All news on the topic: compensation

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Concerns over claims management firms raised by Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority said some firms had charged significantly higher fees for unregulated claims
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Storm compensation explained for power and water outages - see if you're due £80
You can receive cash payments you've experienced a power outage or disruption to your water supply, so here is a round up of compensation payments you may be able to claim if you are impacted
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Boy, 12, awarded £2.8million after witnessing aunt's fatal shooting by officer
Zion Carr, who had to witness the horrific shooting of his aunt by a police officer who was later convicted of her manslaughter when he was just eight-years-old, has been given compensation
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Brits could be entitled to as much as £4.5k if bed bugs ruin their holidays
Hotel guests who find themselves bitten by bed bugs could claim thousands - with Travelodge having previously paid out £4,500 to one family affected by an infestation
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Man disgusted after 'brown liquid' shot up leg in Morrisons toilet
A man says he had to throw items of clothing in the bin after a brown liquid shot up his leg from a crack on the floor of a toilet in a Nottinghamshire Morrisons
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Brit man permanently blinded after paint gun incident in Magaluf nightclub
Dillon Connery had been in Magaluf for hours when he was hit by a stream of paint fired from a gun in the resort's Carwash Club, leaving his eyes 'obliterated'
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Thousands in line for £500million payout over mis-sold holiday scheme
At the moment, the banks are set to pay £100million to those impacted however compensation payout could be as high as £500million
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Driver wins £1.1million payout after hitting pothole amid warning over UK roads
One unnamed motorist has won more than £1million in compensation from the Labour-run Welsh government after they hit a pothole and suffered 'personal injury' four years ago
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Woman wins huge payout after living with stone in eye for more than 50 years
Domi was just eight-years-old in 1965 when she was playing with a hoe in a field in Spain, struck a rock and a piece of stone flew into her eye, causing serious bleeding
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Locals fume at 'optical illusion' cycle lane that has injured nearly 60 people
One councillor warned that Keynsham's "optical illusion" cycle lane could prove to be deadly one day, while others say it is a trip hazard, with 59 people injured in a single year
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Couple claim Morrisons van caused £25,000 damage - but they offered £746 compo
The couple were left with a £25,000 bill after a Morrisons van allegedly hit a pillar at their Norfolk home, resulting in severe damage to a fountain in their garden
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Black nurse told to 'bleach skin white' so patients would be nicer wins £25,000
Adelaide Kweyama was told to bleach her skin by a senior nurse. Now she has been awarded £25,000 from the NHS after a tribunal hearing agreed she had been the victim of race-related harassment
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Sisters horrified to find human excrement smeared on wall outside hotel room
Georgia and Savannah, from Merseyside, were disgusted to find human excrement smeared on the wall by their hotel room, with the cleaner claiming it was not the first time
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Chef who claimed £2.2million compo because he 'couldn't move' caught using kayak
Ferenc Sumegi, who strained his back lifting a fish tray while working at Heathrow, said the "unbearable" ongoing pain had left him needing a stick or crutches to walk and filed for £2.2m compensation
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Brits missing out as almost £1.5bn of personal injury compensation is unclaimed
National Accident Helpline says £1.4billion remains unclaimed in 2022 from no-fault accidents. It is thought the stigma around compensation is stopping people claiming