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Controversial Strictly star Seann Walsh ‘has been claiming furlough payments since December after comedy gigs dried up amid the pandemic’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 01:51 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 02:02 GMT, 18 February 2021 Comedian and controversial former-Strictly contestant Seann Walsh has reportedly been claiming furlough payments since December amid the … Read more
Bitcoin jumps to record $44,000 as Tesla invests $1.5bn and says company will start accepting it as payment for cars ‘in the near future’ Tesla has invested around $1.5 billion in bitcoin, the company said on Monday It also said it will start accepting payment for its cars and other products with it Bitcoin’s price … Read more
What continuous payments are draining your account? It’s hard to tell and even harder to stop – that’s why we demand action Continuous payments allow companies to continue to take payments from customers’ debit or credit cards until the instruction is cancelled Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Now TV and Spotify are among those using this method By … Read more
Britons trying to pay overseas direct debits and send money to banks and companies in Europe are having their transactions blocked as Brexit continues to cause hurdles and headaches. Those trying to send money abroad now have to provide an additional layer of detail when making payments as the UK is now classed as a ‘third … Read more
A new probe has revealed that TfL has been earning more from Congestion Charge fines than legitimate payments in the last year Motorists were handed fines totalling £130million by Transport for London over the course of a year for failing to pay the capital’s Congestion Charge. That is more than double the £52million in revenue … Read more
Universities shell out £500k on bosses’ digs: College chiefs enjoy payments for housekeepers and utilities… while students have to pay for flats they can’t live in because of lockdown £512,309 was spent on residences by 26 universities from 2019 to last year Some vice-chancellors at universities have TV licences and gardening covered Comes as students … Read more
Limit on contactless payments could be raised from £45 to £100 in one of Britain’s first steps away from EU rules The upper limit on contactless payments could be increased from £45 to £100 Idea was raised to the Treasury by UK Finance, a City lobby group New limit of £100 will need approval from … Read more
Mitch McConnell filed a bill the couples the $2,000 stimulus checks with the full repeal of section 230 and a probe of election fraud – all items desired by President Donald Trump but, together in one legislative package, could prove a deadly combination that will fail to become law. His bill, filed with the Senate … Read more
There are not many things that had a better 2020 than the QR code. Although the scannable square barcode dates back more than 25 years, it became an everyday fixture this year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Pubs and restaurants digitised their menus and Britons across the country were asked to scan black and white … Read more
Government reveals plans to ‘revolutionise’ farming with payments to protect the environment, produce free-range goods and ‘restore the landscape’ replacing costly EU subsidies While currently farmers are paid subsidies for amount of land they own, new system will see incentives for implementing sustainable, eco-friendly measures This includes producing free-range products and improving farm animal welfare … Read more