Insurers are detecting more fraudulent insurance claims than ever before according to figures released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The ABI says that last year more than 2,000 dishonest insurance claims worth more than £16 million were detected every week, with many claims coming from bogus personal injury compensation claims. Nick Starling, the [...]
The Met Police have apologised to two brother students and agreed to pay £25,000 in personal injury compensation. Ashley and Russell Inglis were involved in protests at the Israeli Embassy in London on 3 January 2009 when the assaults took place. The Metropolitan Police have apologised and paid £12,500 each to the twin brothers for [...]
An elderly Greek man has been awarded more than £110,000 in compensation after a Swedish dairy used his picture on a yoghurt pot. The 77-year-old with his long greying moustache and red hat is a distinctive and colourful image depicting the Turkish recipe yoghurt pot. However the man took exception having his image exploited for [...]
Pressure is mounting on domestic violence abusers to stop their actions towards spouses and children with the announcement of a new Government programme. One of the new Government’s policies is that, whenever possible, offenders should contribute to victims’ services and programmes tackling abuse as part of their reparation. The plan is to use proceeds from [...]
U2 singer Bono has recovered from his back injury and U2 are preparing to tour again, including rescheduled dates following on from cancellations from earlier this year. Following Bono’s recovery from back surgery, the band are now preparing themselves for the opening dates of the U2 European Tour which kicks off in Turin, Italy next [...]
