The national debt help charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has sounded the alarm about the growing number of UK households on low incomes being pulled into debt, simply to pay for essential living costs. Its report, Pushed Under, Pushed Out looked at ten years worth of data from more than 35,000 people to show the…
DetailsFour out of five people with incomes below the minimum level are in debt due to household bills, according to a new study. New research commissioned by national debt help charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is sounding the alarm about the growing number of low-income households being pulled into debt, simply to pay for essential…
DetailsFile: A row of slot machines await gamblers at the opening of Singapore’s first casino, the Resorts World Sentosa complex, in Singapore (ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images) A Chinese man has been charged in Singapore for allegedly faking his own kidnapping to free himself of gambling debt. Liu Changjian, 33, staged his own kidnapping and tried to…
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DetailsThe Body Shop operates about 100 stores in Australia and is said to be the most profitable international arm of the stricken business. However since the UK parent entered bankruptcy last month, the Australian subsidiary and others around the world have become creditors and their access to funds has been cut off. The Guardian has quoted…
DetailsThe host, True Geordie, speaks about Ryan Garcia’s scary transformation in a recent YouTube video on the Pain Game channel. A voice that used to be clear and sure of itself is now messy and erratic. Garcia’s facial twitches are brought up by the host, a strange behaviour that hints at deeper issues lurking beneath…
DetailsIts a business you probably havent even heard of, but is shaping up to be one of Australias biggest corporate failures for the year. The debts of a collapsed group of manufacturing companies based out of a Western Sydney factory have snowballed as liquidators wade through the mess. In the past few months, 12 companies…
DetailsFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A Chinese man has been charged in Singapore for allegedly faking his own kidnapping to free himself of gambling debt. Liu Changjian, 33, staged his own kidnapping and…
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