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Tips and tricks for accessing public information from governmental bodies, and what to avoid when doing so

It can be tempting to prod the ears in a bid to shift earwax. But popular methods of dislodging it - cotton buds, fingers and candling - may cause more harm than good, according to Dr Suraj Kukadia.

In October 2023, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion titled, “Consumer Information Requests to Large Banks and Credit Unions.” The upshot of the advisory opinion is that covered...

NWP’s Crown Mountain project passes IAAC review

Several financial services trade associations wrote to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra voicing their concerns with the Advisory Opinion regarding Section 1034(c) of the Consumer Financial...

Consumer financial service providers and depository institutions are no strangers to attacks on fees charged to consumers while servicing a loan or account. Regulatory action and...

The scheme, designed to limit harmful pollution, means that anyone with a non-compliant vehicle has to pay a daily £12.50 fee to drive within London - or a larger fine if this is not paid.

Kent MP Gareth Johnson is to try to get the Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) Bill into law to reserve what he said was an unfair stealth tax on his constituents.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- When COVID cases first appeared in March 2020, St. Louis businessman Louis Cella knew his familys casino and racetrack in Hot Springs, Ark., drew at least 10,000 people daily during its racing season.

Police dragged Just Stop Oil protesters away from Waterloo Bridge after they said the group’s protest blocked an ambulance on Wednesday, 8 October. The protest meant the emergency vehicle on blue lights was not able to get past, the Metropolitan Police said. Footage shows a protester being dragged away by police before an ambulance drives past. Authorities estimated that officers made more than 40 arrests at Wednesday’s demonstration. “Just Stop Oil will always move out of the road for eme...