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I MADE a Section 75 claim for a cancelled holiday. The claim has been rejected as the holiday provider offered a voucher. Is this right? Gavin Kemp
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NO, when a holiday provider cancels, even due to Covid, you are entitled to a cash refund. Your card provider was therefore wrong. Ask it to reconsider, as the next step, or go to the Financial Ombudsman.
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I SHARED a house with three people last year. The electricity supplier has only just sent the bill and it’s just in my name. The other three have now moved out so it’s difficult to get them to pay their share. If the bill had arrived on time last year, this would not have been a problem. Jeremey Short
Send your questions to askdean@people.co.uk
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UNFORTUNATELY, there is not much you can do here as the contract is clearly with you. An electricity provider cannot back bill for more than 12 months.
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I PURCHASED a power pack online for my laptop and clicked the option to leave the package in a safe place. The retailer says it was left “behind my bin” in the front garden but I have not received anything. Was this a safe place? Lesley Stiles
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USUALLY, consumers are asked to specify where a safe place is. If this did not happen, it will come down to whether behind the bin was indeed “safe”. If the location was within sight and not “hidden”, it is unlikely the retailer could justify its position. In these circumstances you would be entitled to a refund or a replacement.
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I ORDERED a dress online and paid for next day delivery but it didn’t arrive until six days later. Am I entitled to the delivery charge back?
Rebecca Grant
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YES, as the retailer has failed to provide the service you paid for.
He’s lost his marbles, his hair is falling out and his skin has turned an alarming hue. One of America’s most dangerous men is a now a living wreck, prowling his Florida estate and raging at cronies.
If they ever get round to a Donald Trump biopic,
Tom Hardy’s Al Capone movie would work as a great audition piece.
Director Josh Trank forgoes the usual Tommy gun fights to concentrate on the final year of the Mafioso’s life. Capone is 47 (but looks at least a hundred years older) and has been released from Alcatraz to die from syphilis. As he’s suffering from paresis, a form of dementia, this isn’t going to be an easy ride for his devoted wife Mae (Linda Cardellini).
What passes for a plot involves a hoard of cash that Capone may have hidden before he lost his memory.
While he struggles to separate fantasy from reality,
Kyle Maclachlan’s corrupt doctor and Jack Lowden’s FBI agent begin circling.
But, despite a smattering of famous faces in the supporting cast (Matt Dillon appears as an old associate), this is really a one-man show for Hardy. Slathered in what looks like rotting flesh, his gangster is a collection of grunts, ticks and animal noises.
If you enjoyed seeing him play both Kray twins in 2015, but thought his dual performances were a bit too subtle, this film is for you.
I just felt sorry for his poor wife. Mae (like Melania) may have a nice big pad in Florida but no one should have to put up with this.