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Best notice savings accounts to beat low rates on easy-access deals

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Those looking for regular savings accounts to shelter their money from the turbulence of the stock market will likely be settling for any port in a storm. However, the cash savings market has also been hit over the last 12 months, with rates on five-year fixed accounts paying less than what one-year fixed-rate ones did … Read more

Banks withdraw savings accounts after base rate is cut to record low

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Banks withdraw savings accounts after base rate is slashed to a joint record low of 0.25% By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 21:59 GMT, 13 March 2020 Banks and building societies have rushed to pull more than 25 savings accounts, dealing another blow to long-suffering savers. … Read more

Uber may suspend accounts if the user tests positive or have come in contact with coronavirus 

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Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

Facebook’s fraud detection system helped the company take down more than 6.5 BILLION fake accounts

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Facebook’s new fraud detection system helped the company take down more than 6.5 BILLION fake accounts in 2019 A new report from Facebook reveals how the company is fighting fake accounts The company has developed a machine-learning tool to analyze user accounts It also analyzes the activity of an accounts friends to determine authenticity By … Read more

Boots stops customers making purchases with loyalty cards after hackers attack accounts 

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Boots stops customers making purchases with loyalty cards after hackers attack accounts Hacker used stolen passwords to attempt to break into Advantage Card account This type of cyber attack can be successful is people reuse the same passwords High street chemist said none of its systems were compromised in the attack The hack affected 140,000 … Read more

10 top posts across both Sussexes and Cambridges Instagram accounts ALL contain Harry and Meghan

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle feature in nine of the ten most popular posts across both the SussexRoyal and KensingtonRoyal Instagram accounts, it has emerged. The Duke, 35, and Duchess of Sussex, 38, who run the SussexRoyal feed, are prominent in the most-liked photographs, not just their own account, but also Prince William and Kate … Read more

Quaden Bayles calls out fake social media accounts attempting to profit from suicide video

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Vile trolls have created fake social media accounts in an attempt to profit from the bullying of a nine-year-old boy with dwarfism. An emotional video of Brisbane boy Quaden Bayles, taken by his mother Yarraka, showing him breaking down in tears after being targeted by bullies went viral, and has seen him inundated with support … Read more

Hundreds of savings accounts now beat inflation as CPI falls

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Hundreds of savings accounts now beat inflation as the official rate falls to 1.3% – including 17 easy-access deals Highest number of accounts which match or beat CPI since August 2016 Figures from Savings Champion found 17 of those are easy-access deals The fall to 1.3% may mean a base rate cut could be due, … Read more

LCF director accused of manipulating company accounts 

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London Capital & Finance director accused of manipulating company accounts By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:35 GMT, 14 January 2020 | Updated: 22:35 GMT, 14 January 2020 A director who was arrested in relation to the London Capital & Finance (LCF) scandal has been accused by a judge of manipulating his company’s … Read more