Simon Neil Miles, 31, from Sarnau took £20000 from bank account of neighbour, 84, to pay off £10000 gambling debts – Tivyside Advertiser

A Good Samaritan who made regular trips to help his elderly neighbour emptied the 84-year-old’s bank account of £20,000 in order to feed his own gambling addiction. Simon Neil Miles, 31, of Sarnau, was a regular visitor at the home of pensioner Dewi Davies, working in the garden and helping with other household chores. Aberystwyth…

Mamata Banerjee reacts sharply to dissolution of BIFR by Centre – The Indian Express

Written by Aniruddha Ghosal | Kolkata | Published:January 7, 2017 4:47 am West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (Express Photo/Vishal Srivastav) Mamata Banerjees demand for a national government was triggered by the dissolving of the Bureau of Industrial Finance and Reconstruction (BIFR) and its appellate body, the Appellate Authority for Industrial Finance and Reconstruction (AAIFR)…

UK Firms Brace for Insolvency Boom as Data Puts Thousands of Companies at Risk – The American Lawyer

Continental Breakfast: your daily update on whats happening in Europe. Law firms in the U.K. could soon face a glut of insolvency and restructuring work, with data suggesting that thousands of companies in the travel sector are at risk of going bust. Insolvency consulting firm Begbies Traynor says that 2,679 U.K. travel industry businesses are…

China to curb splashy spending on players, with insolvent clubs set to be kicked out of the CSL – Fox Sports

CHINA ordered a clampdown Thursday on the mega sums being shelled out on foreign football stars and their salaries after the high-profile signings of Oscar and Carlos Tevez. There has to be action against irrational investment and the government will regulate and restrain high-priced signings and make reasonable restrictions on players high incomes, a state…

Insolvencies are on the rise for the travel industry as the weak pound and terrorism fears hit businesses – City A.M.

The travel industry is braced for thousands of insolvencies as the sector comes under increasing pressure from terrorism fears and rising costs. According to data from insolvency firm Begbies Traynor, 2,679 businesses in the travel industry are currently experiencing significant distress, a 10 per cent increase compared to the previous quarter and a four per…