A newsagent worker stole £850 worth of scratch cards to help pay off a mounting debt, a court was told. Jessica Mitchell, 24, worked at Select and Save on Shireoaks Row, Shireoaks, when she was caught stealing the lucrative gambling cards. Mansfield Magistrates Court heard how the management at the shop became suspicious when the…
One in three people has been forced to borrow money from family or friends to help them with essential bills or debt repayments. The main reason people needed financial help was for food, followed by assistance with a car repair bill or utility bill, according to research from Equifax. Loans were also taken to help…
HACKENSACK, N.J., Sept. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — In a newly published guide, Allstate Debt Consolidation shows consumers how a balance transfer card with 0% interest rates for a fixed period of time can help them get some breathing room in their battle to lower costs. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160831/403198 In the guide, consumers will learn about…
Image: Yle On Wednesday evening the Helsinki City Council will make long-term plans – and very expensive decisions amounting to some 370 million euros – about the future of public transport in the city, Hufvudstadsbladet writes. While the heavily-publicised, “driverless bus system of the future” continues testing, city officials are also expected to invest heavily…
Debt woes ‘weigh heavily’ on young people, survey finds By Chris Johnston Business reporter 30 August 2016 From the section Business Image copyright Reuters More than a third of young people have debts of almost £3,000 and experience significant concerns about money. A survey of 2,042 people aged 18 to 24 conducted for the Money…
The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s move to review the previous government’s phased prohibition policy in Kerala has not created big ripples across political circles in the state. Barring Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president VM Sudheeran, who incidentally imposed the policy on the United Democratic Front (UDF) government by…
We all want to live a comfortable retirement but for some, the dream of doing so may seem distant, with research now showing that one in four Australians do not own their own home outright in retirement. The study from The Australian Centre for Financial Studies shows that about 15 per cent of retirees are renting…
The average debtor in the UK owes £16,753, according to figures from PayPlan. The company, which offers free debt advice, also revealed that borrowers in Essex owe the most with an average balance of £18,508, according to its customer research. Debtors in Cambridge and Belfast follow close behind in the list of debt hotspots, each…
By George Georgiopoulos | ATHENS Greece said on Sunday the EU was “sleepwalking towards a cliff” by sticking to austerity rules that created huge inequalities among members, and it expected a debt relief deal for itself to be honored by end-2016 so that its economy could recover. Athens, facing a second bailout review entailing an…
By George Georgiopoulos | ATHENS Greece said on Sunday the EU was “sleepwalking towards a cliff” by sticking to austerity rules that created huge inequalities among members, and it expected a debt relief deal for itself to be honored by end-2016 so that its economy could recover. Athens, facing a second bailout review entailing an…