Card fraudsters prey on high class diners
Plastic card fraud has jumped by more than 50% over the past two years to £430m, banks said yesterday, warning that 'skimming' has reached epidemic levels, particula...
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Pay as you drive to slash insurance bill
Imagine this: as a motorist you make a single annual payment and thereafter drive into service stations as frequently as you like, fill up with petrol to your heart's con...
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Ministers consider new restrictions on data access rights
The government has slipped out proposals to curb citizens' rights to obtain access to files kept on them, including credit card information, under the Data Protection Act...
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BBC pays ?50,000 libel damages to Antigua premier
The BBC yesterday agreed in the high court to pay £50,000 libel damages to a Commonwealth leader accused of misusing health funds and being involved in gun running a...
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Bumper payoff for retiring union official
A union official at the centre of an election marred by ballot-rigging is to leave his job with a corporate-style £320,000 deal plus a car.
Charlie McKenzie, who w...
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When honesty is the best policy
Exaggerating insurance claims has, for a long time, been a convenient way for thousands of people to milk a few extra pounds on the back of a burglary or holiday theft.
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A slip, but no discs
When Mr J was burgled, he notified the police of the incident and put in an insurance claim totalling £3,000 which included a DVD player, 14 DVD discs and a selectio...
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Student loans could be in monthly doses
Higher education minister Margaret Hodge has asked the Student Loans Company to investigate paying out loans monthly so that students can manage their finances better.
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SFI shares fall 66% as cash runs out
SFI, the high street pub group best known for the Slug and Lettuce and Bar Med, yesterday issued a profits warning and cancelled the payment of its final dividend.
Shar...
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Seeing red after going Solo
Users of Solo transaction cards beware: evidence is growing of mysterious duplicate payments that can wreck careful budgeting plans by people on low incomes.
Tamsin Wil...
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