Crooked businessmen have been caught offering to sell dormant companies in the full knowledge that they will be used to make fraudulent claims for coronavirus loans. The Mail on Sunday today exposes the scam, which allows con artists to use the companies as a front to claim money under the Government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme, then … Read more
More than 1.4m firms are given more time to repay Covid ‘bounce back’ loans over default fears Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a ‘pay as you grow’ scheme Almost £4.5billion has been loaned under the Government scheme so far New measures will allow businesses to extend loan terms from six to ten years … Read more
Thousands of firms are hoping for a swift return to health after a gruelling 2020. And experts say the Brexit deal, vaccine roll-out and a new president in the White House will hopefully spark life back into the UK and global economies. But not all businesses will recover quickly. So how can investors spot the difference between … Read more
Joe Garner has disappeared. We’ve arranged to speak over Microsoft Teams – a lifeline for many firms whose staff are working from home – but I can’t see or hear the Nationwide boss on my screen. When we finally give up on video conferencing and revert to an old-fashioned telephone call, I get the feeling … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Resilient City can bounce back yet again despite being left to sink or swim in Brexit deal By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 23:24 GMT, 25 December 2020 | Updated: 23:30 GMT, 25 December 2020 Britain’s status as the world’s fifth-largest economy will remain intact next year in spite of the … Read more
Calls for legalisation of e-scooters grow as Halfords reports a huge rise in sales of the controversial products during the pandemic Under a current trial scheme, only rental e-scooters are allowed on public roads Environmental and congestion alleviation are among e-scooters’ touted benefits Research has found 52% of Britons would use an e-scooter for their … Read more
She is famous for playing the role of Zoey Johnson on Black-ish, as well as the ABC sitcom’s spin-off series Grown-ish. But Yara Shahidi was recognized for her activism on Sunday night during the 29th Annual Bounce Trumpet Awards held at the The West Hollywood EDITION. The actress, 20, donned two show-stopping ensembles for the event, which honors African-American … Read more
A family who fought for four months to get a £1,400 refund from Ryanair over a Majorcan holiday cancelled by Covid-19 – only for the cheque to bounce. Paul Irvine, 41, was due to jet off to the tourist hotspot last month with his parents, wife Lisa and their 12-year-old son Bradley. But the IT … Read more
Two fraudsters operating out of a south London office block are swindling the taxpayer by arranging fake bounce back loans worth tens of thousands of pounds a time, the Daily Mail reveals today. Our undercover investigation shows the business consultants brazenly helping clients claim the sham loans worth up to £50,000 each. With a Covid-19 … Read more
Banks block £1BILLION of fraudulent applications for government’s £40billion ‘bounce back’ coronavirus loan scheme… but how much did they miss? Almost 27,000 dubious applications to Bounce Back Loan Scheme were blocked It raises questions about how many fraudulent claims were able to get cash Banks told to only perform basic checks on businesses they were … Read more