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Barclays bank launches £175 free cash offer plus 5.12 per cent interest rate on savings

Barclays bank launches £175 free cash offer plus 5.12 per cent interest rate on savings

Business
Robert Johnson

Barclays has launched a £175 cash boost offer for any new customer switching to the bank before August 30. Switchers can also ...

EVENLODE GLOBAL EQUITY: Chipping Norton set who go about their business the quiet way

EVENLODE GLOBAL EQUITY: Chipping Norton set who go about their business the quiet way

Business
Robert Johnson

By Jeff Prestridge Updated: 07:51 BST, 8 July 2024 Evenlode is an investment business, owned by its staff, that makes money for ...

Why is my local Nationwide branch now closed on a Tuesday and Thursday?

Why is my local Nationwide branch now closed on a Tuesday and Thursday?

Business
Robert Johnson

I’m a Nationwide customer and recently, I went to visit the branch on my local high street. However, it was a Thursday ...

State pension payments to rise to £12,150 a year in 2025 but triple lock ‘might not be sustainable’

State pension payments to rise to £12,150 a year in 2025 but triple lock ‘might not be sustainable’

Business
Robert Johnson

The state pension could exceed £12,150 a year in 2025 in a boon for older Britons but experts are warning this type ...

‘My electric car has been soul-destroying – I can’t wait to go back to petrol’

‘My electric car has been soul-destroying – I can’t wait to go back to petrol’

Business
Robert Johnson

In a similar vein, reader Chris Chambers criticises a lack of investment by the Government:  “They created an artificial market by giving ...

Nationwide, HSBC and Virgin Money urged to ‘ensure compensation for losses’ from banking app outages

Nationwide, HSBC and Virgin Money urged to ‘ensure compensation for losses’ from banking app outages

Business
Robert Johnson

Banks and building societies should “ensure compensation” is awarded to customers impacted by today’s online and mobile banking outages, according to a ...

Labour’s private school tax raid ‘likely illegal’

Labour’s private school tax raid ‘likely illegal’

U.K.
William Turner

Jeremy Hyam KC, a human rights lawyer, said: “It is clearly arguable that if the state imposes VAT and removes [the] charitable ...

Morrisons announces plan to open 400 new stores by 2025

Morrisons announces plan to open 400 new stores by 2025

Business
Robert Johnson

Morrisons has announced plans to open 400 more convenience stores across the UK as part of its wider expansion goals. This comes ...

July 2024 DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions

July 2024 DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions

Business
Robert Johnson

Carer’s allowance, tax credits (from HMRC) and child benefit are either weekly or every four weeks. And maternity allowance is either every ...

Sainsbury’s manager off sick for 16 weeks felt ‘humiliated’ after being excluded from message thanking staff

Sainsbury’s manager off sick for 16 weeks felt ‘humiliated’ after being excluded from message thanking staff

Business
Robert Johnson

A Sainsbury’s manager who was off sick for 16 weeks felt “humiliated” when he was excluded from a social media post celebrating ...