Alex Salmond’s new Alba Party says independent Scotland would not take on its fair share of UK debt

An independent Scotland should not have to pay its fair share of Britain’s national debt if it quits the UK, Alex Salmond’s new nationalist party has claimed. Policy documents drawn up by Alba say that it ‘rejects entirely any obligation’ for the country to inherit a slice of the £1.8trillion if it secedes from the … Read more

Iranian state TV claims Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will be freed after UK ‘paid £400m military debt’

Iranian state TV claims Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will be freed after the UK ‘paid £400million military debt’ – but the British mother’s family say they have heard nothing Iranian State TV quoted anonymous official claiming UK had agreed to pay debt Channel reported deals had been reached to release prisoners with Western ties However, UK officials … Read more

Chris Leslie has new job…as debt collector chasing Covid loans

As Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and trustee of two debt advice charities, Chris Leslie spent years trying to protect vulnerable borrowers from the tactics that lenders use to claw back loans.  How the tables have turned.  The Mail on Sunday can reveal that the former Labour MP has been advising bankers on how to … Read more

Rapper who battered man to death with a bottle over drug debt is jailed for 33 years 

Rapper, 42, who battered man to death with a cider bottle over £10,000 drugs debt before hiding his body in a cupboard is jailed for 33 years Shafiul Islam suffered ‘devastating brain injuries’ after being beaten with a bottle Rapper Euan Peters, aka Sax Coke, battered victim over a drug debt, court heard Police and … Read more

Cocaine boss ‘was shot on his doorstep over debt to crime queen after £20m drugs seizure’

A cocaine boss was shot on his doorstep over debt to an underworld crime queen dubbed ‘The Banker’ after police seized £20million of his drugs in the UK’s biggest-ever land seizure, a court has heard.  Liverpool brothers John and Alan Tobin sold vast amounts of cocaine, heroin, cannabis and ketamine to notorious gangs across the country … Read more

Cocaine boss ‘was shot on his doorstep over debt to crime queen after £20m drugs seizure’

A cocaine boss was shot on his doorstep over debt to an underworld crime queen dubbed ‘The Banker’ after police seized £20million of his drugs in the UK’s biggest-ever land seizure, a court has heard.  Liverpool brothers John and Alan Tobin sold vast amounts of cocaine, heroin, cannabis and ketamine to notorious gangs across the country … Read more

Erika Girardi’s estranged husband Tom’s firm in debt to ‘hundreds of clients’ and ex-workers

Erika Girardi’s estranged husband Tom’s firm in debt to ‘hundreds of clients’ and ex-workers … amid his divorce with RHOBH star By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 06:01 BST, 15 April 2021 | Updated: 06:01 BST, 15 April 2021 The law firm of Tom Girardi, the estranged husband of reality star Erika Jayne, is in debt to … Read more

Gemma Collins’ clothing firm is £22k in debt and earned just £621 last year

Gemma Collins clothing company is in £22,534 of debt after her dad Alan was brought in to sort out her spiralling financial problems. In the latest accounts, the TOWIE star’s attire brand paid just £118 in corporation tax last year, which at 19 per cent, means it made just £621 – despite Gemma regularly promoting fashion … Read more

Paul McCartney is revealed to have repaid ‘debt’ over a blanket after Beatles success in letter

Paul McCartney repaid a long-standing ‘debt’ once he was famous with the Beatles, a letter penned by the musician and now up for auction has revealed.  In 1958, the singer, 78, and his late bandmate George Harrison went on a hitchhiking holiday and visited Harlech, in Gwynedd, North Wales. The duo, then just teenagers, became friendly … Read more