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Drivers could be fined for parking on pavements

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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

Businessman, 51, is fined £10,000 for using dead man’s membership card

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James Lattimer, pictured, used a dead man’s Lord’s Cricket Ground membership card to gain access to the pavilion. He has been fined £10,000 and received a suspended jail sentence A businessman who used a dead man’s Lord’s Cricket Ground membership card in a ‘despicable’ bid to gain access to the best seats at the venue … Read more

Greenpeace protestors reprimanded for posing for selfies in court as they are fined for protest

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Climate protesters who blockaded BP’s headquarters were reprimanded for taking selfies in the dock at magistrates court by the judge presiding their case.  The demonstrators, who are largely ‘volunteer workers,’ crowded into the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, and then proceeded to take out their phones and start snapping pictures.  Security staff admonished the protestors and the … Read more

Coronavirus: firms hiking prices on hand sanitiser may be fined

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Competition watchdog warns firms taking advantage of coronavirus panic by hiking prices of hand sanitisers and disinfectants that they will be prosecuted Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said firms could be prosecuted Stores across the UK have been limited the amount of products people purchase Government could implement pricing measures if the problems continue   By … Read more

Cathay Pacific is fined £500,000 for mass data breach

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Cathay Pacific is fined £500,000 for mass data breach after hackers stole passport numbers, emails and dates of birth from 9.4m passengers including 111,000 Britons Regulator ruled firm had failed to protect security of customers’ personal data  Found ‘catalogue’ of failings, including lack of virus protection and old systems Cathay was hit by ‘brute force’ … Read more

Daniel Sturridge is banned from football until JUNE and is fined £150,000

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Daniel Sturridge left Turkish club Trabzonspor because he has been suspended from all football-related activity worldwide until the middle of June following a successful Football Association appeal over sanctions for breaching betting rules. The former Chelsea and Liverpool striker was banned for six weeks last July for providing his family with inside betting information on … Read more

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

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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

Former boss of shipping firm Cory Brothers fined £45,000 for covert share sales 

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Former boss of shipping company Cory Brothers fined £45,000 for covert share sales By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 11 January 2020 | Updated: 13:47 GMT, 12 January 2020 Kevin Gorman has been fined £45,000 by the City watchdog A former executive of a long established British shipping company has … Read more

Auditors fined £25m as Financial Reporting Council gets

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Auditors fined £25m as Financial Reporting Council gets tough in wake of a string of bean counting scandals By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 1 January 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 1 January 2020 The FRC has been keen to demonstrate a tougher stance towards auditors in the wake of a … Read more