It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A CRACKDOWN has been launched targeting loan sharks operating in Runcorn and Widnes who have been described as a ‘scourge on society’. Halton ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A roadshow is set to help families in Brierley Hill stay safe from loan sharks. The Bite Back roadshow, organised by Stop Loan Sharks, will run ...

ELDERLY people who struggle to put food on the table due to their social grants not being enough to sustain them are “at the mercy” of loan sharks, crime expert Niven Naidoo said. He said the ...

Families in Brierley Hill are being offered help and advice about how to stay safe from loan sharks during a Bite Back roadshow this month. Stop Loan Sharks is holding a series of events from ...

(Bernama pic) A man in Terengganu was beaten up, stripped and left naked in the bushes after attempting to borrow money from loan sharks yesterday. Buletin TV3 reported state police chief Khairi ...

A man who agreed to bring drugs into Ireland after he was put under pressure to pay a debt he owed loan sharks has been jailed for two and a half years. Andrerson Lana (46) of no fixed abode in ...

Sonya McLean A man who agreed to bring drugs into Ireland after he was put under pressure to pay a debt he owed loan sharks has been jailed for two and a half years. Andrerson Lana (46) of no fixed ...

According to media reports, he resorted to borrowing money from 14 different groups of loan sharks, accumulating almost RM30,000 (S$9,000) in loans. Chen eventually turned to his parents for help, who ...

Hong Kong police have broken up a loan shark syndicate that charged 5,000 borrowers annual interest rates of up to 100 per cent or more, with the operation leading to the arrest of 24 people as ...

Prosecutors alleged that the loan shark’s harassment played a part in her death. “(The defendant) sent threatening messages to the debtor and caused her to commit suicide,” prosecutors ...

Instead of seeking assistance from his family, Chen made a perilous decision: he turned to loan sharks. Over time, he became entangled with 14 different lenders, accumulating a staggering debt of RM30 ...