Penny-pinching 'is delaying tax credit reforms
An influential group of MPs yesterday expressed alarm that cost-cutting had delayed reform of the government's tax credit system, which they said remained unfair to low i...
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WPP looks into fraud allegations over Italian deals
WPP, the world's second-largest advertising group, has launched an inquiry into allegations of fraud at its Italian operations.
The British group has appointed Kroll, th...
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3m face chip and pin struggle
Up to 3 million elderly and disabled people will struggle to use new-style credit and debit cards, a consumer group warned today.
From February 14 consumers with a chip ...
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Music industry hails high court ruling against filesharing
A high court ruling has forced two men to stop sharing pirated songs on the internet, with a judge warning that ignorance of the law is no defence. The men were ordered t...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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