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Hackers suspected to be behind a mass extortion attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on Sunday demanded $70 million to restore the data they are holding ransom, according to a posting on a dark web site.more

Coins that are misshapen or have errors on could be worth thousands of pounds, a collector has claimed. Small change that has been damaged in the manufacturing process can be sold for far more than their monetary value because they are so rare.more

Britain lost 18,000 millionaires last year as the pandemic battered financial markets, while the rest of Europe’s rich grew their fortunes.more

Manchester United have agreed a fee in principle with Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of Jadon Sancho, sources have told ESPN. United are set to pay £72.9 million ($101m) for the England winger's move, according to sources. There are no add-ons as part of the deal.more

In the latest effort to boost its Covid vaccine drive, Poland’s government is launching a lottery offering cash prizes as well as hybrid cars and electric scooters. It will kick off on 1 July and last until 30 September. Everyone over 18 who has been fully vaccinated is eligible to participate.more

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Monday that the government grants 150 euros to young people aged 18-25 if they are administered the first dose of a vaccine against Covid-19.more

In June, wages in Poland will increase by another 10 percent year on year, and in the following months by 8-9 percent, according to the forecasts of the recruitment company Personnel Service.more

The Polish Ministry of Finance has prepared regulations on tax amnesty. From July to the end of December next year, you will be able to report your past income that has not been taxed and pay an 8% tax on that income or a 2% levy on the value of your assets abroad.more

Human space flight company Space Perspective is now taking reservations on its Spaceship Neptune for flights in early 2024, with tickets priced firmly in the once-in-a-lifetime bracket at $125,000 per person.more

Mobile phone providers are re-introducing fees for customers travelling in Europe, despite assurances that Brexit would not lead to new roaming charges.more

Before each trip, it is worth preparing for the fact that in many countries we still will not pay with a payment card in a store or restaurant. So where do we have to have cash in our wallet on vacation?more

Prince Charles carried on sending a ‘substantial sum’ of money to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in the months following Megxit, despite Prince Harry claiming his family ‘literally cut me off financially’.more

Lloyds Banking Group is to close another 44 branches, blaming a lack of customers at the sites as people move to digital banking.more

The Bank of England's newly-designed £50 note featuring the portrait of Alan Turing has entered circulation.more

Tenants across the country are being reminded of actions they can take against landlords in the case of 'no fault' notice evictions as part of Renters' Rights Awareness Week.more

The race between billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson to make suborbital space tourism a viable business is heating up.more

A shortage in the hospitality sector has driven up the average wage of pub and restaurant workers by as much as 14%, new research has revealed.more

Transport for London has abandoned plans to make the London Underground cash-free.more

Some people on furlough are avoiding a return to work because it has been "great" for them, former business secretary Dame Andrea Leadsom has said.more

Property prices soar and customers buy everything. Experts are afraid of overheating the market - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more

Vegetable pickers have seen their salaries soar to almost £20 an hour thanks to a chronic labour shortage brought on by Brexit and Covid-19. more

For the fourth European Championship title, the German Football Association would pay a total of 10.4 million euros to the 26 national players. Before the German tournament started this Tuesday in Munich, captain Manuel Neuer had negotiated the record sum of 400,000 euros per man in the event of winning the title against world champion France.more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has rejected calls for an extension of the furlough scheme, despite an expected delay to the lifting of lockdown. more

It is cheaper to rent a property than it is to buy a home for the first time in more than six years, says Hamptons.more

Princess Amalia, the heir to the Dutch throne, has written to the prime minister to waive her right to €1.6m (£1.4m) a year in income and personal and household expenses because accepting it would make her feel “uncomfortable”.more