The qualified lawyer was ordered to pay his own parents $77,368 in costs A 41-year old man has failed to force his “very wealthy” parents to support him financially in an “unprecedented” legal case. The man, a qualified solicitor living in a central London flat, was instead ordered to pay his parents close to £60,000 ($77,368) in legal costs, after a judge ruled he had no case. The man’s lawyer argued he was entitled to financial relief based on laws relating to marriage and children, as well...

Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur has been criticized for leaning on government support to pay furloughed staff while continuing to pay its £100,000-a-week-plus stars in full. The North London club is cutting the wages of 550 non-playing staff by 20% in April and May, making use of the government’s coronavirus job retention scheme “where appropriate”, it said on Tuesday. However, the players, including Harry Kane, who reportedly earns £200,000 ($248,000) a week, have not taken pay...