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(Sharecast News) - The former head of the Institute of Directors (IoD) has accused the Government's Covid fraud division of a "deliberate smear campaign" after she was punished for abusing loan schemes. Anna Daroy, who was the think tank's director general between 2018 and 2019, has criticised the Insolvency Service over its decision to ban her as a company director for 11 years. - Telegraph
Rachel Reeves's pledge to tackle youth unemployment will target just one in 20 young people who are out of work and on benefits, official figures show. Under the changes, the Chancellor said young people who have been out of work for 18 months will be required to take on a mandatory paid role or face being stripped of their benefits. - Telegraph
YouTube has agreed to pay $22 million towards constructing a ballroom in the White House as part of a settlement with President Trump, who sued the video platform for suspending his account following the US Capitol riots. The Alphabet-owned company has agreed to pay a total of $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought over YouTube's actions after the Capitol riot in January 2021, a court filing showed on Monday. - The Times
The company behind the JustGiving charity and fundraising platform has paid 25.8 million to its Nasdaq-listed American parent. Giving.com paid the dividend to Blackbaud, the software company that has owned the UK site since 2017. - The Times
Charlie Javice, the entrepreneur convicted for defrauding JPMorgan Chase into buying her college financial aid startup Frank for $175m, was sentenced on Monday to just over seven years in prison. Alvin Hellerstein, the US district judge, handed down the sentence at a hearing in Manhattan federal court. - Guardian
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