Bust Premiership trio owe £30m in unpaid Covid loans

London Irish, Wasps and Worcester went out of business needing to repay more than £30m of Covid relief loans, a National Audit Office report says.

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Andrew and Tristan Tate lose £2m court case over unpaid tax

Police can seize money from frozen accounts after ‘straightforward cheat of the revenue’, London magistrate rules. A court has given police the green light to seize more than £2m from the ...
The Guardian - 13h
‘I take pride in being debt-free’: My husband owes thousands of dollars in student loans and credit-card debt. Will I be on the hook if he dies?

“We own a house together through a joint trust, but our bank accounts and credit cards are all held separately.”
MarketWatch - 3d
What DOGE’s Recruiting Pitch for Grim, Unpaid Jobs Looks Like on X

Trump’s still unofficial Department of Government Efficiency seeks budget slashers ready to work “80+ hours per week” jobs for which “compensation is zero.”
Inc. - 6d
'I wish I never got that loan': Small businesses say Covid loan repayments became a nightmare

Small-business owners say their Covid disaster loans were wrongly deemed delinquent or in default as a result of errors by the Small Business Administration.
NBC News - Dec. 10
Tasked with replacing Puig, Galaxy's midfield trio won MLS Cup

Greg Vanney's decision to start with Gastón Brugman, Edwin Cerrillo and Mark Delgado was one of the defining moves of LA Galaxy's MLS Cup triumph.
ESPN - Dec. 8
Director claimed £50k Covid loan then closed firm

The Insolvency Service says there is no evidence the company had ever traded.
Yahoo Sports - Dec. 7
What the US owes Afghan policewomen

The U.S. had supported all these programs to train and hire women in the Afghan police and it should now support those seeking asylum and prioritize these women for refugee resettlement.
The Hill - Dec. 6
Trio shortlisted for Young Sports Personality award

Sky Brown, William Ellard and Luke Littler are on the shortlist for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.
BBC News - Dec. 5
House Freedom Caucus comes out against ‘unpaid’ disaster aid

The hardline conservative House Freedom Caucus came out against “unpaid” disaster aid legislation in an official statement on Wednesday, urging “not one more cent to the Biden administration.” In ...
The Hill - Dec. 5