SFO seizes £1.1m from sale of Lake District home linked to £146m fraud
Business & Markets • a year ago
Serious Fraud Office used an Unexplained Wealth Order to recover proceeds tied to convicted solicitor Timothy Schools' investment scheme
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Waitrose and Marks & Spencer Unveil 2025 Christmas Ranges, From Mulled Rosé to a Turkey Bauble
Business & Markets • a year ago
Waitrose launches 267 new festive products including a cauliflower cheese galette crown and mulled rosé; M&S teases seasonal snacks and Percy Pig specials as supermarkets push early Christmas offers
Estate agent awarded £21,411 after tribunal finds desk allocation amounted to constructive dismissal
Business & Markets • a year ago
Employment judge says being moved to a ‘middle’ desk and manager’s angry response undermined trust and amounted to a demotion; age-discrimination claim was rejected
Higher stamp duty and Budget tax rumours coincide with sharp slump in mortgage lending
Business & Markets • a year ago
Value of mortgage advances fell 24.2% in April–June as stamp duty threshold changes and elevated rates cool the housing market
QuikTrip in St. Louis Sold One of Two Tickets That Split $1.787 Billion Powerball
Business & Markets • a year ago
Missouri ticket worth $893.5 million was sold at a north St. Louis County QuikTrip; winners may remain anonymous under state laws
UK mortgage lending plunges after April stamp duty changes, market faces fresh slowdown risk from Budget tax rumours
Business & Markets • a year ago
Financial Conduct Authority data show a 24.2% drop in gross mortgage advances in April–June, while forward-looking commitments rose — but uncertainty ahead of the Autumn Budget could further stall activity.
Stepchildren qualify for UK residence nil-rate band, experts say
Business & Markets • a year ago
HMRC treats stepchildren as direct descendants for inheritance tax, but updating wills and careful planning can prevent delays
Easygroup launches easybitcoin.app to let U.S. users buy and earn bitcoin
Business & Markets • a year ago
Founder Sir Stelios Haji‑Ioannou’s Easygroup debuts mobile crypto app powered by Uphold with rewards and bitcoin‑paid interest; U.S. rollout now, U.K. launch planned later this year
Powerball Drawing Produces 26-28-41-53-64; Estimated Jackpot $20 Million
Business & Markets • a year ago
Monday evening draw yielded Powerball 9 and a Power Play multiplier of 3