18 h. ago Katie Price fails to pay £12,500 a month debt after bankruptcy agreement

The former glamour model was declared bankrupt twice in the last six years

Economics

24 h. ago Natwest: is online banking app down as services crash on payday, locking out customers

Frustrated users say they’ve missed payments and wages as tech troubles strike 😡

Economics

27 h. ago Water firms would be foolish to increase salaries to get around bonus ban – Reed

Six firms have been banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses under new rules that came into force on Friday.

Economics

27 h. ago United Utilities banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses 'after fish killed in reservoir'

United Utilities and five other water firms have been banned

Events

29 h. ago Six water companies BANNED from paying out millions in bonuses to bosses for failing to tackle sewage and pollution

The measure targets firms that have either fallen short on pollution and customer service metrics, failed to demonstrate financial resilience, or have been convicted of environmental offences.

Economics

38 h. ago The water firms banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses under new laws

Campaign group River Action have called the move a “welcome step” but said that increased salaries should be prevented

Economics

38 h. ago Bosses of six water firms banned from getting bumper bonuses under new law

Unfair bonuses have been banned for senior executives at six water companies, under Labour's new measures in the Water (Special Measures) Act

Economics

48 h. ago Reservoir levels across England drop to new lows after driest spring since 1893

Recent rain has stabilised the situation and no hose pipe bans are currently planned but the spectre of drought remains.

Politics

56 h. ago Scots businesswoman hit with ban for paying daughter £200k as firm went bust

Hazel Lamont, 74, and her daughter Nicola Murray, 54, were directors of Scotparts UK Ltd, a Glasgow-based machinery parts firm which went into liquidation with debts of £900k.

Economics

68 h. ago TV presenter caught speeding on the school run escapes driving ban after telling judge she would have to pay for taxis to care for her elderly mother

She was caught driving her Toyota Yaris at 24mph in a 20mph zone on the school run in Finchley Road, St John's Wood, northwest London , in January 20 by a speed camera

Events

3 d. ago Nationwide: building society and bank to pay £100 bonus to UK customers, criteria – how to claim 2025 cash

The bank is rewarding millions of customers with a surprise £100 bonus this summer 💷

Economics

3 d. ago Exact dates millions of Nationwide customers will get £100 payment in bank accounts

Eligible members will receive the Nationwide £100 Fairer Share payments in June and July

Economics

4 d. ago UK interest rate cuts hinge on slowing wage growth, Bailey says

BoE governor tells MPs that central bank expects to ‘see pay coming down this year’

Politics

4 d. ago Embezzling mother who changed her name and swindled £500,000 from two different jobs by raiding OAPs' bank accounts is ordered to pay cash back

Stephanni Houston, also known as Bryden, had previously raided cash accounts of a blind lady aged 93 and an 89-year-old frail woman in her relentless pursuit of money.

Economics

4 d. ago Josh Kerr lands huge payday as Team GB athletes bank £225,000

Several Team GB athletes earned a hugely impressive payday at the Philadelphia Slam as part of the Grand Slam Track season at the weekend, including Matthew Hudson-Smith and Josh Kerr

Economics

4 d. ago DWP to carry out new checks on Universal Credit claimants with more than £6,000 in bank account

Anyone claiming Universal Credit with between £6,000 and £16,000 in their bank will start to get reduced benefit payments under Labour's new plans

Economics

5 d. ago Monzo annual profit surges as paying subscribers boost digital bank

The company reported a pre-tax profit of £60.5 million for the year to the end of March – more than four-fold higher than the previous year.

Economics

7 d. ago Mapped: Where hosepipe bans could come into effect after major drought warning

Officials say Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire, and Cumbria and Lancashire are in drought status

Events

1 week ago Spain aims to ban flushing of wet wipes, with manufacturers paying for cleanup

Government’s draft legislation also includes ban on releasing disposable party balloons into the environmentThe Spanish government is preparing a law that will oblige wet wipe manufacturers to cover the costs of cleaning huge wads of their product from the country’s clogged-up sewers and water-treatment plants.The draft legislation, which is intended to help Spain meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals and comply with EU legislation on reducing single-use plastic products, will also ban people from disposing of wet wipes down the toilet, as well as prohibiting the deliberate release of disposable party balloons containing plastic into the environment because of the marine pollution they cause. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago Nationwide £100 bonus payment to be revealed this week – what you need to know

The payment has been given to millions customers for the past two years

Economics