Zoë Wood

6 days ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Zoe Wood |Zoë Wood

A Facebook post shares a link to the live stream of a funeral service, or to a fundraising page set up by the family of the deceased. Clicking on that takes you to a separate page where it asks for your card details, and explains there is a £10 fee to watch the virtual funeral, or requests a donation. You make the payment but nothing happens.

6 days ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Zoe Wood |Zoë Wood

Zoe Wood Sun, 22 June 2025 at 3:00 am GMT-4 3 min read Scammers create bogus links to livestream funerals that demand payment.Photograph: Jeppe Gustafsson/Alamy A Facebook post shares a link to the live stream of a funeral service, or to a fundraising page set up by the family of the deceased. Clicking on that takes you to a separate page where it asks for your card details, and explains there is a £10 fee to watch the virtual funeral, or requests a donation.

2 weeks ago | buff.ly | Zoe Wood |Zoë Wood

Pistachio-filled “Dubai chocolate” is one of the UK’s hottest food trends but food safety officials warn that rogue imports could pose a serious threat to those with allergies. With shoppers clamouring to get their hands on the bars, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said it has identified a “number of products that pose a health risk to consumers with allergies”. Although most of the chocolate is “safe” to eat, the body says it is concerned that some bars do not have reliable labels.

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Zoe Wood |Zoë Wood

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2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Zoe Wood |Zoë Wood

“Freemen on the land” sound like outlaws in a fairytale. But rather than stealing from the rich to give to the poor like Robin Hood, this group tries to convince hard-up borrowers they are not legally bound by their mortgage contract. It may sound far-fetched but the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has sounded the alarm over this conspiracy theory as a small but growing number of homeowners are using this argument to try to block repossession proceedings.