai dream then left for good after 2 months – I made more cash but it’s so soulless & fake

A British day trader and real estate agent who spent two months living in Dubai has revealed why he couldn’t wait to leave, describing the glitzy hotspot as “soulless” and “fake”. TikToker Charlie Smith, known online as @itscharliesmith, shared with his followers that despite earning record profits while living in the UAE, he packed up...

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3 w. ago People claiming 24 DWP benefits to get extra cash next month

DWP will pay out tax-free bonuses in just a few weeks' time

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3 w. ago Clarkson's Farm beauty Harriet Cowan makes huge purchase months after finding fame on show

Clarkson's Farm star Harriet Cowan has decided to splash the cash on a new tractor just months after finding fame on the hit Prime Video show with Jeremy Clarkson

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3 w. ago Cruise ship crew who left woman, 80, to die on deserted island at the start of £40,000 dream voyage only realised she was missing when she didn't turn up for dinner

The crew of the Coral Adventurer ship reported the 80-year-old missing at 10pm local time, five hours after the vessel left her behind on the Great Barrier Reef's remote Lizard Island.

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