debt

Older "mentors" dangle success stories and social status, while imposing debts or taking a cut of every scam, creating a cycle that is difficult to escape.

The rising costs of Send support have forced local authorities into hundreds of millions of pounds of debt.

London & Valley Water, a consortium of large financial institutions and investors, has submitted proposals which include writing off about a third of the company's near £20bn debt pile and investing to improve services.

People who run limited companies are not personally liable for that company's debts.

There have been concerns that the deal would result in $20bn of debt and that the revenues of games would be needed to service this.