Rogue money lenders and debt collectors will be stopped from trading under plans put out for consultation.
The proposals will mean the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) can suspend firms' consumer credit licences and stop them operating with immediate effect if it elieves there is an urgent need to protect consumers from harm.
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Sam, who has raked up an impressive 95,000 followers on TikTok, is one of many young Brits trying to make quick cash by reselling
'A man weaved through the line in front of me, heading to the sandwich section, and I thought nothing of this at first'
The driver was pulled over on the M6 in Staffordshire
Loyal fans of hilarious-but-axed ITV sitcom Benidorm were in shock to see how one regular character has changed so much over the years, and to discover the co-star he has been dating all these years
Jennifer Gothard won £10,000 on a £3 "triple cashword" scratchcard in March - but is still waiting for her winnings due to a new rule introduced by operator Allwynn
The wife of Jay Blades, the Repair Shop presenter, says that she has packed her bags and left their marriage.
This item from the Lidl bakery sells 122 a minute
Benidorm actor Jake Canuso, who portrayed bartender Mateo Castellanos in the ITV show, looks worlds away from his former role, six years after the ITV show finished
The judge said the 17 year old was 'tasked, as an expendable foot soldier, with inflicting lethal punishment'
TV presenter Piers Morgan has claimed King Charles should sit down with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to discuss the pair's use of their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles
The former couple announced their separation back in 2022 after after 11 years of marriage
The EastEnders actor and Strictly Come Dancing finalist joked he wouldn't be returning to the BBC programme after appearing alongside Rebel Wilson
Fans took to social media and joked it was 'disgusting behaviour'
‘Airplane etiquette is crazy,’ woman says
A suspected burglar has been shot dead during a “targeted” break-in at a remote farmhouse in the Peak District.
The UK's most disappointing beach has been named - and it's one that locals have long been campaigning to improve
A 36-year-old man charged with the murder of a teenage schoolboy during a sword attack also broke into a nearby home where a four-year-old girl was asleep and attacked her father, a court has heard.
Prince Harry is set to return to the UK next week for the first time in years, but will reportedly be forced to stay in a hotel as he has been denied a request to stay at Windsor Castle
Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway was left red-faced after she interrupted entertainment reporter Richard Arnold during the latest instalment of the ITV show
Katie Price has taken to social media to share some family news, weeks after her ex-husband Peter Andre welcomed his new daughter - who has now been named Arabella Rose
