Brits in Tobago threatened by armed police as stranded tourists offered loans to get home

Riot police wielding machine guns confronted a group of British tourists after a dispute at their five-star Caribbean hotel – as they were left afraid they would not be allowed home.  The holidaymakers in Tobago – most of whom are over 60 – say they were falsely accused of ‘accosting’ the hotel manager and threatened … Read more

Stranded Britons offered emergency loans by the government to get home

British tourists stranded abroad as the coronavirus pandemic paralyses international travel will be offered emergency loans to get them home, the Government said today amid fears from some that they will be left to ‘live on the streets’. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told MPs that the UK was putting pressure on airlines to help lower … Read more

Duchess of York received £500,000 in ‘unexplained’ loans from Lord Grade’s troubled company

A High Court judge yesterday brought the curtain down on a controversial theatre investment company backed by former BBC boss Lord Grade and the Duchess of York. A bitter court dispute – which saw the Conservative peer forced to defend his own company after his lawyers quit – laid bare allegations that Grade and other directors … Read more

Amigo founder accuses loans firm of ‘slow motion suicide’

Amigo founder accuses controversial loans firm of ‘slow motion suicide’ as shares fall to record low By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 5 March 2020 The founder of ‘legal loan shark’ Amigo triggered a bitter war of words with the company after accusing it … Read more