Another night of carnage: Police clampdown on revellers holding parties in parks

Police clamped down on revellers massing in large crowds last night after thousands ignored pleas to stick to follow the rules on the last day of the 75F mini-heatwave. Officers were seen clearing drinkers from Castlefield Bowl in Manchester after hundreds gathered for a rave with a live DJ set, while similar police action took … Read more

Owners of a second property who claim benefits by classing it as a holiday home face clampdown 

Second homes tax break blitz: Owners of a second property who claim benefits by classing it as a holiday home face clampdown Second home owners benefiting from tax breaks face clampdown from taxman  At present they are able to declare they are renting out properties as holiday lets  Means they are charged business rates instead … Read more

Klarna clampdown begins as buy-now-pay-later industry will be regulated

Buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna first offered British shoppers the chance to put off payment at the checkout in 2014, when it launched in the UK. Yet, seven years on, regulation is only now on the cards after five million people spent billions of pounds using the quick and easy loans last year. Consumer campaigners have spent … Read more

At last! The Klarna clampdown begins… and not a moment too soon 

Buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna first offered British shoppers the chance to put off payment at the checkout in 2014, when it launched in the UK. Yet, seven years on, regulation is only now on the cards after five million people spent billions of pounds using the quick and easy loans last year. Consumer campaigners have spent … Read more

Music chiefs warn over clampdown on streaming services

Music industry bosses to defend right to large chunk of revenues from streaming services such as Spotify amid threat of crackdown By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2021 Music industry bosses will this week defend their right to a large chunk of … Read more

Recovery being held back by Covid clampdown, Bank of England warns

Britain’s economic recovery is being held back by the Covid clampdown, Bank of England warns By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 17 December 2020 Tough restrictions kept in place after the November lockdowns are slowing Britain’s economic recovery, the Bank of England has warned. … Read more

CHARLES WALKER MP: My outrage over anti-lockdown protest clampdown

The breaking up of a public protest by police is not pretty to see. But there was something particularly unpleasant about the scene I witnessed last week outside the gates of the House of Commons. As I looked out of a window on to Parliament Square, I noticed a group of officers confronting an elderly … Read more

Mortgage prisoners find their freedom from 2008 clampdown  

Mortgage prisoners find their freedom after being locked in expensive deals since 2008 clampdown   By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 24 November 2020 Mortgage prisoners are finally being freed from expensive deals after overpaying for years – but many are still trapped. An estimated … Read more

Fresh Covid clampdown derails plan at bus and train operator Go-Ahead 

Fresh Covid clampdown derails plan at Go-Ahead: Government’s work from home U-turn set hits bus and train operators By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 24 September 2020 Plans to restore rail and bus services to normality have been ditched by one of Britain’s biggest … Read more

US officials blast HSBC over Hong Kong clampdown

US officials attack HSBC for its treatment of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, and accuse China of ‘bullying’ the bank By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:13 BST, 26 August 2020 | Updated: 22:54 BST, 26 August 2020 US officials have attacked HSBC for its treatment of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, and … Read more