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A senior Church of England bishop today launched a blistering attack on the governments delay in introducing limits on fixed-odds betting terminals.
In an online article for the Observer, the bishop of St Albans said the new 2 limit on stakes down from 100 should be introduced at the earliest possible opportunity if more people addicted to the terminals (FOBTs) were not to take their lives in desperation.
Dr Alan Smith, who leads for the church on the issue, was speaking out after the sports minister, Tracey Crouch, resigned in protest at the governments decision, announced in the budget, to push the introduction of the new 2 limit back from April next year to the following October.
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Have the flames creeping around Marks & Spencer abated or are they close to consuming the stalwart of the high street?
During the summer, the chains chairman, Archie Norman, said the business was on a burning platform and that its future depended on whether it was able to change and develop.
This week will bring an indication of what the future holds for the company. On Wednesday, it will release its half-year results, giving some idea of whether the turnaround plan is bearing fruit.
The expectations are not positive, however, with speculation that the chain is going to present a subdued report of its recent performance.
It has been a difficult year for M&S. In May, the company announced a sharp fall in annual profits as a result of poo…
CASH-strapped Australians are lying to their partners about the true cost of a holiday before they set off.
While getting away for a much-needed break can help relieve stress, it also can add tension when costs quickly accumulate.
Some people are being dishonest to get their partner on-board, but this tactic could escalate into bigger relationship problems once the trip ends and the holiday glow wears off.
New research from travel website Wotif has revealed 42 per cent of people have lied to their partners about borrowing money to fund their holiday adventures.
And with the peak Christmas holiday season just seven weeks away, many holiday-ma…
DESPAIR: A rice farmer in Ayutthayas Bang Sai district takes a break from her routine work in the fields. Like most other farmers, she is in a financial predicament due to farm debts. (Photo by Pattanapong Hirunard)
The farm sector has been a driving engine behind the countrys economic growth, but at the same time, debt among farmers keeps rising.
The main farm product is rice. Last year, the value of rice traded was 174.5 billion baht, which is around 12.89% of all farming product.
So, rice farmers should be wealthy as a consequence.
But the uncertainties in farming — unmerciful weather, droughts and floods, fluctuating prices and rising costs — enslave rice farmers to debts.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Nov. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ –Sears Holdings Corporation (“Holdings” or the “Company”) (OTC Pink: SHLDQ) today announced that it has sought court approval of a “stalking horse” asset purchase agreement with Service.com to acquire the Sears Home Improvement business (“SHIP”) in a sale process under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. SHIP, which is based in Longwood, Florida, is a unit of the Sears Home Services division.
“The sale of SHIP is an important step for Sears Holdings as we continue working to achieve a comprehensive restructuring,” said Robert A. Riecker, Chief Financial Officer and member of the Office of the Chief Executive. “We look forward to completi…
We wish to inform you that our lender State Bank of India, Kolkatta has filed a petition under Section of IBC 2016 to trigger a Corporate Insolvency Regulation Process (CIRP) against our company i.e. Suryachakra Power Corporation Limited (SPCL) in National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Hyderabad vide CP (IB) No: 421/7/HDB/2018 in July 2018 which came up for hearing on 30.08.2018. After a couple of hearings the NCLT has admitted the above petition and issued its order dated 03.10.2018. A copy of the order dated 03.10.2018 is enclosed herewith for your information which is self-explicit.
The fraud trial of New York radio personality Craig Carton got underway on Tuesday. The sports jock once one half of WFANs Boomer and Carton show with former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason is accused of scamming investors in a bogus ticket-reselling business in order to fund a multimillion-dollar gambling habit. He pleads not guilty.
Craig Carton arrives at a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday to face charges of operating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. On Wednesday, the court heard from a loan shark who organized high-stakes gambling sprees for the radio star. (Image: NJ.com)
Carton and co-accused, New York strip club owner Michael Wright, are alleged to have orchestrated a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out of an estimated $5.6 …
Local operators of global technology firm Siemens AG, which is building 1,000km high voltage direct current lines between Ethiopia and Kenya, is seeking the courts protection to stop a firm that is threatening to file an insolvency petition over a disputed bill.
Siemens says in court filings it is apprehensive that if not restrained by the court Afrikon Limited might go ahead with its threat to file a winding up petition causing it reputational damage.
Siemens was initially awarded the contract in a consortium with construction company Isolux Corsan.
The tender was placed by the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation and the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company and funded by the World Bank.
KOLKATA: The bankruptcy court has given the resolution professional overlooking asset monetisation of debt-laden Aircel more time – till January 15 -to complete the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP), failing which the telco may go under liquidation.
“as informed by the Ld. Resolution Professional, I am of the view that a period of 90 days can be extended by invoking the jurisdiction as prescribed u/s.12(3) of the Insolvency Code,” said the bench, headed by MK Shrawat in an interim order passed in October by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)-Mumbai bench.
The extension was requested by resolution professional (RP) Deloitte, who is overseeing the debt resolution process of Aircel, owned by Malaysias Maxis, that has rake…
Carrying a mortgage into a retirement can present a number of concerns for homeowners, so many experts recommend paying off this debt during the working years. This isnt always possible though, and experts in a recent NerdWallet article that was republished by USA Today, offered ways to help mortgage-carrying retirees.
In the article Why you should pay off your mortgage before you retire and what to do if you cant, writer Liz Weston explains recent tax changes that have doubled the standard deduction, making mortgage interest deductions less advantageous.
Congress Joint Committee on Taxation estimates 13.8 million households will benefit from the mortgage interest deduction this year, compared to more than 32 million last year…
JOHANNESBURG – Although Halloween may not be as popular in South Africa as it is in other parts of the world, there is a new monster called skoloto (debt) that is keeping consumers awake at night. Many people are tormented by skoloto. But its a nightmare that can be overcome.
Even on a low income its possible to control debt or to get out of debt. Managing your debt is all about taking control of your spending behaviour by changing your mindset. That doesnt mean its easy, of course, but it does mean that if you are determined to overpower this nightmare, you can. Commit to making whatever lifestyle changes are necessary. Start living within your means. If you have to use credit, use it responsibly and draw up a budget and most of all sti…
