Bankruptcy is spiking among UK borrowers – but there are debt relief options if you are struggling financially: SB Arts Media/Shutterstock UK households have one of the highest debt levels in the world. Steadily increasing in the last two decades, the average total debt per household (including mortgages) is £65,619 as of August 2023. This …
Inflation is spiking in Zimbabwe (again). Why high interest rates aren’t the answer: Photo by Jekesai Njikizana/AFP via Getty Images The central bank of Zimbabwe has raised its benchmark rate from 80% to a fresh record of 200%. This increase comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is driving global commodity prices higher, exacerbating inflation in …
Drink spiking: why so little is still known about this horrifying trend: Mooi Design / Shutterstock The reopening of clubs and pubs has been accompanied by alarming reports of drink spiking – deliberately adding alcohol or drugs to someone’s drink without their knowledge. Drink spiking has been reported as far back as 1903. But the …
South Africa in the news: Malaysia raises alert over spiking Covid-19 cases: The Malaysian Health Ministry on Wednesday cautioned that the country has yet to see the worst of a current surge in coronavirus cases, as it reported its highest daily death count to date.: “South Africa” – BingNews 71% of South Africans are willing …
A waitress has been arrested on charges that she spiked a co-worker’s drink with methamphetamine during their late-night shift at a Waffle House in northern Georgia, causing the drugged man to be hospitalized in a comatose state. Dawson County sheriff’s investigators spent nearly two months collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses before they arrested 43-year-old Sonserea …