A crooked tax agent and accountant - who is also an internationally-ranked chess player - has been jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of stealing more than £750,000 in a tax and mortgage fraud.

An accountant who is accused of failing to auto-enrol staff into a pension is facing prosecution by the The Pensions Regulator.

An accountant who acted as a trustee and administrator to pension schemes has admitted to taking more than £280,000 of pension funds to pay for his own investments including a nursery and physiotherapy business.