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Fury as P&O faces no criminal action over mass sackings of 800 workers

The Insolvency Service said it had determined there was "no realistic prospect of a conviction"

Daily Mirror

P&O won't face criminal proceedings after sacking nearly 800 staff without notice

THE Insolvency Service has determined P&O Ferries will not face criminal proceedings over its actions in firing almost 800 workers earlier this…

The National (Scotland)

Insolvency Service says P&O will not face criminal action over mass sackings

The company sparked public anger and was hauled in front of MPs to answer questions when it sacked hundreds of workers without notice in March.

The Independent UK

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P&O Ferries escapes criminal prosecution over sacking of 786 workers

Lawyers advised Insolvency Service there was ‘no realistic prospect of a conviction’

The Independent UK

Insolvency: thousands of Britons could cut debt as advice changes

Balance could be written off or repayments halved after firms told by Insolvency Service to take cost of living crisis into account

The Guardian - UK

Pizza takeaway fraudster 'spent £20k Covid loan on his family abroad and a car'

The loans were to support viable businesses during the pandemic - Abdulrazag Zagroba has been jailed in a landmark case

Manchester Evening News

SPAC Nation church shut down by government following fraud allegations

The church, once hailed by UK politicians as a beacon of hope for ex-gang members, was hit by allegations of financial exploitation of its members in 2019

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Ex-Liverpool and Newcastle star Danny Guthrie declared bankrupt after racking up £120k debts

The 35-year-old, who also played for the likes of Bolton, Blackburn and Reading, has been declared bankrupt at a county court after accumulating excessive six-figure debts

Daily Mirror

Glasgow woman behind cold calling firm that made one million nuisance calls

Businesswoman Ashley Dodwell has been banned from running a company after her boiler replacement company Making It Easy when it bombarded people with unwanted calls.

Glasgow Live

Takeaway boss who wrongly claimed more than £50,000 through Covid-19 support schemes handed seven-year ban

Ifraz Nabi's company went into liquidation in November 2020

Birmingham Post

Covid fraud: how bounce back loans paid for cars, watches and even porn

As details emerge, concerns grow about Treasury’s efforts to recover almost £5bn wrongly claimed

The Guardian - UK

Chicken shop boss disqualified after wrongly claiming £50,000 of covid support cash

Ifraz Nabi, 41, has been banned from running companies for seven years after he abused the Eat Out to Help Out and covid furlough schemes for his Manchester takeaway

Manchester Evening News

Angry suppliers to Missguided weigh up legal action against ‘reckless’ owners

Firms claiming to be owed millions of pounds said retailer ordered goods despite insolvency looming

The Guardian - UK

TUC chief calls for directors of P&O Ferries to be disqualified

Francis O’Grady writes to Insolvency Service, which is investigating the sacking of almost 800 crew

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BrightHouse loan customers unlikely to get refunds, say administrators

Creditor Greensill has received big sum but Grant Thornton decides cost of assessing other claims is too high

Daily Mirror

Leeches and freeloaders - here are some of the latest bosses who milked pandemic grants

One director got £75,000 in public money for a company that did not even exist when lockdown began

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries: A timeline of everything that’s gone wrong for the company since 17 March

From firings to failed inspections, MP bashings to boycotts – here’s a timeline of the weekly PR nightmares that have plagued the brand since it fired 800 staff

The Guardian - UK

Unions call for P&O Ferries boycott for allegedly paying below minimum wage

RMT says workers were paid £4.35 an hour, while P&O blames ‘administrative misunderstanding’

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Glasgow council leader Susan Aitken opens up about husband's company director ban

SNP candidate up for reelection says the matter is “entirely separate” from her work on the local authority

Daily Record

SNP Glasgow council leader Susan Aitken opens up about husband's company director ban

Susan Aitken said the matter affecting Gordon Archer was “entirely separate” from her work on the local authority and claimed it was a “technical issue”.

Daily Record

Scots coffee wholesaler boss slapped with nine-year ban on being director

Filippo Dioguardi, 58, of Glasgow , failed to cooperate or provide adequate records as director Camardo Coffee (Scotland) Ltd after business went into liquidation.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow coffee wholesaler boss slapped with nine-year ban on being director

Filippo Dioguardi, 58, was sole director of Camardo Coffee (Scotland) Ltd. He refused to co-operate with an Insolvency Service investigation after the business went into liquidation.

Daily Record

P&O Ferries announces plans to restart sailings in Scotland 'from this weekend'

The firm revealed plans to resume operations for four of its ships for the first time since it sacked nearly 800 seafarers.

Manchester Evening News

P&O Ferries to resume sailings on routes suspended since it sacked nearly 800 staff

The Pride of Kent and Spirit of Britain, between Dover and Calais, are two of the vessels to resume sailing

Wales Online

P&O employee suing company for unfair dismissal, discrimination and harassment

"This is not just about me. Seven hundred and ninety nine of my seafaring family have lost their livelihoods"

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