Dubai's police force has unveiled its latest patrol car - a specially modified, quarter-of-a-million pound Lamborghini Aventador, capable of speeds up to 217mph.

"Latest Dubai patrols, now at your service," the force tweeted, beneath a photo of the sleek, green and white-liveried...

Council tax: hundreds of authorities opt to freeze rates

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 11th March 2013 12:45.

Figures show more than 250 authorities will accept a central grant for a freeze or reduction in council tax for 2013-14 At least 230 councils in......

Libor scandal: More than 30 UBS bankers 'to be implicated in rate rigging'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 18th December 2012 07:35.

*Authorities are this week expected to say that more than 30 bankers and managers at Swiss banking giant UBS were involved...

Millions of voters' personal details are being sold to junk mail companies by councils

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 17th December 2012 15:31.

Local authorities have made £3 million in the past five years by selling information from the electoral roll...

OFT issues principles to traders using Continuous Payment Authorities

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 12th December 2012 18:37.

The OFT has today issued a set of principles for businesses using continuous payment authorities (CPAs) amid concerns that customers...

HSBC to pay $1.9bn in US money laundering penalties

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 11th December 2012 18:24.

HSBC has confirmed it is to pay US authorities $1.9bn (£1.2bn) in a settlement over money laundering, the largest paid in such a case. A US Senate......

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The end of the world has been predicted for December 21 and British authorities say they are prepared and have issued advice.

British authorities have insisted they are prepared for the looming apocalypse and have issued advice on how to cope. In the event that the world...

HSBC set to pay more than $1.5bn to settle money laundering probe

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 7th December 2012 06:44.

*HSBC is expected to pay more than $1.5bn (£933m) in fines to US authorities within weeks to settle money-laundering investigations...

Spam text message pair are fined £440,000

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 28th November 2012 18:49.

Two men who sent millions of spam text messages have been fined £440,000 as the authorities step up the fight against the trade. Christopher Niebel...
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I understand what you mean concering alternative treatment but i have read a lot about chemo and radiotherapy which a few of my family have received and died anyway and i honestly believe that chemo/radio kill already sick people most of the time. There is so much more to this than you think and even...

Barclays facing TWO MORE scandal probes

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 31st October 2012 20:24.

The charge sheet against Barclays grew again today as the bank confirmed it was facing two new investigations by US authorities, while its...

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My daughter got a parking ticket this week from a private-sounding outfit called Parking Control Management UK Ltd but as it's not been issued by the police or the council, does anyone know how legit it is? £60 if paid within 14 days; £100 after that.

Thanks in advance....

I have sent a SAR to Capital One only to have a reply back - after a month saying that they do not recognise the signature on the SAR, it was signed digitally.

Now I listed all previous addresses on the SAR and this address is where all of my statements come so should I just write back...

UK Bank Accused Of '£160bn Scheme With Iran'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 6th August 2012 17:29.

*US officials accuse another UK bank of wrongdoing – this time the London-listed Standard Chartered is blamed for illegal deals.* The...

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Cyprus to ask for bailout from eurozone partners

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 25th June 2012 17:38.

Cyprus has told the European authorities that it intends to apply for financial assistance, the fifth eurozone member to do so. It said it needs help......