Kelly Clarkson’s $200,000-per-month payments to Brandon Blackstock are reportedly only a short term form of support until their divorce is finalized. It was reported this week that Kelly, 39, had been ordered by a judge in her divorce case to pay her ex-husband Brandon $150,000 per month in spousal support, as well as a further … Read more
Payments firm Klarna valued at £32bn after raising fresh funds to help its expansion By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 BST, 10 June 2021 | Updated: 22:28 BST, 10 June 2021 Payments firm Klarna is now worth £32billion after raising a fresh chunk of money to help fund its expansion. The shopping … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of self-employed people have endured a tough 14 months as business has plummeted. Only the Government’s income support scheme has kept many afloat. Understandably, those who run their own businesses have looked to batten down the hatches – and often, it has been the contributions they make into a pension that have … Read more
WPP feud with former boss Sir Martin Sorrell heats up with fresh row over £600,000 worth of bonus payments By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:54 BST, 29 April 2021 | Updated: 22:54 BST, 29 April 2021 WPP’s feud with former boss Sir Martin Sorrell has escalated after the advertising giant tried to … Read more
E.On has been forced to pay back £650,000 after it took 1.6 million customers’ direct debits for January up to two weeks early on Christmas Eve due to a technical glitch. The error left households across the country out of pocket over the festive period, with one claiming the nightmare left her ‘pennyless’. The company … Read more
Drinkers should take cash to the pub when they reopen for outdoor drinking on Monday due to ‘control freak’ government rules banning the taking of payments inside, industry figures warned today. Landlords fear that patchy rural broadband and mobile signal means that card machines will be difficult to use in pub gardens, creating the prospect … Read more
Britain’s first agricultural bank in 100 years has launched a new best buy one-year fixed-rate bond, except for one catch: none of the interest will be paid to savers. Oxbury Bank, which opened its doors in early February and lends money solely to British farmers, has launched a new ‘Forest Saver’ that will plant trees … Read more
Halle Berry has halved her support payments to ex Gabriel Aubry to £8,000 after renegotiating the terms of their custody agreement in court. The actress, 54, and the model, 44, who share 13-year-old daughter Nahla, began dating in 2006 and welcomed their child two years later. The new terms come after Halle branded child support payments ‘extortion’ in … Read more
Metro Bank launches ‘near prime’ mortgages for borrowers with low credit scores, missed payments and even repossessions on their record New mortgages will have less strict credit checks than standard home loans Those who have missed mortgage or loan payments, declared bankruptcy and even had a home repossessed will be eligible under certain circumstances They … Read more
Revealed: £59m has been paid out in Cold Weather Payments already this year compared to ZERO in the same period of 2020 Cold Weather Payments are given to homes when it is below freezing More than 2m of the £25 payments have been handed out already this year By comparison, in the same time last … Read more