People are expressing “reservations” about this new policy. A French restaurateur has been ripped online after announcing a new fine on dining parties whose number of members didn’t match their original booking. Olivier Vincent, chef and manager at L’îlot in Amboise, had reportedly become fed up with parties that either exceeded or fell short of the … Read more
An apple a day keeps the doctor away — too bad the fruit doesn’t have the same effect on security dogs at TSA. Dina, a travel influencer, was temporarily detained by US Customs and Border Protection officials and in danger of being slapped with over $800 in fines after a K9 police pooch smelled the … Read more
This stunt did not rock. An unruly young tourist could be fined thousands — and even hundreds of thousands — of dollars for tossing a large rock into a tourist-filled gorge at a popular national park. In a video clip that went viral, a young man in hiking gear is seen throwing a very large … Read more
A doctor in Australia found himself stuck between a rock and a hard place. A Queensland surgeon was reprimanded and slapped with a $10,000 fine for snapping a photo of a coma patient’s penis, which featured a swastika tattoo, and then sharing it in a WhatsApp group chat, according to the New Zealand Herald. A … Read more
The Transportation Department has imposed a $2 million penalty on JetBlue Airways for operating four chronically delayed flights on domestic routes — the first time it has imposed such a fine on an airline for the prohibited scheduling practice. USDOT said Friday that as part of a consent agreement with the airline, JetBlue will pay a $1 million fine and … Read more
NYC hotel rooms won’t be quite so small anymore. As of Jan. 1, Albany has banned single-use plastic bottles for soaps, shampoos and other toiletry products that are under 12 ounces — in an attempt to decrease plastic waste. Any accommodation with 50 or more rooms — anywhere in New York State — is subject to … Read more
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Monday that it settled a lawsuit with Katz’s Deli over violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act at the Lower East Side landmark. The kosher-style restaurant agreed to pay a $20,000 fine and improve its facilities for disabled people through a consent … Read more
The flashy girl from Flushing — the nanny named Fran — is being named Gen Z’s most haute heroine. It’s The Nanny-core couture, baby! “She unapologetically extra, glamorous and sexy,” Charissa Mattera, 26, from Bay Ridge, told The Post of Fran Drescher’s role as the irrepressibly fabulous Fran Fine in the 1990s sitcom “The Nanny.” … Read more
Supermarket giants could be subjected to fines of up to $10M for breaching the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct in new laws aimed at holding the supermarket sector to account. Set to be introduced into parliament on Wednesday, the legislated fines will be the highest corporate penalties under any industry code, which navigates how … Read more
A young couple has been slapped with a massive $1,559.53 (£1,200) fly-tipping fine – after one of their garbage bags was stolen and dumped 30 ft from their home. Abigail Swinn, 24, and partner Travis Raggo, 25, left two bags full of domestic waste and old clothes for collection. Thieves pinched the bag and ripped … Read more
An Aussie woman has taken to social media to vent about a fine she received that she didn’t even know existed. Alice Brennan posted her story on LinkedIn, hoping for support from followers, but was instead met with a rude awakening. “Surely that’s not right?” Alice posted a photo on LinkedIn this week, showing herself sitting in the … Read more
A grandmother is facing tens of thousands of dollars in fines after she was busted in a sting operation this weekend for giving revelers rides to the annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. Susie Holland, 61, thought that she would offer a helping hand and make a little extra cash on the side … Read more
Brace yourself. I’ve got a budgie to smuggle. As I’ve found out the hard way, Europeans like to think themselves sophisticated. They had a couple of enlightenment figures write some books a few hundred years ago and now they’re all: “you can’t wipe your mouth with your hand” and “no wearing swimmers off the beach, you … Read more
It’s a picturesque, wealthy European village which celebrities flock to, however all is not so well behind the scenes. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Kylie Minogue and Princess Diana are among the high-profile guests who have visited Italy’s gem Portofino. In 2022, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker got married at Villa Olivetta, located in the small and … Read more
Flight attendants don’t mean to be fussy when enforcing those annoying in-flight rules — they just don’t want to fined themselves cutting a massive check. “Did you know that flight attendants can get fined $10,000 out of their own money by the FAA?,” claimed American Airlines cabin crew member Keana, 31, in a viral TikTok reveal. “When … Read more
A Melbourne landscaper says he is being treated like a “murderer or a drug dealer” by his local council after he was slapped with an $11,500 [$7,781 USD] fine for filling in a dangerous hole. The fine was followed by a demand to inspect his property for “unsafe” building work after he took his story … Read more
A US tourist has revealed the moment he received a bill of six figures after a short holiday to Switzerland went horribly wrong. Rene Remund and his wife Linda made the trip last September, a journey the pair had been on previously given it’s where he is originally from. As always, Remund ensured his mobile … Read more
It’s no secret – obesity is the most prevalent epidemic affecting the Western world, but one obesity organization leaders’ idea to curtail the problem has some people raising their eyebrows. “[It’s] quite right to urge that waist measurements be now taken annually from the time a child first goes to school,” Tam Fry, chair of … Read more
A Kiwi grandmother who forgot to declare a chicken sandwich that was in her backpack copped a hefty fine at Brisbane, Australia Airport. June Armstrong, 77, was traveling from Christchurch to Brisbane on May 2 to house-sit for friends, when bio-security officers told her the sandwich she forgot to declare would set her back an … Read more
Talk about checking out. A woman in England recently returned a library book 45 years after she checked it out. The patron brought the book — “Tolkien’s World” by Randel Helms — back to the Blackpool Libraries‘ branch, after borrowing it in 1976. “Could this be our longest overdue book to be returned to the library,” the … Read more