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Thousands of drivers wrongly fined for speeding since 2021
Thousands of drivers could have speeding fines cancelled after a fault saw some cameras falsely triggered on English A roads and…
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Airbnb fined £56m by Spain for advertising unlicensed properties
The Spanish government has fined property rentals giant Airbnb €64m (£56m) for advertising unlicensed apartments. It also said that some…
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Elon Musk's X fined €120m over 'deceptive' blue ticks
Elon Musk's social media platform X has been fined €120m (£105m) by the EU over its blue tick badges - despite US warnings about doing so.…
Business
Holly Willoughby fined £1,600 for careless driving
TV presenter Holly Willoughby has been fined more than £1,600 after admitting to careless driving. The 44-year-old drove her Mini Cooper…
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Virgin Media fined £24m for leaving customers 'at risk of harm'
Archie MitchellBusiness reporter Virgin Media has been fined £23.8m for leaving thousands of customers without access to lifesaving…
Fashion
Marina Bay Sands fined S$315,000 for 2023 data breach
IMDA notes the failure to take reasonable security measures during a software migration exercise, among other faults The Personal Data…
Business
Kew woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain in Richmond
Frankie McCamley,reporting from Richmond-upon-Thames and James W Kelly,London A woman says she was "shocked" when she was fined £150 for…
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Royal Mail fined £21m by Ofcom for missing delivery targets
Royal Mail has been fined £21m after almost a quarter of first-class post arrived late, Ofcom has announced. It is the third-largest fine…
Fashion
Dior Fined By China’s Cybersecurity Authority For Sending Consumer Data Overseas
Following an investigation into Dior‘s customer data breach in May, China‘s Public Security Bureau’s Cybersecurity Department has decided…
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Google fined €2.95bn by EU for abusing advertising dominance
Google has been fined €2.95bn (£2.5bn) by the EU for allegedly abusing its power in the ad tech sector - the technology which determines…
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Deutsche Bank fined US$3 million by Hong Kong securities regulator
Deutsche Bank has been fined US$3.05 million over various breaches between 2015 and 2023, Hong Kong’s securities regulator said on…
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HSBC fined HK$4.2 million by Hong Kong regulators over disclosure failure
has been fined HK$4.2 million (S$692,427) by Hong Kong regulators over disclosure failures, the regulators said on Tuesday (Aug 26). The…
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Google fined $36 million for anticompetitive deals with Australia’s largest telcos
Google has agreed to pay a 55 million Australian dollar ($36 million) fine for signing anticompetitive deals with Australia’s two largest…
Business
Qantas fined another $59 million for illegally firing workers during the pandemic
A judge on Monday fined Qantas Airways 90 million Australian dollars ($59 million) for illegally firing more than 1,800 ground staff at…
Business
Qantas fined A$90 million over illegally sacking 1,800 workers during pandemic
Qantas Airways, Australia’s largest airline, has been fined A$90 million (S$75.2 million) for illegally sacking 1,800 ground staff and…
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Hyflux’s ex-director pleads guilty to disclosure-related charge, fined S$90,000 and barred from directorships
A former independent director of Hyflux pleaded guilty on Thursday (Aug 7) to being negligent in the insolvent water treatment firm’s…
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Hyflux’s ex-director Mitta fined S$90,000, barred from directorships; Olivia Lum’s trial starts Aug 11
A former independent director of Hyflux pleaded guilty on Thursday (Aug 7) to being negligent in the insolvent water treatment firm’s…
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Neil Woodford and company fined nearly £46m over failures
Karen Hoggan Business reporter, BBC News Former star fund manager Neil Woodford and his investment firm have been fined a total of almost…
Business
Barclays fined £42m for poor money laundering checks
Barclays Bank has been fined £42m by the UK's financial watchdog for failures in its money laundering risk management. The Financial…
Fashion
Shein Fined 40 Million Euros for Fake Discounts by French Competition Authority
PARIS – France is continuing to take aim at Shein, this time from another angle. The ultra-fast fashion giant has been fined a record 40…
Business
South Korean woman fined for pulling down male colleague's trousers
A South Korean court has fined a woman for sexual misconduct after she pulled down a colleague's trousers - and his underwear, by accident…
Business
UK's Thames Water fined £122.7 million over sewage and dividend breaches
Britain’s Thames Water, on the brink of financial collapse, will have to pay a record £122.7 million (S$213.3 million) fine for breaching…
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Thames Water fined £122.7m in biggest ever penalty
Thames Water has been fined £122.7m for breaching of rules relating to its wastewater operations and dividends payments. It is the biggest…
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TikTok Fined $600 Million for Sending European User Data to China
TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($600 million) on Friday for violating a European Union data privacy law after regulators found the…