53 h. ago Paddy Power Betfair agrees £2m settlement for 'social responsibility failures'

In one of the cases the watchdog scrutinised, one Paddy Power Betfair customer staked £86,000 in just over two weeks.

Economics

59 h. ago Camper van conman who duped customers and investors of £400k jailed

David Gill, 59, pleaded guilty to the fraud between 1 May 2017 and 6 March 2018.

Economics

3 d. ago BREAKING: JFK Airport terror as 'gunman opens fire' in front of terrified travellers

Port Authority officers are investigating an alleged road rage incident which saw an off-duty customs officer shoot at a driver

Events

3 d. ago Wessex Water to pay £11m towards wastewater upgrades after Ofwat investigation

The investment means the firm with around 2.9 million customers in the South West avoids having to pay a fine.

Economics

4 d. ago BT and Three investigated over mobile outages that left customers unable to make calls – including to emergency services

TWO major mobile networks are being investigated over outages causing nationwide disruption. Ofcom, the communications watchdog, has today launched a probe into BT and Three following outages in the summer that left customers unable to make calls, including to the emergency services. BT was hit by a software issue on July 24 and 25 this...

Economics

7 d. ago Banks can 'recommend' investing to customers from April as City watchdog gives them new powers

Firms will be allowed to make generic recommendations to customers about what they could do with their money, based on others with similar finances.

Economics

1 week ago Britons face higher chocolate prices but average cost of Christmas dinner falls

Supermarkets investing heavily in promotional deals to pull in customers, Worldpanel findsBusiness live – latest updatesThe festive season may be less merry for those with a sweet tooth this year, as the price of chocolate has risen by nearly a fifth, according to research.Chocolate prices in Great Britain rose 18.4% on a year earlier in November, analysts at the market research firm Worldpanel found. Continue reading...

Economics