Amigo Loans on borrowed time in court wait

Amigo Loans heading for crunch court decision that could tip lender into administration, leaving 700,000 borrowers without compensation By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 22:47 GMT, 20 March 2021 Amigo Loans is heading for a crunch court decision that could tip the lender into administration, leaving … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Living on borrowed time with debt

ALEX BRUMMER: Eye-popping national debt is fine while interest rates remain low, but living on never-never is only sustainable short term In the UK, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak is projected to spend £280billion on the pandemic  Donald Trump has finally put his signature to a bailout package which will pump a further £1.7trillion into the … Read more

Brass key that was ‘borrowed’ from an 11th-century Kent tower 50 years ago is mysteriously returned

Brass key that was ‘borrowed’ from an 11th-century Kent tower 50 years ago is mysteriously returned – with a note saying sorry for the delay Sender returned key by post to English Heritage, saying it was ‘borrowed’ in 1973 Object still fits in keyhole of doors to St Leonard’s Tower, but it no longer rotates … Read more

Britain borrowed record £128bn in just three months to battle Covid

Fresh warning over tax rises as figures show Britain borrowed record £128bn in just three months to battle Covid By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 21 July 2020 Britain borrowed a record £128billion in just three months to battle the coronavirus crisis – almost … Read more

Government borrowed £62BILLION in April the highest on record

Government borrowed £62BILLION in April the highest on record as it bailed out millions of businesses and workers with coronavirus lockdown wreaking havoc on the economy By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 07:34 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 07:55 BST, 22 May 2020 The scale of the coronavirus hit on the public … Read more