内容摘要：Consumers are eligible to claim compensation if they lived in England, Wales or Northern Ireland for at least three months between June 1997 and June 2008, and bought goods or services from UK businesses that accepted Mastercard credit cards.

Consumers are eligible to claim compensation if they lived in England, Wales or Northern Ireland for at least three months between June 1997 and June 2008, and bought goods or services from UK businesses that accepted Mastercard credit cards.

Since consortium BlueCo's £4.25bn takeover of Chelsea in 2022, the new owners have been known for taking advantage of gaps in Premier League rules.First, long contracts - Chelsea spent almost £1.7bn in transfer fees in the five-year period to 2024. They were allowed to keep spending after spreading the costs of those fees across six, seven and eight-year deals. The tactic knows as amortisation.

In 2023, Uefa reacted by changing its rules so transfer fees could only be spread across a maximum of five years of a player's initial contract. Later that year the Premier League followed suit.has also helped keep Chelsea within PSR. Chelsea sold Mason Mount to Manchester United for £52.5m in 2023 and Conor Gallagher for £33m to Atletico Madrid in 2024.When Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca was questioned about the sale of Gallagher last summer he called on the Premier League to change its financial rules so clubs do not feel "compelled" to sell academy players.

, revealed the club sold two hotels to another sister company to keep them PSR compliant.The sales were ratified by the Premier League under what is termed a "fair market valuation" under the league's associated-party transaction rules.

The club reported

having also effectively sold the women's team and potentially other subsidiaries to themselves for around £198.7m.But health unions have reacted angrily after a smaller rise of 3.6% was announced for other NHS staff, including nurses and midwives.

The British Medical Association (BMA) said an average 5.4% rise for resident doctors, formerly called junior doctors, was "woefully inadequate" and said it would ballot them next week over possible strike action.Resident doctors took part in 11 separate strikes during 2023 and 2024 as they had been arguing for a 35% increase to make up for 15 years of below-inflation pay awards.

They were given rises worth an average of 22% over the last two years to bring an end to those strikes - and the BMA argues this year's pay award did not do enough to make up that remaining shortfall.The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said it was "grotesque" that nurses had been offered a smaller rise than doctors, adding the "failed" pay review body process "keeps nursing staff weighted to the bottom".