solvencies


One of Europe's biggest financial institutions is to speed an asset sale in an effort to reassure customers about its solvency

How did the world's oldest life assurer fall so dramatically from grace? We chart the major events since 1999.

Dry cleaning businesses are going out of business at the fastest rate since the 1960s.

Dutch-Belgian bank Fortis unveils plans to increase its solvency by 8bn euros, and its shares tumble by 17%.

Four retailers receive a warning for selling butane gas lighter refills to under-age teenagers.

A 14-year-old volunteer helps identify shops willing to sell solvents to young people.

An undercover operation targeting traders who may sell a potentially fatal solvent to under-18s gets under way.

As campaigners call for a national awareness day for solvent abuse, one bereaved mother explains why the message is so important.

A new training pack aimed at reducing the number of deaths from solvent abuse is launched in Stirling.

Three people need treatment after coming into contact with an unknown substance inside Jersey's General Hospital.

A grandmother speaks out about the dangers of solvent abuse on the eve of the funeral of her grandson.

Private sector final salary pension schemes are collectively in surplus, according to the PPF.

China says Panamanian traders passed off a Chinese solvent for medical use, leading to dozens of deaths in Panama.

A mother whose son died of solvent abuse renews a warning on what would have been his 16th birthday.

A councillor says young people are playing "Russian roulette with their lives" after a teenager dies from solvent abuse in Newcastle.

A shop is evacuated in central Bristol as the emergency services investigate a 'smell of solvent'.

Campaigners call for urgent action to compile accurate figures on the number of children inhaling toxic substances.

Firefighters evacuate buildings after chemical solvents spill at a Lanarkshire industrial estate.

Glue-sniffing and other forms of solvent abuse are being overlooked in the fight against drugs, a report finds.

One person was killed by solvent abuse in Scotland during a 12-month period, according to new figures.

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