51 m. ago WSL considers borrowing tens of millions to accelerate growth plans

WSL board examining ways of raising fundsLoans would be used to boost payments and prize moneyThe Women’s Super League is exploring borrowing tens of millions of pounds in an attempt to accelerate the growth of the competition. The WSL board has commissioned the investment bank Goldman Sachs and the accountancy firm Deloitte to examine ways of raising funding anda debt deal is the preferred option at this stage.The borrowing would be used to increase central payments and prize money awarded to clubs, with the aim of stimulating further growth in sponsorship, broadcast deals and club-led investment, as a result of creating a better product. Continue reading...

Politics

19 h. ago CCTV image released as more than £1,500 withdrawn from bank account

Police say the man pictured could be a key witness

Economics

21 h. ago DWP account raid update as banks told 'not to tell customers' for three months

The Government has made amendments to the controversial Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill which is going through the Houses of Parliament

Economics

21 h. ago DWP update over new powers to take money straight from your bank account

The DWP will also be able to view people's bank statements

Economics

25 h. ago New update on DWP plans to ‘monitor’ bank accounts to tackle benefit fraud

A new Fraud Bill would also allow the DWP to have the power to obtain bank statements from people they believe have enough cash to pay back welfare debts.

Economics

42 h. ago Lanarkshire paedo asked online contacts to film children being sexually abused

He transferred money for images to bank accounts in the Philippines and Kenya, and also had dozens of pics depicting extreme content involving adults and animals.

Events

43 h. ago Major WASPI update over 'new flaws' in DWP decision ahead of judicial review

The WASPI campaign remain confident the DWP decision will be overturned

Politics

45 h. ago Nationwide Building Society: £275 cash bonus with new UK bank account switch offer

Switch your account and meet simple criteria to grab a bonus plus profit share 💷

Economics

57 h. ago Suspect in killing of elderly NYC couple also tried to drain their bank accounts, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say the New York City man charged with killing an elderly couple and then setting their house on fire during a horrific home invasion last month had also attempted to drain their bank accounts before using their credit cards to go on a shopping spree in Manhattan

Events

65 h. ago Nationwide customers will know if they've been paid £275 bonus with two words

Customers of the high street bank could have a decent sum of money in their bank accounts in just over a week

Economics

2 d. ago Exact date DWP will start checking bank accounts and who will be targeted

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to start checking bank accounts from April next year in a bid to combat benefit fraud - here's everything you need to know

Economics

3 d. ago Tessa Thompson: 'Taika Waititi's a huge infant with a bank account — it's terrifying'

The actor reminisced about her Thor colleagues Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston while promoting her new project at the London Film Festival

Economics

3 d. ago Halifax explains bank account access rules for confused customer

The bank is closing a raft of its branches this year

Economics

3 d. ago 'Dodgy TV box' users issued urgent £5,486 warning as bank accounts drained

UK households that own one of these 'dodgy boxes' are being warned of the cyber risks

Economics

5 d. ago HMRC confirms £300 bank account deductions for certain state pensioners

The new Winter Fuel Payment system is in place this year and will see some pensioners initially handed money - but they will not get to keep it

Economics

6 d. ago Overjoyed man finds £2.6m in his bank account – then everything changes

Guilherme Moreira, from Goiânia, Brazil, was overjoyed when he found R$18,666,000 (£2,613,000) in his account one day in 2019 - but it all went wrong after he spent some of it

Economics

6 d. ago Man stunned to find £2.6m in his bank account – then things go downhill

A businessman in Brazil was stunned to find £2.6million had appeared in his bank account, however his decisions after finding the money raised questions

Economics

6 d. ago Brits issued vital HMRC alert as money could be taken from bank accounts

A HMRC alert has been issued as money could be taken directly from your bank account. A rule change means there are some vital things you need to know

Economics

6 d. ago Man floored to find £2.6m in his bank account – then his luck unravels

Mr Moreira was one of several customers who was accidentally given money by Safra bank, but despite attempting negotiate with the financial institution, found himself in a battle with it

Economics

6 d. ago Drivers charged TWICE in parking fine flaw at UK’s biggest airport – check your bank account if you’ve been hit too

DRIVERS are being warned about a parking fine flaw at the UK's biggest airport which means customers have been charged twice. Driver Chris Tylee had paid the £6 drop-off fee after dropping a passenger off at Heathrow’s Terminal 3 earlier this year. But he was issued a second charge only minutes later after re-entering the...

Society