ASK TONY: After my wife died, HSBC let me down at every turn

My wife and I used HSBC to invest our £630,000 retirement savings. Last November, she sadly passed away. I was told I’d need a grant of probate. I was surprised as everything, bar three investment accounts, was in joint names. The bank’s guide says probate is at its discretion and is not related to the … Read more

Father of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence says UK policing is still ‘institutionally racist’

The father of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has said UK policing is still ‘institutionally racist’ and black people are ‘treated as second-class citizens’. Neville Lawrence, 78, also praised the tearing down of statues such as that of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol during the mass protests triggered by the death of George Floyd in … Read more

Savers take insurance giants to court claiming they lost £100m

Wounded investors who lost everything in high-stake funds are fighting to win their life savings back in a multi-million pound lawsuit. Two big-name British insurers are in the dock, facing claims they sidestepped this country’s investment regulations to allow money to be ploughed into dubious funds via the Isle of Man. Lawyers believe trusting victims … Read more

Father of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence says UK policing is still ‘institutionally racist’

The father of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has said UK policing is still ‘institutionally racist’ and black people are ‘treated as second-class citizens’. Neville Lawrence, 78, also praised the tearing down of statues such as that of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol during the mass protests triggered by the death of George Floyd in … Read more

Scrap the 2-metre rule to save economy, say business leaders

Scrap two-metre rule to save economy: Business leaders plead with the Prime Minister to relax social distancing By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 23:55 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 23:55 BST, 9 June 2020 Business leaders have pleaded with the Prime Minister to relax the two-metre rule amid fears that millions of … Read more