“The grief has been unbearable. She took everything in my life and destroyed it,” grieving mother Mariah Dodds told the court at sentencing.
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Building society offer means Virgin customers pay nearly £1,000 more in fees despite lender owning both brands
Some Virgin Money customers are crying “foul” over the fact that Nationwide borrowers are being offered better-value mortgage deals, even though they are now part of the same group.
Nationwide bought Virgin Money last autumn, but the brands remain separate and some Virgin mortgage-holders claim that when it comes to moving on to a new deal, they are being treated as second-class citizens.
Exclusive: Seat Unique, a firm backed by stars including England captain Harry Kane, charged more than £3,000 for two seats
Controversial “dynamic pricing” has arrived in English football, the Guardian can reveal, after a company backed by sports stars including the England men’s football captain, Harry Kane, charged more than £3,000 for two seats at the FA Cup final.
Seat Unique, which sells VIP hospitality packages for events, has won endorsements and even financial backing from professional athletes and sports teams, promising to deliver “exceptional, authentic experiences to fans”.
Jenny Chapman says the government is not treating reduction in spending on overseas aid to 0.3% as temporary
The UK’s drastically diminished aid budget is the “new normal,” the development minister, Jenny Chapman, has said, as she claimed Labour’s approach would help repair voters’ faith in overseas aid.
Lady Chapman took up her post in February, after Anneliese Dodds resigned in protest at Keir Starmer’s decision to slash overseas aid spending to 0.3% of gross national income from 0.5%, to pay for increased defence spending.
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