Image copyright Alamy Payday lender Wonga mis-sold loans to hundreds of thousands of people who will only receive a fraction of the compensation payments they are owed. Administrators for the lender, which collapsed in August 2018, have revealed that 389,621 eligible claims have been made since Wonga’s demise. Ex-customers have until the end of Monday […]
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It’s been three years since Andrew Miller led the Cleveland Indians to the brink of a World Series championship by coming out of the bullpen early and often, and bulk work from relievers has been an October staple since. Whether it’s Brewers All-Star Josh Hader stretching out for three innings or Astros ace Justin Verlander
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The UK could still leave the EU without a deal, Chancellor Sajid Javid has said. Insisting that the government is trying to reach an agreement with the EU, he told the Today programme: “We cannot have any more dither and delay and we will leave, if we have to, without a deal on October the
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Image copyright Getty Images Actress Denise Welch has been praised after sharing her experience of the “unwelcome visitor” of depression. The Loose Women panellist posted a series of videos on Twitter, in an attempt to explain depression “to those who are fortunate enough not to suffer”. “As someone who professes to be a mental health
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When Rav Bansal came out as gay in June this year, he says he expected to face some backlash about his sexuality. But a homophobic letter he received last week “cut deeper” than any other comments he’s received because it came from someone who, like him, is from the Sikh community. You might remember Rav
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Image copyright Getty Images Germany’s first mass lawsuit begins as 450,000 owners of diesel Volkswagen cars take on the company. They argue they are owed compensation for being sold cars based on misleading emissions data. The scandal has already cost VW €30bn (£26.6bn). It has faced class action claims in the US and Australia, but
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The NFL has a quarterback problem and it’s only getting worse by the week. There are not very many people, among the world’s billions, who are capable of playing the most important position in professional football well — and the number available to try keeps dwindling. With Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Chicago’s Mitchell Trubisky, a
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One defining feature of the Democratic primary so far has been the party’s leftward turn. In recent debates, candidates have supported policies like offering health insurance to undocumented immigrants, and commenters have warned about the potential electoral penalty of repelling persuadable voters. Political science research suggests that moderates generally fare better in elections, but much
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Image copyright Shannon Heagren Image caption Grayson Heagren has been on the organ transplant list since Christmas Eve The mother of a toddler waiting for a heart transplant since Christmas Eve has said she and her family are living “from one day to the next”. Shannon Heagren was told her son Grayson, now 17 months,
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Image copyright Getty Images Thomas Cook customers may have to wait as long as two months to receive a refund for holidays they have booked with the collapsed travel firm. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said direct debit customers would be refunded within 14 days but others would have to wait up to 60 days.
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