5 h. ago Rogue builder who left a trail of misery ordered to pay back £71k

Paul Atkinson, 46, fleeced his customers out of £150,000 after failing to finish any work and would make subtle threats when customers wrote bad reviews.

Economics

39 h. ago Urgent warning to Paddy Power and Betfair users over 'data incident' affecting up to 800,000 customers

Paddy Power and Betfair customers have been warned after a massive cyber attack that's compromised their personal details.

Events

60 h. ago Burger King to give away 1,000 free burgers at revamped venue

Burger King in Kilmarnock will give away a free burger to 1,000 customers tomorrow with one luck person winning a year's supply.

Politics

6 d. ago Walmart recalls 850,000 water bottles after two customers suffer ‘permanent blindness’ from exploding caps

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has received three reports of customers being hit in face by bottle lids

Economics

7 d. ago Lawyers claim more than 1,000 people to join legal action against Marks and Spencer after customer data breach

Suit follows data breach that saw personal details of customers stolen by cyber criminals

Economics

8 d. ago Octopus energy to pay £1.5m in compensation for bill errors – are you eligible?

Ofgem found more than 34,000 prepayment meter customers between 2014 and October 2023 did not receive final bills within six weeks.

Economics

8 d. ago Octopus Energy shells out £1.5million to customers after huge billing blunder

The energy regulator found that over 34,000 prepayment meter customers did not receive final bills within six weeks, as required by the energy regulator

Economics

8 d. ago Octopus Energy shells out £1.5million to customers after Ofgem ruling

The energy regulator Ofgem found that over 34,000 prepayment meter customers did not receive final bills within six weeks, as required but Octopus argue they are trying to do right by vulnerable people

Economics

8 d. ago Monzo fined £21m after customers used No 10 and Buckingham Palace as addresses

FCA finds digital bank failed to employ adequate controls when signing up new clientsBusiness live – latest updatesThe digital bank Monzo has been fined £21m over weak financial crime controls, after it allowed customers to register for accounts with “implausible” home addresses including 10 Downing Street, Buckingham Palace and Monzo’s own headquarters.The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) penalty follows a lengthy investigation, which discovered that Monzo’s internal controls failed to keep up with a rise in customers, which ballooned from 600,000 in 2018 to more than 5.8 million in 2022. Continue reading...

Economics

8 d. ago UK energy supplier to pay £1.5m in compensation for billing errors

Ofgem found more than 34,000 prepayment meter customers between 2014 and October 2023 did not receive final bills within six weeks.

Economics

8 d. ago Octopus Energy pays £1.5 million for prepayment meter billing errors

Ofgem found more than 34,000 prepayment meter customers between 2014 and October 2023 did not receive final bills within six weeks.

Economics

8 d. ago Octopus Energy pays out £1.5million to customers after major billing error

An investigation by Ofgem found over 34,000 prepayment meter customer did not receive final bills within six weeks, as required by the energy regulator

Economics

9 d. ago London's 'super sewer' exec gets £600,000 pay rise whilst Thames Water customers foot the project cost

Thames Water customers are expected to foot the bill for the project through bills increases

Economics

2 w. ago Trump’s Secret Service detail to pay $600K for golf carts and port

Exclusive: Taxpayers, as is customary, will be footing the bill, which includes more than $80,000 for ‘portable restroom rentals and services’ at the president’s Bedminster property

Politics

2 w. ago Colorado funeral home owner sentenced to 20 years for cheating customers and government

Jon Hallford will also face sentencing in August for state case after pleading guilty to 191 counts of corpse abuseA Colorado funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 dead bodies in a decrepit building and sent grieving families fake ashes was sentenced to 20 years in prison in federal court on Friday for cheating customers and defrauding the federal government out of nearly $900,000 in Covid-19 aid.Jon Hallford, the owner of Return to Nature funeral home, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud last year and had faced a maximum of 20 years in prison. Federal prosecutors are seeking a 15-year sentence and Hallford’s attorney asked for 10 years. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Major energy company with 800,000 customers to hand out £150 payments after 'error'

More than 4,000 customers will be reimbursed after an internal error meant they did not receive a mandatory discount on their energy bills

Economics

4 w. ago Energy firm to pay £277,000 in compensation after major payment failure

Ofgem found that Utilita failed to pay Warm Home Discount payments, worth £150 and applied directly to electricity accounts, to 4,000 customers within the required timeframe

Economics

4 w. ago Utilita to pay £277,000 for Warm Home Discount payment failures

Ofgem found the supplier failed to pass on the mandatory discount to more than 4,000 customers.

Economics