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A man is unrecognisable after dropping nearly 19 stone, after getting fed up with always being the ‘fat friend’. Super slimmer, Nathan Ranklin, 30, from Peckham in London, was told by doctors aged 14 that if he carried on the way he was going then he wouldn’t make his 30th birthday. But Nathan realised he … Read more
‘I should take his credit card away’: Economic hawk Rishi Sunak jokes about Boris Johnson’s desire to turn on the spending taps as he prepares to outline coronavirus economic plans The Chancellor made the quip ahead of spending review on Wednesday Mentioned elf-on-the-shelf toy which makes sure his two children are behaving Asked if PM … Read more
‘My credit card provider sorted out the £1,871 a fraudster spent on Apple – but then locked me out of the account for months!’ Peter Wilson spotted thousands in fraudulent transactions in May His credit card was replaced but ‘temporarily suspended’ after he used it The provider told him his account had been given to … Read more
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
Popular travel booking sites are hit by huge data breach exposing millions of guests’ credit card numbers and personal details – could hackers have your info? Major booking platforms use cloud-based reservation service Prestige Software The company stored seven years’ worth of credit card data from hotel guests According to internet security group, the company did … Read more
Credit scores can now be boosted by Netflix or Spotify subscriptions: Experian launches new feature and millions are likely to see instant uptick Experian announced its new ‘boost’ feature for its 8m UK customers today It will use data from people’s bank accounts to help ‘thicken’ their credit file This means payments which didn’t count … Read more
Credit card customers’ fury after 500,000 accounts are taken over by little-known firm Jaja By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 3 November 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 3 November 2020 A little-known firm has been flooded with complaints after taking over around 500,000 credit card customers’ accounts. Post Office, Bank of … Read more
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
Billionaire brothers buying Asda for £7bn are hit by credit rating setback as their petrol station business is downgraded to ‘junk’ territory By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:27 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 28 October 2020 The billionaire brothers buying Asda for £7 billon have suffered a … Read more
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