As a single woman, I was an easy target for cowboy traders until I learned how to fight back and reclaimed thousands. It was so simple - and you can do it too... LUCY CAVENDISH

My reinvention as a take-no-prisoners consumer rights champion started with my greenhouse. Thanks to a small fire in my back garden, some cracked panes and singed wood, it needed replacing.

How D.C. allowed ‘completely inappropriate’ spending by anti-violence group

D.C. officials say spending of public funds by Life Deeds — including trips to a New Jersey shopping mall, lavish meals and a ...