38 h. ago Ajax striker Brian Brobbey was the ‘target of violent extortion threats’

Brobbey allegedly blackmailed by Amsterdam criminalIncidents included arson, explosions and a shootingThe Ajax striker Brian Brobbey has been the target of violent extortion threats involving arson, explosions and a shooting, according to reports in the Netherlands.Het Parool reports that the attacks on Brobbey came after he allegedly refused to pay €150,000 to an Amsterdam criminal who claimed to have “solved a problem” for him. Continue reading...

Events

39 h. ago Drug dealer who splashed out on life of luxury ordered to pay back just £96,000

Danielle Stafford, 31, splashed out on tens of thousands of pounds on glitzy watches and Louis Vuitton bags.

Economics

42 h. ago Woman forced to pay back £96,000 after being exposed by pure chance

Danielle Stafford, 31, splashed tens of thousands of pounds on glitzy watches and Louis Vuitton bags before she was caught with drugs in her car by police

Economics

61 h. ago Woman, 21, forced to 'glue eyelids open' just so she can see due to rare condition

Tia-Leigh Streamer, 21, from Dorset was baffled when she woke up in May 2023 with a drooping eyelid.

Politics

66 h. ago Popular central London restaurant accused of exploiting illegal workers amid 'modern slavery' claims

Fei Er Cottage has failed to pay a £180,000 fine for hiring illegal workers, the Home Office said

Events

67 h. ago Romance fraudster tricked girlfriend out of £15,000 saying he needed to pay for his still

Andrew New, 36, from Liverpool, claimed that he needed his partner's cash in order to arrange his mother's funeral, despite her remaining alive and well to this day.

Economics

3 d. ago Scots drugs mule involved in £7m heroin plot ordered to pay back £42,000 dirty cash

Christopher Heaney, from Anstruther in Fife, was jailed for nine years for his involvement in a £7m cross-border heroin conspiracy last year.

Economics

3 d. ago Company forced to fix AI train announcer after woman recognised her own voice

The voice actress had been told by ScotRail earlier this week that the matter was between her and ReadSpeaker

Politics

3 d. ago TikTok viral London restaurant accused of exploiting illegal workers and 'modern slavery'

Fei Er Cottage has failed to pay a £180,000 fine for hiring illegal workers, the Home Office said

Events

3 d. ago The stunning Swiss village that is offering people £15,000 to move there and it will even pay your expenses

A stunning village in Switzerland that boasts views of the Alps is offering pay people to relocate there, but there is a big catch.

Economics

3 d. ago The Sports Bra, the first US bar focused on women’s sports, expanding to four more cities

Potential franchisees are being asked to pay nearly $900,000 to open new venues

Politics

3 d. ago Drug dealer who benefited by £125,000 ordered to pay back just £42,000

Christopher Heaney, 48, was a member of an organised crime gang which was brought down by the arrest of Steven Creasey, 67, from Cardiff, who was stopped by police in Scotland

Economics

4 d. ago Fake doctor ordered to pay NHS £400k or face serving two extra years in prison

A bogus shrink has been ordered to pay back the NHS more than £400,000 or face two-and-a-half more years in prison.

Economics

4 d. ago Bogus doctor told to pay NHS more than £400,000 or face longer jail term

Zholia Alemi, 62, was jailed in February 2023 for seven years after she committed a string of fraud offences.

Economics

4 d. ago Liam Gallagher 'faces fresh demands from love child's mother to increase annual support fees to almost £500k' ahead of singer's predicted £50M payday for Oasis reunion tour

Liza Ghorbani is said to be seeking a new agreement with the singer, 52, to pay almost £500,000 in annual maintenance fees for their 12-year-old daughter Gemma, who has autism.

Economics

5 d. ago Mother ordered to pay back £50,000 inheritance she stole from her two daughters

Katherine Hill must pay back the £50,000 she stole from her two daughters or go to prison for another six months, on top of her 30 month sentence for fraud

Economics

5 d. ago A Family Matter by Claire Lynch review – powerful debut about lesbian mothers in the 80s

A woman is forced to rethink her childhood after she learns that her mother was denied custody, in a decade blighted by homophobiaFor a writer, the 1980s bear rich, dark fruit. The social and political turbulence of the decade provides the perfect landscape for Claire Lynch’s dual-timeline debut novel A Family Matter, which alternates between 1982 and the present day. On the surface, it is the story of a father-daughter relationship. Heron – an elderly man deeply fond of rules and routine – has recently received a terminal cancer diagnosis, but rather than share it with his grownup daughter, Maggie, who now has a family of her own, he chooses to bear the burden alone. As we learn that Heron raised Maggie by himself, it’s clear this urge to shield his only child from harm is a continuous theme. There is no mention of another parent, just that Heron was divorced many decades ago; it’s only when Lynch takes us back to 1982 that we discover the true story.When Maggie was a toddler,...

Society

5 d. ago I've had a big pay rise to £125,000 should I salary sacrifice as much as possible into my pension?

My promotion and pay increase fall almost entirely into the 60% tax trap and I am worried that the government will change salary sacrifice and I'll lose out.

Economics

6 d. ago Greedy Scots mum jailed for swindling £500k from two jobs ordered to pay back cash

Admin assistant Stephanni Houston, also known as Bryden, was ordered to pay back just £80,000 after being locked up for three years.

Economics

8 d. ago Thousands owed up to £1,000 as eight energy companies told to pay out

A total of £74million is being paid out after a major investigation related to how homes were being charged for their energy

Economics