Betway fined £11.6m for social responsibility and laundering failings

Betway is hit by record £11.6m fine for failing in its social responsibility to customers after ‘VIP’ client lost £4m of an £8m deposit while another gambled away £187,000 in two days Malta-based firm failed to carry out source of funds checks on ‘VIP’ customer  They deposited more than £8million and lost more than £4million … Read more

Drivers could be fined for parking on pavements

Drivers could be fined for parking on pavements as ministers consider prosecuting those who don’t comply Drivers who block pavements could be fined or prosecuted under new offence Transport Secretary Grant Shapps vowed to ‘take action to make streets safer’  MP Huw Merriman claimed ‘people believe they can get away with anything’  Pavement parking is banned … Read more

Flytipping builder who dumped a bath and door is fined £1,130

Flytipping builder who dumped a bath, door and other debris in a country lane is fined £1,130 after he was traced by paperwork found in the rubble Council staff found documents after sifting through the waste in Shoreham Led them to refurbishment where David Sanderson, 33, was a sub-contractor He claimed he paid a ‘man … Read more