18 h. ago Private schools taking fees from criminal parents could be prosecuted for money laundering experts warn after drugs baron pays for daughter's classes with envelopes of cash

Tom Keatinge, the Director of the Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI, said questions may be raised about whether Labour's tax on private school fees is fuelling parents to pay in cash.

Events

24 h. ago Why gangsters are sending their children to rub shoulders with wealthy families at Britain's top private schools... and paying fees with wads of cash

Tom Keatinge, the Director of the Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI, said questions may be raised about whether Labour's tax on private school fees is fuelling parents to pay in cash.

Economics

1 week ago Drugs baron who paid for his daughter's private school fees with envelopes of cash after hauling in millions by acting as wholesale supplier to gangs is jailed for 18 years

Gregory Bell, 43, from the village of Scottmount in Prestbury, made millions providing some of Britain's most dangerous criminals with Class A narcotics such as cocaine and ketamine.

Economics

1 week ago Drugs boss built up huge property empire and paid child's school fees with envelope of cash

Gang 'CEO' Gregory Bell lived a life of luxury in a swanky Cheshire apartment - but he's now behind bars

Society

2 w. ago Life of luxury of drugs boss who had property empire, enjoyed Spanish villas and paid kid's private school fees in cash

Gregory Bell owned 34 properties across Manchester

Economics

2 w. ago Married couple caught in £28m holiday investment scam pose by private jet

Mark and Nicola Rowe spent proceeds of a holiday investment scam on £31,500 LS Lowry art, £110,000 on private school fees and more than £2million on a house with stables

Economics

2 w. ago Married couple caught in £28million holiday investment scam pose by private jet

Mark and Nicola Rowe spent proceeds of a holiday investment scam on £31,500 LS Lowry art, £110,000 on private school fees and more than £2million on a house with stables

Economics

2 w. ago Readers’ letters: Time to challenge the VAT on private school fees narrative

The impact on the state sector from adding VAT to private school fees has been massively overstated, a reader suggests

Politics

3 w. ago Kemi Badenoch speech: Conservatives leader vows to scrap VAT on private school fees, axe stamp duty and LBTT

The Conservative Party leader also pledged to scrap stamp duty on homes in England and Wales - with the Scottish Tories calling for the devolved equivalent to be abolished

Politics

last month ‘We’ve been inundated’: European private schools report surge in interest from wealthy British parents

VAT on school fees has led to a rise in overseas interest and even relocations as UK fees have jumped by as much as 22.6%Wealthy British parents are turning to boarding schools in continental Europe as rising private school fees push families to look for cheaper options abroad.German and Swiss institutions have reported rises in the number of queries from British parents who face higher fees at home, after the Labour government imposed 20% VAT on private education from January. Continue reading...

Economics