Dr Jack Tagg had accrued £14,000 in interest on his loan before he had even finished his studies. Source link

Danielle KayeBusiness reporterGetty ImagesCredit card debt is an increasingly heavy burden for millions of Americans.Selena Cooper, 26, is among those dealing with the strain. A former paralegal at the ...

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesDebt charities say they are receiving an influx of calls as people worry their financial situation has slipped towards becoming unmanageable.The first weeks of ...

A GP says patients are presenting with mental health problems because of stress they feel over their levels of personal debt.According to Citizens Advice, north-east England has the second ...

Ben ChuPolicy and analysis correspondent, BBC VerifyGetty ImagesChancellor Rachel Reeves' upcoming Budget is expected to justify tax increases as a vital measure to keep the UK's national debt under ...

BBC Verify's Ben Chu has been in Leeds asking people if they know how big the national debt is. Source link

US President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill has sparked intense debate. BBC Verify's policy and analysis correspondent Ben Chu has been looking at what the bill could do ...

Simon JackBBC business editorGetty ImagesAs Donald Trump cheered the passage of his self-styled, and officially named, Big Beautiful Budget Bill through Congress this week, long-sown seeds of doubt about ...

US President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill has sparked intense debate. BBC Verify's policy and analysis correspondent Ben Chu has been looking at what the bill could do ...

AFP/GettyA sign showing the US national debt in April. It has since risen to more than $36tnInvestors might have hoped the turmoil that hit financial markets last month was ...

The US has lost its last perfect credit rating, as influential ratings firm Moody's expressed concern over the government's ability to pay back its debt.In lowering the US rating ...

Outstanding debt from Carer's Allowance overpayments rose to more than £250m last year, according to the government's spending watchdog.The National Audit Office (NAO) said the figure had increased by ...