36 h. ago Scotland's small hydro schemes face ruin after being hit with huge backdated bills

Hydro businesses claim the change in bills was sudden with no warning or justification provided

Events

3 d. ago Reform UK candidate who challenged bizarre defeat using fake AI court cases hit with £19,000 bill

Liz Williams was beaten to the post in dramatic scenes by Green candidate Hannah Robson in a rural Worcestershire election

Economics

4 d. ago The hidden tax traps catching out millions: Record numbers are being hit with bills

Record numbers are being hit with tax bills after exceeding their tax-free allowances on everything from savings interest to capital gains. So what do you have to do if you exceed one of yours?

Economics

5 d. ago The hidden tax traps catching out millions: Record numbers are being hit with bills after exceeding their tax

Record numbers are being hit with tax bills after exceeding their tax-free allowances on everything from savings interest to capital gains. So what do you have to do if you exceed one of yours?

Economics

5 d. ago ‘Disorder, fright and confusion’: looking back at the devastating Wall Street crash of 1929

Andrew Ross Sorkin’s new book 1929 takes readers back to the crash that changed the US and looks at what we can learn from it todayAndrew Ross Sorkin’s first book, Too Big to Fail, was a bestseller about the financial crisis of 2008, published the following year. His second, 1929, out this week, takes readers “Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History – and How it Shattered a Nation”.It’s been 16 years between books, but Sorkin hasn’t been idle. A columnist for the New York Times, he founded its DealBook newsletter and summit; he’s a Squawk Box co-anchor for CNBC; and after Too Big to Fail was filmed by HBO, he co-created Billions, a huge hit for Showtime starring Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago North London woman who made £52k from illegally subletting her council home hit with £110k bill

North London woman who made £52k from illegally subletting her council home hit with £110k bill  MyLondon

Economics

7 d. ago NHS medical negligence costs hit £60 billion as childbirth injury payouts surge

The yearly cost of settling clinical negligence claims has more than tripled over the past two decades

Economics

7 d. ago Total NHS liabilities for medical negligence hit £60 billion

The amount has been attributed to the rising number of claims, combined with more being paid out per claim and spiralling legal fees

Economics

9 d. ago Pet owners being hit by excessive bills from vet chains says CMA

Almost two-thirds of households in the UK own a pet, with the number of pet owners increasing significantly during the pandemic.

Events

1 week ago GM to take a $1.6 billion hit as tax incentives for EVs are cut and emission rules ease

General Motors will book a negative impact of $1.6 billon in its next quarter after tax incentives for electric vehicles were slashed by the U.S. and rules governing emissions are relaxed

Economics

1 week ago Lloyds blasts FCA over car loans bill: Bank launches fightback after admitting scandal has left it facing £2bn hit

Lloyds, which is on the hook for almost £2bn over the motor finance scandal, accused the FCA of botching the design of the compensation scheme.

Economics

1 week ago Lloyds challenges car loan compensation bill as it warns of £2bn hit

The high street banking giant raised concerns about the Financial Conduct Authority’s calculations for how much consumers lost out.

Events

1 week ago Eastenders star Jacqueline Jossa gets speeding conviction after postbox blunder

Actress, who plays Lauren Branning on the hit soap, landed with a court bill of more than £1,400 after error

Politics

2 w. ago Billie Eilish grabbed and dragged to floor by fan in shocking concert incident

While performing to a sold-out crowd in Miami as part of her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour, Billie Eilish was grabbed and dragged to the floor by a violent fan

Events

2 w. ago Couple hit with £350K legal bill after dodgy DIY wiring to shed freezer sparked fire that destroyed their home and also burnt their neighbour's house down

A judge has deemed Turney and Sue Logan liable for the blaze affecting them and neighbour Christopher Stanley-Smith in Calder Vale, near Preston.

Events

2 w. ago The £100k tax trap: What it really means, the £9,600 hidden cost of a raise and how to avoid it

An effective tax of more than 60 per cent can mean your salary bump could actually cost you money

Economics

2 w. ago Chemicals tycoon and Man Utd owner Jim Ratcliffe warns 10 MILLION jobs are at risk from Net Zero taxes and 'de

Sir Jim, the billionaire co-owner of Premiership side Manchester United, hit out at carbon taxes and accused Labour of deliberately running down the oil and gas industry in the North Sea.

Events

2 w. ago Suspect charged with ‘maliciously’ starting deadly Palisades Fire created AI images of burning cities, feds say

The economic losses from the Palisades and Eton fires could hit $275 billion

Events

2 w. ago Warning over ‘contaminated’ fuel as Brits hit with £3k bills & spluttering engines after filling up at UK supermarket

A FORKLIFT driver says he's been slapped with a massive £3,000 bill after a fuel station blunder. The massive fault left petrol pumped into the diesel tanks of dozens of unsuspecting drivers. Graham Stevens, from Devon, filled up his Vauxhall Insignia at the Morrisons forecourt in Tiverton, operated by Motor Fuel Group, only to discover...

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2 w. ago Former prostitute who was raped backs Bill to hit sex buyers with £10,000 fines or jail

One woman said selling sex “can never be made safe” and claimed prostitution “thrives on silence and thrives on violence”.

Economics