February 2023

Guidance has been changed by The Lending Standards Board More responsibilities will be placed on account providers receiving payments suspected to be fraudulent, under tweaks to a voluntary code to help prevent bank transfer scams. The Lending Standards Board (LSB) oversees the code on authorised push payment (APP) scams, which was launched in 2019. The […]

Andrew Haines says it created a “them and us approach” and “demonised” rail workers Grant Shapps “galvanised” rail workers into continuing strike action when he was transport secretary through “noisy political rhetoric”, the boss of Network Rail has suggested. Andrew Haines said negotiations with trade unions have been conducted in a “measured tone” since Mark

He has been FIA President since December 2021 Under-fire FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem has conceded day-to-day control of Formula One. The 61-year-old Emirati’s shock decision comes after a number of controversial weeks at the helm of world motorsport – including the threat of legal action from Formula One, and the exposure of historical sexist

She set off from the village of Braemar, near Aberdeen Emma Willis and Oti Mabuse have said they are “scared and petrified” to be trekking up a mountain in the Scottish Highlands as part of an effort to raise money for Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day. The trio, which also includes Rylan Clark, were greeted

They were joined by fellow panellists’ Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon Britain’s Got Talent judges Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell have arrived for day two of the auditions in Greater Manchester. They were joined by fellow panellists’ Bruno Tonioli, wearing a white top and trouser ensemble complete with a black jacket and gold chain, and

An underwater search expert said he is “baffled” after failing to find missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, as her “distraught” partner visited the riverbank where she vanished. Underwater search expert Peter Faulding, who was called in by the family to help find Ms Bulley, met with her partner Paul Ansell on Wednesday, as day 12 of

That’s according to animal welfare charities Better protections are needed for responsible renters who own pets, according to animal welfare charities. Dogs Trust said it has been receiving a record number of inquiries from people forced to rehome their pets, as they struggle with rising living costs. Around one in 10 of those owners contacting

That’s according to the Ecommerce Delivery Benchmark Report by Auctane and the consultancy Retail Economics Inflation is set to add £18.2 billion to UK non-food retail sales this year, a report suggests. Sales values are expected to hit £249 billion in 2023, but the 2.6% increase – or an additional £18.2 billion of spending on

Six members of a criminal people smuggling network in France have been sentenced to 16 years in prison collectively. The three Iraqi nationals, one Afghan national, one Sudanese man and one Frenchman set up a base in Douai, a city 25 miles south of Lille. Prosecutors believe the group were charging migrants around 1,500 euros

Leeds chairman Andrea Radrizzani says the club needs more time in their hunt for a new manager. The Yorkshire club sacked Jesse Marsch on Monday and Radrizzani has since been replying to messages posted to him on Twitter by Leeds fans asking whether they were closing in on a replacement. The Italian had hinted on