'The Bank of Mum and Dad will run dry'

Money lenders say people will borrow even more from families as firms cut lending after Wonga's collapse.

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The day Lehman Brothers went under

The BBC talked to people involved about their memories of the bank's collapse on 15 September 2008.

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Trump 'orders further China tariffs'

US President Donald Trump reportedly tells staff to move ahead with tariffs on $200bn worth of Chinese goods.

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UK frustrated by Cayman Islands silence on money laundering

Authorities in the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory, are failing to help UK investigators.

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Sports Direct boss says he's been 'stabbed in the back'

Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley launches a furious attack on his firm's shareholders.

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Fraud ringleader jailed over 'boiler room' scam

The ringleader of a scam designed to con 170 investors out of £2.8m has been sent to prison.

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House of Fraser online customers refused refunds

Sports Direct, the chain's new owner, says it won't give refunds for goods ordered before the takeover.

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Elon Musk makes another space tourism promise

SpaceX signs up first private passenger for its Big Falcon Rocket, which is yet to blast off.

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Wetherspoons warns of pricier pints

Pub chain reports record sales and profits but says its rock-bottom prices are likely to rise.

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British Steel to cut 400 jobs worldwide

A trade union has described the redundancies as "a body-blow to the workforce".

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YouTube nursery-rhyme channel with billions of views sold

The Little Baby Bum channel has racked up more than 17.5 billion views.

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Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother are officially ending

Show makers announced on Friday that the 19th series of the Channel 5 show would be its last.

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Treasury targets North Korean-run IT companies with sanctions - The Hill

The Hill

Treasury targets North Korean-run IT companies with sanctions The Hill The Treasury Department on Thursday imposed financial penalties on two information technology companies and one Chinese national with ties to North Korea for allegedly violating U.S. sanctions. Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), which ... UN experts 'caved in' to Russia on North Korea sanctions report – USThe Guardian US Imposes Sanctions on N. Korean IT FirmsVoice of America all 147 news articles »

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Factbox: More than 188,000 without power as Florence batters Carolinas

U.S. Southeast power companies said more than 188,000 homes and businesses in North Carolina and South Carolina were without power early Friday as Hurricane Florence caused a deluge ahead of its landfall later in the day.

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Email scam: Nigerian 'ran ring from Sydney detention centre'

The Nigerian ringleader directed a multi-million dollar operation via 16 phones, police say.

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

At least 150 stranded as Hurricane Florence approaches

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Dozens of gas blasts rock Boston suburbs, killing at least one, injuring 12

Dozens of explosions, apparently triggered by a natural gas pipeline rupture, rocked three communities near Boston on Thursday, killing at least one person, injuring 12 and prompting the evacuation of hundreds, officials said.

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Millions of Americans still trapped in debt-logged homes ten years after crisis

School bus driver Michael Payne was renting an apartment on the 30th floor of a New York City high-rise, where the landlord's idea of fixing broken windows was to cover them with boards.

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U.S. Congress aim to delay border wall funding fight until December

U.S. Congress negotiators on Thursday moved to put off until after the Nov. 6 elections decisions on future funding for President Donald Trump's multibillion-dollar southwest border wall, as lawmakers advanced legislation funding many other government programs.

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Hurricane Florence deluges Carolinas ahead of landfall

Heavy rain, wind gusts and rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence swamped the Carolinas early on Friday as the massive storm crawled toward the coast, threatening millions of people in its path with record rainfall and punishing surf.

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Hurricane Florence weakens but deluges Carolinas ahead of landfall

Heavy rain, gusting winds and rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence deluged the Carolinas on Thursday as the massive, slow-moving storm crept toward the coastline, threatening millions of people in its path with record rainfall and punishing surf.

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Florence weakens to Category 1 hurricane: NHC

Hurricane Florence has weakened to a Category 1 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, with little change in strength expected before it moves inland on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.

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Sources say former Trump aide Manafort close to plea deal with Mueller

U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is nearing a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors to avoid a second criminal trial, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

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Factbox: Gas distribution line-related accidents in the United States

Dozens of explosions apparently triggered by a natural gas pipeline rupture rocked three communities in Massachusetts on Thursday, causing multiple injuries and evacuations.

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Gimme shelter: North Carolinians take refuge from Florence's fury

Junia MacDaniel just wants to get home to her Chihuahuas. 

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Factbox: More than 98,000 without power in U.S. Southeast as Florence approaches

U.S. Southeast power companies said more than 98,000 homes and businesses in North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina were without power on Thursday as Hurricane Florence approached the coast.

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FEMA faces Hurricane Florence with range of housing options from 2017 storms

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency has thousands of modular homes on hand along with other temporary housing options tested by last year's spate of storms, as Hurricane Florence bears down on the U.S. Southeast, the agency said on Thursday.

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