35 h. ago He lied to his girlfriend that his mum had died and he needed thousands of pounds for the funeral

Andrew New's mum was very much alive, a court heard

Events

38 h. ago Drug dealer who splashed out on life of luxury ordered to pay back just £96,000

Danielle Stafford, 31, splashed out on tens of thousands of pounds on glitzy watches and Louis Vuitton bags.

Economics

41 h. ago Woman forced to pay back £96,000 after being exposed by pure chance

Danielle Stafford, 31, splashed tens of thousands of pounds on glitzy watches and Louis Vuitton bags before she was caught with drugs in her car by police

Economics

58 h. ago Mum of two's 'TikTok addiction' led her on 'voyage of fraud and misadventure'

Katherine Greenall was jailed after stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds from her employer

Politics

66 h. ago Police find drugs and XL Bully in sting at Glasgow flat as two arrested

Cops raided the home and found the drugs stash worth thousands of pounds along with the unlicensed dog.

Events

3 d. ago Cancer survivors 'stopped from going on holiday as insurance won't cover them'

Cancer survivors now free of the disease face premiums of thousands of pounds and sometimes can’t get cover at all

Events

4 d. ago Martin Lewis Council Tax checks could cut monthly bill and bring huge refunds

There are four crucial checks people need to do which could result in payouts worth thousands of pounds.

Economics

5 d. ago Number of empty council homes in West Lothian 'lowest in two years'

Councillors heard this week that the bulk of homes vacated come back needing thousands of pounds spent on them, with costs sometimes difficult to recoup except through debt recovery agencies.

Politics

6 d. ago Jeremy Clarkson forced to pay Richard Hammond 'tens of thousands of pounds'

Jeremy Clarkson needed some help from good friend and former Grand Tour co-star Richard Hammond but little did he know it was going to cost him an eye-watering amount!

Politics

6 d. ago 'I saved the NHS thousands of pounds as a carer for 33 years, now the DWP is telling me to just get a job'

Tracy Hailwood is reckoning with the death of her child, nursing a broken body from decades of caring, and trying to enter a workforce that doesn’t want her – the DWP is telling her to 'just get a job'. Helena Vesty reports.

Politics

6 d. ago 'I'm grieving for my child, but the DWP have just told me to sign on and get a job'

Tracy Hailwood is reckoning with the death of her child, nursing a broken body from decades of caring, and trying to enter a workforce that doesn’t want her – the DWP is telling her to 'just get a job'. Helena Vesty reports.

Society

7 d. ago Benefits cheat mum ordered to repay £22k after Facebook posts exposed her

Benefits cheat Sara Morris has been ordered to repay thousands of pounds after exaggerating the extent of her MS and being exposed by her own Facebook posts

Economics

8 d. ago Parents warned child benefit could stop if they don't act ahead of looming deadline

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning parents that they need to take action to avoid missing out on Child Benefits which could be worth thousands of pounds each year

Events

8 d. ago People over certain age urged to claim £303 state pension boost

HMRC will add National Insurance credits to your State Pension if you look after a child related to you under the age of 12 - this can be worth a few thousand pounds over a typical 20-year retirement

Economics

1 week ago Is this Britain's most successful firm? The High Street shop which has given every worker thousands of pounds

Games Workshop was set up by three supergeeks in a bedroom in 1975, but is now one of the UK's top companies, having entered the FTSE 100 with a total value of £4.3 billion.

Economics

1 week ago Thousands of pounds in cash gave away his involvement in drug trafficking

Conor Holt, 26, has been jailed after a search of his home found thousands of pounds in cash as well as illegal drugs

Events

1 week ago Dog returned from snaffle in undergrowth with bag jammed with thousands of pounds

The black satchel had over £2,000 inside

Politics

1 week ago Couple are ordered to demolish home gym they built on their own driveway... after neighbours complained it created a 'dangerous' parking situation

Paul Willis, 42, and Emma Woodley, 43, from Basingstoke, had the building - thought to be worth tens of thousands of pounds - put up in one of two parking spaces which came with the house.

Society

1 week ago Couple must tear down home gym they built on their driveway after neighbours moaned that it meant one of their cars would have to be parked out on street

Paul Willis, 42, and Emma Woodley, 43, from Basingstoke, had the building - thought to be worth tens of thousands of pounds - put up in one of two parking spaces which came with the house.

Transport

1 week ago John Swinney demands Facebook remove ‘racist’ Reform UK advert

Swinney said the advert, which Reform has spent thousands of pounds on is ‘unacceptable’

Politics