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British household energy debt triples in a decade – report

British household energy debt has tripled in a decade as cost-of-living pressures push families into arrears on priority bills, according to a report. The number of customers falling behind on their ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Private Equity’s Massive UK Debt Binge Sparks Warnings of Danger

For an idea of what private equity ownership can mean for ordinary people, UK grocers are a good place to start. Both Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd. and Asda have been laboring lately under giant debt ...
The Washington Post

British Debt Programs Hit U.S. Banks

LONDON -- An unexpected surge in cash-strapped British consumers taking advantage of debt-repayment programs that let them pay as little as 25 percent of their credit card bills is causing headaches ...
UPI

British debt-to-GDP tops 100% as government borrowing soars to six-decade high

June 21 (UPI) --Britain's national debt hit $3.27 trillion in May, broaching the critical 100% debt-to-GDP barrier for the first time in more than 60 years, provisional estimates released Wednesday ...