George Henderson was convicted of fraud and had to repay £19,000 in carer’s allowance years after ticking the wrong box on the form. He is not alone. The Guardian society editor, Patrick Butler, looks at why thousands are facing prosecution over innocent mistakesIn 2010, George Henderson wrongly ticked a box saying he was unemployed while filling in the “tricky” application form for carer’s allowance. He had thought the Department for Work and Pensions was asking about his son John, who has...
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In the elevator to the upstairs cocktail hour, a retired general meets a Supreme Court Justice. Make that an actor who has played a Supreme Court Justice. Before dinner, a […]
Officials from the Southern Nevada Health District Friday confirmed a measles case on the Las Vegas Strip just days after government officials warned of an increase in cases of the virus across the country and around the world.
A man convicted on rape charges was sentenced Friday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court as another trial involving a second victim is pending.
David Cameron made a surprise visit to Mar-a-Largo this week to visit Donald Trump. John Harris is joined by the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and the diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, to get the latest on the meeting. And as international pressure continues to build on Israel, John speaks to a former Israeli peace negotiator, Daniel Levy, on whether there is a pathway to end the war Continue reading
Former attorney Michael Avenatti joined MSNBC's "The Beat" on Tuesday for a phone interview from Terminal Island Prison in California. | Clips
We have featured a near countless number of iPhone cases around here over the years, but today it’s time to take a look at “the world’s first action-button phone case.” Apple introduced the new haptic Action Button on its latest iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone Pro Max handsets, and now the folks at Bitmo Lab – a brand that originates from collaborations with sspai and JSAUX – are ready to debut the new BANG!CASE. Alongside the see-through case back, onboard LED lighting, and magnetic charging, the case...
A Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan was given death sentence on Thursday in the country's biggest ever financial fraud case. The 67-year-old businesswomen was charged with fraud amounting to $12.5 billion which was nearly 3 percent of the country’s GDP in 2022. She is the chair of the real estate company Van Thinh Phat that developed luxury apartments, hotels, offices and shopping malls. Along with Lan, her niece, Truong Hue Van, the chief executive of Van Thinh Phat, was sentenced to...
The first batch of Manhattan residents were brought into the court and sworn in to begin the process of being picked for the first panel that will decide the fate of a former president in a criminal trial.
Young Brits living in Germany have spoken of how much they enjoy living abroad. Elle (pictured), a British woman in Germany, said one of the best things about the country was the price of alcohol.
The world’s highest-profile gospel competition, How Sweet the Sound, featuring the best contemporary gospel talent in music.