Fraud's cost measured in (red) ink
If you had to name the unluckiest business start-up in the country, Stinky Ink (stinkyinkshop.co.uk) would be a strong contender. John Sollars, a Shropshire-based man who...
|
|
Four years on, Enron men face their day of reckoning
When former Enron chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling walk into a Houston courtroom next week to face 42 counts of conspiracy, fraud and insider trading, Charles Pres...
|
|
Russian MPs briefed on British spy ring allegations
The Russian parliament is to discuss spying allegations against four British diplomats who had allegedly channelled funds to NGOs in Russia.
The Federal Security Service...
|
|
Thumbs up for 'Text a Fraud
In December, Old Ellerby resident June Eyre, 59, was found guilty at Hull Magistrates court of dishonestly claiming more than £6,000 in housing and council tax benef...
|
|
Q&A: incapacity benefit
What is incapacity benefit?
It is a payment made to people who are signed off as sick by their doctors for more than six months and judged unable to work. It is currentl...
|
|
Banking on Post Office services
The government's decision to end the Post Office card in 2010, jeopardising the survival of thousands of post offices (Report, January 19), is not surprising to those of ...
|
|
More takeover rumours lift Unilever
Bid rumours were swirling round Unilever again yesterday after a leading broker said that the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company could be a takeover target for the ventur...
|
|
Can I pay off someone else's credit card?
Q Can one individual transfer or pay off another individual's credit card balance using the first person's credit card?
AP
A Good question. To avoid confusion, I'm goin...
|
|
Britain cuts back on credit card habit
Spending on credit cards has shown a year-on-year fall for the first time, according to figures from Visa, indicating that consumers are taking on board warnings about ru...
|
|
Nasty Nick
Nicholas van Hoogstraten is having his photograph taken when I arrive, but exclaims when he sees me, 'Are you the writer? They usually send dolly birds - I'm glad they se...
|
|
Engineering 
