Golden visa scheme: What was it and how it led to 'dirty money' in the UK

Is Priti Patel married? Husband of the Home Secretary is a Conservative councillor in London

The UK Government have finally closed their ‘golden visa’ scheme amid claims it was increasingly being used for money laundering and other illicit activity. Home secretary, Priti Patel, announced in a statement that the scheme would end immediately to help stop “corrupt elites who threaten our national security and push dirty money around our cities”. … Read more

Martin Lewis urges millions of workers to stick with their pension scheme

Martin Lewis urges millions of workers to stick with their pension scheme

Finance expert Martin Lewis has issued a warning to anyone thinking of opting out of a pension scheme offered by their employer. Millions of workers are automatically put onto a workplace pension scheme – a process known as auto-enrolment – where your employer and the Government pay into your final balance. The pension funds will … Read more

What is a basic income? Welsh government to launch basic income pilot scheme for care leavers

What is a basic income? Welsh government to launch basic income pilot scheme for care leavers

The Welsh government is to launch a basic income pilot for care leavers, in an effort to help young people leaving care transition into independent adulthood. All 18-year-olds leaving care will be offered £1,600 a month upon leaving care. The pilot scheme is being launched later this year and is expected to cost as much … Read more

Banker sentenced to year in prison in Manafort loan scheme

Banker sentenced to year in prison in Manafort loan scheme

“I sit here deeply, deeply humbled,” he said, fighting back tears. He added: “I never sought to gain fame or power.” Defense Attorney Paul Schoeman had argued for a non-prison sentence for Calk, calling him “a good and decent man who led a law-abiding life. … It’s an aberration that he’s in this courtroom.” The … Read more

Energy prices: What is the 'rebate and clawback' scheme and how do I get a discount on my bill?

Energy prices: What is the 'rebate and clawback' scheme and how do I get a discount on my bill?

Households across the country are bracing themselves for soaring energy bills from April as the price of wholesale gas goes up. Regulator Ofgem is poised to announce a change in the price cap – which sets what energy firms can charge – which is currently set at £1,300. but the BBC reports that this could … Read more

Long Island nurses Julie DeVuono, Marissa Urraro busted in $900k fake vax card scheme

Long Island nurses Julie DeVuono, Marissa Urraro busted in $900k fake vax card scheme

Two Long Island health workers have been arrested for allegedly falsifying COVID-19 vaccination cards in a cash-injection scheme that officials and reports raised more than $1.5 million. Julie DeVuono, a 49-year-old nurse practitioner, and Marissa Urraro, a 44-year-old licensed practical nurse, are charged with $220 for adult fake cards and $85 for children, Suffolk County … Read more