Rishi Sunak is urged to extend the furlough scheme for the travel sector in letter signed by 77 MPs

Rishi Sunak is urged to extend the furlough scheme for the travel sector in letter signed by 77 MPs and peers who warn industry is facing a ‘cliff edge’ and jobs bloodbath in the autumn 77 MPs and peers warned industry is facing a ‘cliff edge’ at end of September   They said case for extending … Read more

Would you benefit from a salary advance scheme or could it get you into more debt?

With many people facing financial difficulties due to the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, some could be tempted to turn to a growing breed of providers who offer the chance to access pay early. Salary advance schemes let users take a portion of their wages before their payday to help them if they are caught short … Read more

Does Chancellor’s £2bn jobs scheme need a little kickstart itself?

Does Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s £2bn jobs scheme Kickstart need a little kickstart itself? By Sarah Bridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 1 May 2021 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 1 May 2021 When the £2billion Kickstart Scheme was launched by Chancellor Rishi Sunak last autumn, it was seen as a lifeline by many small … Read more

Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael arrested in patient brokering scheme

Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael is arrested in patient brokering scheme for ‘bringing drug addicts into Florida rehab clinics in exchange for $25K in illegal kickbacks’ By Gina Martinez For Dailymail.Com Published: 20:47 BST, 23 April 2021 | Updated: 20:52 BST, 23 April 2021 Lindsay Lohan’s father has been arrested in a Florida ‘patient brokering’ scheme … Read more

First-time buyers can get on the property ladder with just a 5% deposit under a new scheme

95% mortgage deals backed by the state: First-time buyers can get on the property ladder with just a 5% deposit under a new scheme launching today High street banks including Lloyds, Santander and Barclays will start offering state-backed mortgages under a government scheme launching today Both first-time buyers and current homeowners will be able to … Read more

Copies of Prince Philip portrait will be auctioned for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme

Copies of portrait that ‘pleased’ Prince Philip will be auctioned for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme on what would have been his 100th birthday The original image painted by Gail Graham earned Prince Philip’s approval One hundred prints of the oil painting will go under the hammer on June 10  Funds raised at the … Read more

Senior treasury officials ‘offered to change rules of Covid support scheme for Greensill Capital’

Senior treasury officials offered to try to redesign a coronavirus business support scheme to help David Cameron, it has emerged. It comes as the former Prime Minister has been embroiled in controversy over texts asking Chancellor Rishi Sunak to support his employer Greensill Capital. Top officials went on to try to find a way for … Read more

Octopus launches new electric car ‘salary sacrifice’ scheme

Octopus Electric Vehicles has revealed a new 100 per cent electric car leasing service for businesses looking to become more environmentally friendly. The scheme, called Electric Dreams, uses a system known as ‘salary sacrifice’ which allows staff to pay for a new electric vehicle out of their gross salary, potentially saving them thousands of pounds … Read more

Actor Zach Avery arrested in connection with $227 million Ponzi scheme in Hollywood

Actor Zach Avery arrested in connection with $227 million Ponzi scheme in Hollywood Actor, 34, is accused of promoting fake licensing deals with investors He ran a distribution company called 1inMM Capital LLC that collected the funds from investors in the alleged box office bunko, the FBI said He was arrested Tuesday at his luxe … Read more