More borrowers turn to sub-prime credit cards thanks to pandemic

Desperate borrowers face mounting credit card bills: Surge in people turning to sub-prime plastic charging interest of 35% and beyond Number of new ‘sub-prime’ borrowers taking out credit cards rose 143%  This was more than double the rise in all new borrowers in September  It suggests those turning to borrowing are being turned away from … Read more

Mark Drakeford warns against delivering Christmas cards in person

Mark Drakeford says people in Wales shouldn’t hand deliver CHRISTMAS CARDS because ‘the more we risk meeting people the more the risks are’ of spreading coronavirus Wales First Minister said he intended to ‘deliver fewer cards by hand this year’ He suggested delivering Christmas cards in person risked spread of coronavirus He said ‘more we … Read more

Scandal-hit former king Juan Carlos faces new criminal investigation over ‘opaque credit cards’

Spain’s runaway former king is facing a new criminal probe over the use of credit cards linked to foreign accounts. Spanish anti-corruption prosecutors are reportedly investigating Juan Carlos over expenditure in the years after his June 2014 abdication when he lost his constitutional protection against prosecution as a serving monarch. Respected Spanish news website Eldiario.es … Read more

Sharon Osbourne says she and husband Ozzy’s credit cards were fraudulently maxed out

Sharon Osbourne says on The Talk that she and husband Ozzy’s credit cards were fraudulently maxed out By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 06:01 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 06:01 GMT, 28 October 2020 Sharon Osbourne revealed on Tuesday’s edition of The Talk that she and her husband were the victims of credit card fraud. The … Read more

Nationwide to issue credit cards made from recycled plastic

Nationwide to issue eco-friendly credit and debit cards made from recycled plastic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:56 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 22:29 BST, 22 October 2020 Nationwide is to issue debit and credit cards made from recycled plastic, in a move it estimates will save 35 tonnes of carbon … Read more

Record £59.1bn spent on debit cards in July

Record £59.1bn spent on debit cards in July amid signs that coronavirus is accelerating shopping on the internet By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 October 2020 A record £59.1billion was spent on debit cards in July amid signs that the pandemic is accelerating … Read more

Beware of sneaky ‘inactivity’ fees on currency cards

Holidaymakers whose travel plans were dashed this year need to watch out for sneaky ‘inactivity’ fees on prepaid currency cards By Laura Shannon, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 October 2020 Holidaymakers whose travel plans were dashed this year need to watch out for sneaky ‘inactivity’ … Read more

P.E Nation designer Pip Edwards asks her mystical oracle cards for direction

‘She is strong, but she is tired!’ P.E Nation designer Pip Edwards asks her mystical oracle cards for direction in bizarre new age ‘evening ritual’ By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:51 BST, 28 September 2020 | Updated: 15:51 BST, 28 September 2020 She’s Sydney’s streetwear queen who is known as the city’s … Read more

Bachelor host Osher Gunsberg teases a REUNION show could be on the cards

Osher Günsberg teases a Bachelor REUNION show could be on the cards as fans beg for a catch up with Locky Gilbert and winner Irena Srbinovska By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 16:41 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 16:45 BST, 24 September 2020 It’s been one of the most explosive seasons of … Read more

Police chiefs back medicinal cannabis cards for patients

Police chiefs back medicinal cannabis cards which will ‘effectively discriminalise’ the drug for 3.5m Britons with conditions such as MS and cancer Medicinal users will be given ‘cannabis cards’ to protect them from prosecution  Police will accept the cards as proof the person is in possession of the drug  Patients with conditions such as multiple … Read more