Ex-White House teleprompter operator fined $172,000 for Trump speech bets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Gabriel Perez wagered on Kalshi about words president used in speechesA White House teleprompter operator wh...
Firm fined for hounding elderly people with nuisance calls claiming to stop … nuisance calls
Elderly Aids Ltd, which sells call-blocking devices, made 758,053 cold calls between May 2024 and February 2025A company that made its money promising...
Boohoo fined €2.3m by French watchdog over deceptive discounts
Fashion site also broke rules on labelling by using terms ‘leather’ or ‘suede’ for synthetic productsThe British online fashion seller Boohoo has been...
Sydney gardener fined almost $200,000 for removing 287 trees to improve harbourside mansion’s water views
Local council described incident as ‘worst act of environmental vandalism in Lane Cove history’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news pod...
Airbus fined £6.4m for breaching rules on export of sensitive technology
Manufacturer self-reported the offences to HMRC in the tax authority’s largest out-of-court settlementAirbus has been fined £6.4m in the UK after the ...
Top Gear’s Richard Hammond fined for speeding in Bentley and Porsche
Co-presenter of former BBC motoring show given penalty after being caught twice in three weeksThe former Top Gear host Richard Hammond has been fined ...
AliExpress fined almost $630 million over illegal product sales
AliExpress has been hit with a €550 million (about $629 million) fine for violating Europe's Digital Services Act (DSA) rules by failing to prevent il...
AliExpress fined record €550m by EU for failing to stop sale of illegal and fake goods
Chinese retail platform handed penalty over listings for items such as counterfeit products and unsafe toysBusiness live – latest updatesAliExpress, t...
Southern Water fined £7m after illegally dumping sewage off Kent coast
Firm pleaded guilty to 13 offences over discharges at Margate and Broadstairs wastewater pumping stationsSouthern Water has been fined more than £7m a...
Virgin Media fined £28m for preventing customers from cancelling contracts
Ofcom levies largest-ever consumer protection fine after finding firm deliberately mishandled millions of phone callsVirgin Media has been fined £28m ...
Amazon fined $2.25 million for failing to help identity theft victims
The Federal Trade Commission fined Amazon $2.25 million to settle claims that the company failed to help customers who fell victim to identity theft, ...
Audit firm to Gupta metals empire fined and banned for ‘egregious’ failures
UK watchdog gives King & King severe reprimand for failing ‘to identify clear self-interest’ when conducting auditsBusiness live – latest updatesThe U...
StubHub UK fined almost £900,000 over ‘hidden’ ticket fees
Reseller is also ordered to refund more than 50,000 fans, as its rival Viagogo remains under investigationBusiness live – latest updatesThe online tic...
